Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 36

May 7, 2022 at 3pm UK

Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace
1 - 0
Watford

Zaha (31' pen.)
Hughes (64'), Olise (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Kamara (16'), King (84')
Kamara (69')

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Watford's Hassane Kamara walks off after being sent off against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on May 7, 2022

Watford relegated from Premier League after Crystal Palace defeat

Watford's relegation from the Premier League is confirmed after a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

May 7, 16:48

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Crystal Palace

Last Six:

Last Game: Crystal Palace 1-0 Man Utd
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Newcastle United	38	-18	49
12	Crystal Palace	38	4	48
13	Brentford	38	-8	46

Watford

Last Six:

Last Game: Chelsea 2-1 Watford
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Burnley	38	-19	35
19	Watford	38	-43	23
20	Norwich City	38	-61	22

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Crystal Palace win with a probability of 60.94%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Watford had a probability of 16.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.67%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.63%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (5.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Crystal Palace in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Crystal Palace.

Result
Crystal Palace	Draw	Watford
60.94%	22.43%	16.63%

Both teams to score 47.44%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.68%

50.32%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.74%

72.26%

Crystal Palace Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.94%

16.06%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.56%

45.44%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.51%

43.49%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.3%

79.7%

Score Analysis

Crystal Palace 60.93%

Watford 16.63%

Draw 22.42%

Crystal Palace	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 12.77% 2-0 @ 11.67% 2-1 @ 9.73% 3-0 @ 7.12% 3-1 @ 5.93% 4-0 @ 3.25% 4-1 @ 2.71% 3-2 @ 2.47% 5-0 @ 1.19% 4-2 @ 1.13% 5-1 @ 0.99% Other @ 1.98% Total : 60.93%	1-1 @ 10.63% 0-0 @ 6.99% 2-2 @ 4.05% Other @ 0.75% Total : 22.42%	0-1 @ 5.82% 1-2 @ 4.43% 0-2 @ 2.42% 1-3 @ 1.23% 2-3 @ 1.12% Other @ 1.61% Total : 16.63%