Match

Watford vs Crystal Palace: result 1-4 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 18Kick-off on February 23, 2022 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford
1-4
Crystal Palace

Full time

What was the result of Watford vs Crystal Palace?

Crystal Palace won 1-4 on February 23, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 15′J. MatetaCrystal Palace
  • 18′M. SissokoWatford
  • 42′C. GallagherCrystal Palace
  • 85′W. ZahaCrystal Palace
  • 90′W. ZahaCrystal Palace

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats; Crystal Palace have 4, 4 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 19, 2022Aston Villa(away)1-0Premier League
Feb 12, 2022Brighton(home)0-2Premier League
Feb 8, 2022West Ham(away)0-1Premier League
Feb 5, 2022Burnley(away)0-0Premier League
Jan 21, 2022Norwich(home)0-3Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 19, 2022Chelsea(home)0-1Premier League
Feb 12, 2022Brentford(away)0-0Premier League
Feb 9, 2022Norwich(away)1-1Premier League
Feb 5, 2022Hartlepool(home)2-0FA Cup
Jan 23, 2022Liverpool(home)1-3Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Watford win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Crystal Palace win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2021Watford 1-0 Crystal PalaceLeague Cup
Aug 7, 2021Crystal Palace 3-1 WatfordFriendlies Clubs
Mar 7, 2020Crystal Palace 1-0 WatfordPremier League
Dec 7, 2019Watford 0-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Mar 16, 2019Watford 2-1 Crystal PalaceFA Cup
Jan 12, 2019Crystal Palace 1-2 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Watford vs Crystal Palace on Aug 24, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford0.91.928/158/15
Crystal Palace1.21.338/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
17Crystal Palace1001020

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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