Arsenal vs Watford

3 - 0
🕒 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Arsenal 6 · Watford 14
Referee Stats
28 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.79
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 36%
Draws 25%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (59%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

54 / 20
Avg: 2.84 / 1.05

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

1
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-2-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 33
Avg: 0.89 / 1.74

Points

14
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
0.74
2.84
GF
0.89
1.05
GA
1.74
79%
O2.5
47%
47%
BTTS
32%
74%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Arsenal rank6th
Watford rank14th
Arsenal points63
Watford points41
Arsenal: #6 · 63 pts · GD +23
18 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #14 · 41 pts · GD -20
40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals18-3
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.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals0-12
Record0-0-5
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.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.579%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 11%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%
Arsenal clean sheet at home47%
Watford score away47%
Watford clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first74%
Arsenal win after scoring first93%
Watford score first32%
Watford win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 60% · Watford 8%
Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 23.5' · Watford 32.0'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.84 vs 1.53
Arsenal concede at home1.05 vs 1.15
Watford score away0.89 vs 1.15
Watford concede away1.74 vs 1.53
Arsenal score 86% above league average, while Watford score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Arsenal are 8% below league average at home, and Watford are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 13
76-90+ 11
0-15 10
61-75 9
16-30 7
31-45 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 4
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
11
11
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
10
9
Shots Outside Box
1
2
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
4
9
Fouls
12
9
Offsides
5
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
502
324
Passes Accurate
417
245
Passes %
83%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
8'
8' Goal · 1-0
S. Mustafi
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Özil
55'
55' S. Mustafi
59'
59' Goal · 2-0
P. Aubameyang
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Mkhitaryan
62'
62' Kiko Femenía
1st substitution · For: W. Hughes
66'
66' José Holebas
66'
66' A. Iwobi
1st substitution · For: D. Welbeck
67'
67' R. Pereyra
2nd substitution · For: S. Okaka
73'
73' S. Mustafi
2nd substitution · For: C. Chambers
77'
77' Goal · 3-0
H. Mkhitaryan
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Aubameyang
78'
78' H. Mkhitaryan
3rd substitution · For: Jack Wilshere
80'
80' Daryl Janmaat
3rd substitution · For: M. Britos
90'
90' G. Xhaka

Arsenal vs Watford 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Watford 3-0 on Sunday, 11 March 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 8' when S. Mustafi scored, with the assist credited to M. Özil, making the score 1-0.

Second half: S. Mustafi received a yellow card for Arsenal at 55'. Arsenal extended the lead at 59' when P. Aubameyang scored, with the assist credited to H. Mkhitaryan, making the score 2-0. Watford made their 1st substitution at 62', with Kiko Femenía replacing W. Hughes. José Holebas received a yellow card for Watford at 66'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Iwobi replacing D. Welbeck. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 67', with R. Pereyra replacing S. Okaka. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 73', with S. Mustafi replacing C. Chambers. Arsenal extended the lead at 77' when H. Mkhitaryan scored, with the assist credited to P. Aubameyang, making the score 3-0. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 78', with H. Mkhitaryan replacing Jack Wilshere. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Daryl Janmaat replacing M. Britos. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90'.

Arsenal used 3 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions. Arsenal got 2 yellow cards, while Watford got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (59%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Arsenal vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season