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 Watford win with a probability of 43.46%. A win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 31.4% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.04%) and 2-0 (7.2%). The likeliest Crystal Palace win was 0-1 (7.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Watford in this match.