Burnley vs Watford

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Turf Moor 🧑‍⚖️ Lee Probert 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Burnley 7 · Watford 14
Referee Stats
14 matches · 1.57 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.57
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 7%
Home wins 36%
Draws 21%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Burnley had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Burnley (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

16 / 17
Avg: 0.84 / 0.89

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6
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

1.37
PPG
0.74
0.84
GF
0.89
0.89
GA
1.74
32%
O2.5
47%
42%
BTTS
32%
47%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Burnley rank7th
Watford rank14th
Burnley points54
Watford points41
Burnley: #7 · 54 pts · GD -3
27 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 18 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.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Burnley last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals6-6
Record2-1-2
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 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.

Burnley trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

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

Burnley score at home68%
Burnley clean sheet at home37%
Watford score away47%
Watford clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Burnley score first47%
Burnley win after scoring first67%
Watford score first32%
Watford win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Burnley 38% · Watford 8%
Avg first goal minute: Burnley 41.3' · Watford 32.0'

Vs league average

Burnley score at home0.84 vs 1.53
Burnley concede at home0.89 vs 1.15
Watford score away0.89 vs 1.15
Watford concede away1.74 vs 1.53
Burnley score 45% below league average, while Watford score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Burnley are 22% below league average at home, and Watford are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Burnley goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
31-45 0

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
5
2
Total Shots
8
11
Shots off Goal
2
8
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
4
7
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
377
394
Passes Accurate
251
276
Passes %
67%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
2
39'
39' M. Zeegelaar
44' ↑↓
↑↓
44' ⇄ R. Pereyra
1st substitution · For: José Holebas
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Arfield
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Guðmunds­son
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ J. Hendrick
1st substitution · For: A. Barnes
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ A. Carrillo
2nd substitution · For: A. Gray
86'
86' P. Bardsley
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ S. Defour
2nd substitution · For: A. Westwood

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

Burnley beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, 09 December 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Lee Probert. It was played at Turf Moor.

First half: M. Zeegelaar received a red card for Watford at 39'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 44', with R. Pereyra replacing José Holebas. Burnley took the lead at 45' when S. Arfield scored, with the assist credited to J. Guðmunds­son, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Burnley made their 1st substitution at 60', with J. Hendrick replacing A. Barnes. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 79', with A. Carrillo replacing A. Gray. P. Bardsley received a yellow card for Burnley at 86'. Burnley made their 2nd substitution at 90+4', with S. Defour replacing A. Westwood.

Burnley used 2 substitutions while Watford used 2 substitutions. Burnley got 1 yellow card, while Watford got 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Burnley had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)

Burnley vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season