Watford vs Southampton

Watford

1 - 1

Southampton

🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Geoff Eltringham 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Watford 15 · Southampton 4

Referee Stats

Geoff Eltringham

18 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	17%
Draws	50%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Watford outshot their opponent (11-6).
Southampton controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 28

Avg: 1.39 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-7-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 34

Avg: 1.36 / 1.36

Points

Avg: 1.72

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17

PPG

1.72

1.39

1.36

1.22

1.36

52%

O2.5

57%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank15th

Southampton rank4th

Watford points56

Southampton points87

Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Southampton: #4 · 87 pts · GD +24

9 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Southampton last 5 away

W L L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-11

Record1-1-3

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 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home78%

Watford clean sheet at home35%

Southampton score away87%

Southampton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Southampton score first0%

Southampton win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 0% · Southampton 0%

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.39 vs 1.48

Watford concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Southampton score away1.36 vs 1.20

Southampton concede away1.36 vs 1.48

Watford score 6% below league average, while Southampton score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 2% above league average at home, and Southampton are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Watford goal timing (home)

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

Southampton goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

360

588

Passes Accurate

289

524

Passes %

80%

89%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Watford vs Southampton Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

16 Aug 2026 Watford vs Southampton 2 - 1

2025-2026 Season

07 Feb 2026 Southampton vs Watford 1 - 0 30 Aug 2025 Watford vs Southampton 2 - 2

2023-2024 Season

13 Apr 2024 Southampton vs Watford 3 - 2 09 Dec 2023 Watford vs Southampton 1 - 1