Brighton vs Watford

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Brighton 15 · Watford 14

Referee Stats

Paul Tierney

16 matches · 2.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.38
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.06
Over 4.5 cards	13%
Home wins	50%
Draws	19%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-12).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.26 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 33

Avg: 0.89 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.74

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

1.53

PPG

0.74

1.26

0.89

1.32

1.74

42%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

32%

47%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Brighton rank15th

Watford rank14th

Brighton points40

Watford points41

Brighton: #15 · 40 pts · GD -20

41 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 4 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.

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

Brighton last 5 home

W D D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals5-5

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

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.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Brighton score at home74%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Watford score away47%

Watford clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first78%

Watford score first32%

Watford win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 50% · Watford 8%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 37.4' · Watford 32.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.26 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.32 vs 1.15

Watford score away0.89 vs 1.15

Watford concede away1.74 vs 1.53

Brighton score 18% below league average, while Watford score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 15% above league average at home, and Watford are 13% 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: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

426

397

Passes Accurate

328

288

Passes %

77%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Groß

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hemed

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. Pereyra

1st substitution · For: J. Sinclair

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Benjamin Watson

2nd substitution · For: É. Capoue

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Gray

3rd substitution · For: S. Okaka

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ P. Groß

1st substitution · For: B. Kayal

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ T. Hemed

2nd substitution · For: G. Murray

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ S. March

3rd substitution · For: J. Izquierdo

Brighton vs Watford 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, 23 December 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Brighton took the lead at 64' when P. Groß scored, with the assist credited to T. Hemed, making the score 1-0. Watford made their 1st substitution at 71', with R. Pereyra replacing J. Sinclair. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Benjamin Watson replacing É. Capoue. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Gray replacing S. Okaka. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 83', with P. Groß replacing B. Kayal. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 87', with T. Hemed replacing G. Murray. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with S. March replacing J. Izquierdo.

Brighton used 3 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions.