Brighton vs Watford

2 - 0

🕒 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 17:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Brighton 9 · Watford 19

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

28 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.75
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	43%
Draws	32%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-10).
Brighton controlled possession (57%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.00 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 31

Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.16

PPG

0.79

1.00

0.89

1.21

1.63

32%

O2.5

42%

37%

BTTS

42%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Brighton rank9th

Watford rank19th

Brighton points51

Watford points23

Brighton: #9 · 51 pts · GD -2

41 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43

69 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.

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

Brighton last 5 home

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals9-5

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L W

Points3/15

Weighted index7

Goals4-11

Record1-0-4

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.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home53%

Brighton clean sheet at home32%

Watford score away47%

Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first42%

Brighton win after scoring first50%

Watford score first26%

Watford win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 22% · Watford 15%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 30.5' · Watford 36.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.00 vs 1.51

Brighton concede at home1.21 vs 1.31

Watford score away0.89 vs 1.31

Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.51

Brighton score 34% below league average, while Watford score 31% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 7% below league average at home, and Watford are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

585

441

Passes Accurate

502

365

Passes %

86%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Groß

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Maupay

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Bissouma

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Maupay

1st substitution · For: A. Connolly

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Louza

1st substitution · For: C. Hernández

62'

62' A. Webster

65'

65' S. Duffy

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. Cathcart

2nd substitution · For: J. King

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ L. Trossard

2nd substitution · For: E. Mwepu

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Sema

3rd substitution · For: T. Deeney

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Lallana

3rd substitution · For: J. Moder

86'

86' E. Mwepu

90+1'

90+1' S. March

Brighton vs Watford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, 21 August 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Brighton took an early lead at 10' when S. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to P. Groß, making the score 1-0. Brighton extended the lead at 41' when N. Maupay scored, with the assist credited to Y. Bissouma, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Maupay replacing A. Connolly. Watford made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Louza replacing C. Hernández. A. Webster received a yellow card for Brighton at 62'. S. Duffy received a yellow card for Brighton at 65'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 65', with C. Cathcart replacing J. King. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 72', with L. Trossard replacing E. Mwepu. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 78', with K. Sema replacing T. Deeney. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 80', with A. Lallana replacing J. Moder. E. Mwepu received a yellow card for Brighton at 86'. S. March received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+1'.

Brighton used 3 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 4 yellow cards.