Arsenal vs Watford

3 - 2
🕒 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Arsenal 8 · Watford 19
Referee Stats
27 matches · 4.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.44
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.37
Over 4.5 cards 48%
Home wins 52%
Draws 26%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (13-19).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

36 / 24
Avg: 1.89 / 1.26

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

14 / 37
Avg: 0.74 / 1.95

Points

10
Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
0.53
1.89
GF
0.74
1.26
GA
1.95
68%
O2.5
42%
68%
BTTS
42%
63%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Arsenal rank8th
Watford rank19th
Arsenal points56
Watford points34
Arsenal: #8 · 56 pts · GD +8
25 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #19 · 34 pts · GD -28
47 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals11-4
Record4-1-0
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
Goals3-11
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 2.568%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 37%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%
Arsenal clean sheet at home26%
Watford score away53%
Watford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first63%
Arsenal win after scoring first58%
Watford score first42%
Watford win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 71% · Watford 0%
Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 25.6' · Watford 20.0'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home1.89 vs 1.52
Arsenal concede at home1.26 vs 1.21
Watford score away0.74 vs 1.21
Watford concede away1.95 vs 1.52
Arsenal score 25% above league average, while Watford score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Arsenal are 5% above league average at home, and Watford are 28% 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: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
0-15 7
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
13
19
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
4
6
Shots Inside Box
11
16
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
4
8
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
442
398
Passes Accurate
368
333
Passes %
83%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
5'
5' Penalty Goal · 1-0
P. Aubameyang
Penalty
24'
24' Goal · 2-0
K. Tierney
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Aubameyang
33'
33' Goal · 3-0
P. Aubameyang
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Tierney
35'
35' R. Pereyra
43'
43' Penalty Goal · 3-1
T. Deeney
Penalty
45'
45' G. Xhaka
45'
45' W. Hughes
45+2'
45+2' Kiko Femenía
1st substitution · For: A. Mariappa
51'
51' C. Dawson
57'
57' A. Lacazette
1st substitution · For: E. Nketiah
57'
57' J. Willock
2nd substitution · For: S. Kolašinac
66'
66' Goal · 3-2
D. Welbeck
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Sarr
72'
72' R. Holding
72'
72' N. Pépé
3rd substitution · For: R. Nelson
72'
72' Dani Ceballos
4th substitution · For: L. Torreira
74'
74' E. Martínez
81'
81' A. Doucouré
2nd substitution · For: T. Cleverley
81'
81' W. Hughes
3rd substitution · For: N. Chalobah
88'
88' R. Pereyra
4th substitution · For: João Pedro

Arsenal vs Watford 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Watford 3-2 on Sunday, 26 July 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 5' when P. Aubameyang converted a penalty, making the score 1-0. Arsenal extended the lead at 24' when K. Tierney scored, with the assist credited to P. Aubameyang, making the score 2-0. Arsenal extended the lead at 33' when P. Aubameyang scored, with the assist credited to K. Tierney, making the score 3-0. R. Pereyra received a yellow card for Watford at 35'. Watford reduced the deficit at 43' when T. Deeney converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Arsenal at 45'. W. Hughes received a yellow card for Watford at 45'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 45+2', with Kiko Femenía replacing A. Mariappa.

Second half: C. Dawson received a yellow card for Watford at 51'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 57', with A. Lacazette replacing E. Nketiah. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Willock replacing S. Kolašinac. Watford reduced the deficit at 66' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to I. Sarr, making the score 3-2. R. Holding received a yellow card for Arsenal at 72'. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 72', with N. Pépé replacing R. Nelson. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 72', with Dani Ceballos replacing L. Torreira. E. Martínez received a yellow card for Arsenal at 74'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 81', with A. Doucouré replacing T. Cleverley. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 81', with W. Hughes replacing N. Chalobah. Watford made their 4th substitution at 88', with R. Pereyra replacing João Pedro.

Arsenal used 4 substitutions while Watford used 4 substitutions. Arsenal got 3 yellow cards, while Watford got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (13-19).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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%)

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