Watford vs Reading

2 - 0
🕒 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Watford 11 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
27 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 59%
Draws 15%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (15-6).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.52 / 1.00

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-3-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 44
Avg: 0.65 / 1.91

Points

12
Avg: 0.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70
PPG
0.52
1.52
GF
0.65
1.00
GA
1.91
43%
O2.5
52%
48%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank11th
Reading rank20th
Watford points63
Reading points50
Watford: #11 · 63 pts · GD +3
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 50 pts · GD -22
41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals8-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals4-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%
Watford clean sheet at home43%
Reading score away52%
Reading clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%
Watford win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.52 vs 1.32
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.11
Reading score away0.65 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.91 vs 1.32
Watford score 15% above league average, while Reading score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 10% below league average at home, and Reading are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.25
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Watford goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
15
6
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
15
16
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
421
362
Passes Accurate
341
275
Passes %
81%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Watford vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season