Crystal Palace vs Watford Pick, Odds, Prediction 12/7/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 12/3/2019

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Vicarage Road

Gerard Deulofeu and Watford (1-5-8, 20th in EPL) play Crystal Palace (5-3-6, 11th in EPL) at Vicarage Road on Saturday, December 7, 2019. The expected starting goalkeepers are Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace and Ben Foster for Watford. The moneyline on this matchup has Crystal Palace coming in at +225 and Watford are at +136. The O/U has been set at 2.25.

Crystal Palace comes into this match with a mark of 5 victories, 3 draws, and 6 defeats putting them at 11th in EPL. During the year thus far, they have racked up a total of 12 goals which ranks them 19th in the EPL. Their goal differential is -5, putting them at 14th in the EPL. With reference to shots on target, they have compiled a total of 49 which ranks them 16th in the EPL. As a team, Crystal Palace has compiled a total of 166 fouls which means they have an average of 11.9 fouls per game. They have compiled a total of 18 points for the 2019 season and they have an average crowd of 25,349.

Andros Townsend is one of the best players for the Eagles. The midfielder from England has competed in 286 contests in the time he's played soccer and has played 19,879 mins. During that period of time, the 28-year-old has racked up 30 goals and has had an assist on 30 goals. He has a career average of 69.5 minutes per game. Townsend has started 227 contests and has racked up 118 fouls during that period. Concerning shots on target, Townsend has connected on 175 which places him at 50th out of active players and 20th among midfielders. Wilfried Zaha is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Crystal Palace. The 26-year-old from England has scored 47 goals in his professional soccer career which has him sitting in 57th out of active players in professional soccer. He has played 24,492 mins in his professional soccer career which has him sitting in 11th among active forwards and averages 77.3 minutes per game which has him sitting in 115th in professional soccer. In his career, he has earned 191 shots on target which has him sitting in 27th among active forwards.

The goalie for the Eagles is Vicente Guaita from Spain. He has totaled 21,905 minutes in net over the course of his career. Guaita has surrendered an average of 1.22 goals per 90 mins which has him sitting 13th out of all active goalies in the Premier League. During his time playing professional soccer, he's given up 297 goals. He has a career save % of .716 which has him sitting 11th among active professional goalies.

Watford will be standing on the other sideline and for the current year they have 1 victory, 5 draws, and 8 losses. in respect to goal differential, they currently sit 20th in the EPL with -19. They currently have a total of 9 goals for this year. Watford has a save % as a team of .622 which has them sitting 17th in the EPL, which means scoring chances could be plentiful if they attack the goal. They have an average crowd of 20,571 ranking them 18th in the EPL.

One of the best players for the Hornets is Gerard Deulofeu. The 25 year-old has put 51 balls past the goaltender in his professional soccer career. He is sitting at 17th among active forwards in assists with 40 and has totaled 173 shots on target. He has played 13,358 minutes and is averaging 58.8 minutes per game. Another one of the great players on this squad is Will Hughes. The midfielder from England has connected on 14 goals in his career which has him ranking 77th among active midfielders. He also has racked up 324 fouls.

In goal for the Hornets is Ben Foster who has had a bad career by surrendering 1.42 goals per 90 minutes and that places him 22nd in the league. In the 36,093 minutes he's played as a goaltender in his career, he's surrendered 568 goals. He has a career save percentage of .713 which has him ranking 15th out of all goalies still active in the league.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+225) and over the total goals

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