Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE – Crystal Palace vs Watford:
- Pinnacle currently lists Crystal Palace as the favorites to win the 90-minute match at +147 with Watford +220 and a draw at +231
Crystal Palace vs Watford – Head to Head:
- These two clubs met in Premier League action back in February with Watford winning 2-1 on the road at Selhurst Park. They also met in September with Palace winning 1-0 at Vicarage Road. Watford has won just two of the least 11 meetings with two draws and seven losses. The teams met in the FA Cup in 2009 with Watford winning 4-3 at home. They also met in the FA Cup a year earlier with Watford taking a 2-0 home decision. Watford won a Cup 1-0 replay 1-0 at home in 1960 after a 0-0 draw while Palace won a replay 1-0 at home in 1995 after the first game had also ended 0-0. Overall, the teams have met 112 times in the past with Palace winning 46, losing 41 and drawing the other 25.
The second English FA Cup semifinal contest takes place this Sunday, April 24th at the famous Wembley Stadium in London, England where Watford will be battling it out with fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace. Watford heads into the game after losing 3-1 on the road to West Ham United in a league contest on Wednesday night while Crystal Palace was downed 2-0 by Manchester United on the road at Old Trafford the same evening. The winner of this clash will face the winner of the Manchester United vs Everton semifinal on April 23rd for the FA Cup at Wembley on Saturday, May 21st.
Palace enters this game in 16th place in the Premier League with 39 points from 10 wins, nine draws and 16 losses. They have scored 36 goals and allowed 45 against. The squad is nine point ahead of 18th-place Sunderland and the relegation zone. Watford currently occupies 12th place in the standings with 41 points from 11 wins, eight draws and 15 losses. They’ve scored 33 goals and allowed 40 against. This game has to be decided on Saturday so it will go to 30 minutes of extra time if it ends in a draw after 90 minutes. If it’s still level after extra time it’ll be decided by a penalty kick shootout.
Palace beat second-tier English Championship side Reading 2-0 in the quarter finals to reach Wembley. They had a tough test to reach the final four of the tournament as all games were against fellow Premier League teams. They passed with flying colors though by winning 1-0 on the south coast at Southampton as well as downing Stoke City 1-0 at home at Selhurst Park and edging Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away White Hart Lane in a London derby. You may have also noticed that Palace hasn’t allowed a goal against in their four FA Cup matches this season.
Watford reaches the FA Cup final four by knocking out reigning champions Arsenal 2-1 on the road at the Emirates Stadium in London. The Gunners were hoping to win their third straight FA Cup until Watford upset them. Watford began their cup campaign at home at Vicarage Road where they edged fellow Premier League side Newcastle United 1-0. They then paid a visit to second-tier Championship team Nottingham Forest and won 1-0 before downing Championship club Leeds United 1-0 at home.