Watford vs Crystal Palace

Watford

2 - 1

Crystal Palace

🕒 Sun, 26 Aug 2018 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Watford 11 · Crystal Palace 12

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

32 matches · 3.19 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.19
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	63%
Draws	19%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Crystal Palace controlled possession (57%).
Watford had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28

Avg: 1.37 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 30

Avg: 1.68 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.53

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

1.42

PPG

1.53

1.37

1.68

1.47

1.58

68%

O2.5

58%

63%

BTTS

63%

42%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Watford rank11th

Crystal Palace rank12th

Watford points50

Crystal Palace points49

Watford: #11 · 50 pts · GD -7

47 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

48 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Watford last 5 home

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals7-9

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.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-7

Record4-0-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%

Watford clean sheet at home21%

Crystal Palace score away84%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first42%

Watford win after scoring first100%

Crystal Palace score first53%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 20% · Crystal Palace 25%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 32.5' · Crystal Palace 40.9'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.37 vs 1.57

Watford concede at home1.47 vs 1.25

Crystal Palace score away1.68 vs 1.25

Crystal Palace concede away1.58 vs 1.57

Watford score 13% below league average, while Crystal Palace score 34% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 18% 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: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 9

61-75 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

61-75 7

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

436

Passes Accurate

227

326

Passes %

69%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' É. Capoue

7' W. Zaha

37'

37' Daryl Janmaat

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Pereyra

Normal Goal · Assist: É. Capoue

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

José Holebas

Normal Goal · Assist: Daryl Janmaat

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Gray

1st substitution · For: K. Sema

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Schlupp

1st substitution · For: M. Meyer

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

W. Zaha

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Meyer

80'

80' M. Meyer

84'

84' José Holebas

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ C. Benteke

2nd substitution · For: A. Sørloth

86'

86' R. Pereyra

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ T. Deeney

2nd substitution · For: I. Success

Watford vs Crystal Palace 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Watford beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday, 26 August 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. É. Capoue received a yellow card for Watford at 4'. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 7'. Daryl Janmaat received a yellow card for Watford at 37'.

Second half: Watford took the lead at 53' when R. Pereyra scored, with the assist credited to É. Capoue, making the score 1-0. Watford extended the lead at 71' when José Holebas scored, with the assist credited to Daryl Janmaat, making the score 2-0. Watford made their 1st substitution at 73', with A. Gray replacing K. Sema. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. Schlupp replacing M. Meyer. Crystal Palace reduced the deficit at 78' when W. Zaha scored, with the assist credited to M. Meyer, making the score 2-1. M. Meyer received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 80'. José Holebas received a yellow card for Watford at 84'. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 85', with C. Benteke replacing A. Sørloth. R. Pereyra received a yellow card for Watford at 86'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 90+4', with T. Deeney replacing I. Success.

Watford used 2 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 2 substitutions. Watford got 4 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 2 yellow cards.