Watford vs Crystal Palace

Watford

1 - 4

Crystal Palace

🕒 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Marriner 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Watford 19 · Crystal Palace 12

Referee Stats

Andre Marriner

19 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.42
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	26%
Draws	16%
Away wins	58%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-7).
Crystal Palace controlled possession (55%).
Crystal Palace had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-15

Goals For / Against

17 / 46

Avg: 0.89 / 2.42

Points

Avg: 0.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 29

Avg: 1.21 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.42

PPG

1.00

0.89

1.21

2.42

1.53

68%

O2.5

53%

58%

BTTS

53%

26%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Watford rank19th

Crystal Palace rank12th

Watford points23

Crystal Palace points48

Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43

69 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.

Crystal Palace: #12 · 48 pts · GD +4

44 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals3-12

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home58%

Watford clean sheet at home5%

Crystal Palace score away63%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%

Watford win after scoring first40%

Crystal Palace score first26%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 8% · Crystal Palace 50%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 20.6' · Crystal Palace 13.8'

Vs league average

Watford score at home0.89 vs 1.51

Watford concede at home2.42 vs 1.31

Crystal Palace score away1.21 vs 1.31

Crystal Palace concede away1.53 vs 1.51

Watford score 41% below league average, while Crystal Palace score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 85% above league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 1% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 11

16-30 10

61-75 7

0-15 6

31-45 4

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

456

556

Passes Accurate

363

469

Passes %

80%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Mateta

Normal Goal

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Sissoko

Normal Goal · Assist: Kiko Femenía

40'

40' Samir

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Gallagher

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Mitchell

44'

44' C. Kouyaté

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ J. King

1st substitution · For: C. Hernández

62'

62' Kiko Femenía

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Cleverley

2nd substitution · For: E. Kayembe

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Olise

1st substitution · For: J. Ayew

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ W. Hughes

2nd substitution · For: J. McArthur

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

W. Zaha

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ayew

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

W. Zaha

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McArthur

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ J. Mateta

3rd substitution · For: O. Édouard

Watford vs Crystal Palace 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crystal Palace beat Watford 4-1 on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andre Marriner. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Crystal Palace took the lead at 15' when J. Mateta scored, making the score 0-1. Watford leveled the score at 18' when M. Sissoko scored, with the assist credited to Kiko Femenía, making the score 1-1. Samir received a yellow card for Watford at 40'. Crystal Palace took the lead at 42' when C. Gallagher scored, with the assist credited to T. Mitchell, making the score 1-2. C. Kouyaté received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 44'.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 51', with J. King replacing C. Hernández. Kiko Femenía received a yellow card for Watford at 62'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 73', with T. Cleverley replacing E. Kayembe. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 73', with M. Olise replacing J. Ayew. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 80', with W. Hughes replacing J. McArthur. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 85' when W. Zaha scored, with the assist credited to J. Ayew, making the score 1-3. Crystal Palace added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when W. Zaha scored, with the assist credited to J. McArthur, making the score 1-4. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with J. Mateta replacing O. Édouard.

Watford used 2 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 3 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 1 yellow card.