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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

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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

Official lineup for Watford vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

4-3-3
  1. 23I. Sarr
  2. 25E. Dennis
  3. 7J. King
  1. 6I. Louza
  2. 8T. Cleverley
  3. 19M. Sissoko
  1. 22Samir
  2. 14H. Kamara
  3. 21Kiko Femenía
  4. 15C. Cathcart
  1. 1B. Foster

Crystal Palace

4-3-3
  1. 14J. Mateta
  2. 11W. Zaha
  3. 7M. Olise
  1. 23C. Gallagher
  2. 12W. Hughes
  3. 8C. Kouyaté
  1. 3T. Mitchell
  2. 6M. Guéhi
  3. 16J. Andersen
  4. 17N. Clyne
  1. 1J. Butland
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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 wins, 1 draw, 2 Crystal Palace wins.

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
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17Crystal Palace82159197

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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