Watford vs Reading

2 - 0
🕒 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Watford 2 · Reading 7
Referee Stats
26 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 38%
Draws 15%
Away wins 46%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 19-2-2

Goals For / Against

44 / 12
Avg: 1.91 / 0.52

Points

59
Avg: 2.57

Clean Sheets

14

Failed to Score

1
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-9-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 27
Avg: 1.09 / 1.17

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.57
PPG
1.30
1.91
GF
1.09
0.52
GA
1.17
35%
O2.5
35%
35%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank2nd
Reading rank7th
Watford points91
Reading points70
Watford: #2 · 91 pts · GD +33
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #7 · 70 pts · GD +8
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals9-0
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-9
Record0-2-3
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 2.535%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home96%
Watford clean sheet at home61%
Reading score away70%
Reading clean sheet away39%

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 home1.91 vs 1.25
Watford concede at home0.52 vs 1.06
Reading score away1.09 vs 1.06
Reading concede away1.17 vs 1.25
Watford score 53% above league average, while Reading score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 51% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below 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
2
5
Total Shots
12
17
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
4
6
Shots Inside Box
7
11
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
23
14
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
0
Total Passes
406
455
Passes Accurate
313
366
Passes %
77%
80%

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