Chelsea vs Watford

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 22 May 2022 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Chelsea 3 · Watford 19
Referee Stats
26 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.23
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 19%
Home wins 35%
Draws 31%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (19-8).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (72%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-7-3

Goals For / Against

37 / 22
Avg: 1.95 / 1.16

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

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

1.79
PPG
0.79
1.95
GF
0.89
1.16
GA
1.63
53%
O2.5
42%
63%
BTTS
42%
68%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Chelsea rank3rd
Watford rank19th
Chelsea points74
Watford points23
Chelsea: #3 · 74 pts · GD +43
18 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 36 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.
51-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W D D W L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-8
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.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

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

Chelsea score at home95%
Chelsea clean sheet at home32%
Watford score away47%
Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first68%
Chelsea win after scoring first62%
Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 67% · Watford 15%
Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 39.5' · Watford 36.0'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home1.95 vs 1.51
Chelsea concede at home1.16 vs 1.31
Watford score away0.89 vs 1.31
Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.51
Chelsea score 29% above league average, while Watford score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Chelsea are 11% below league average at home, and Watford are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 12
76-90+ 12
31-45 10
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 6
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
31-45 0

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
8
3
Total Shots
19
8
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
12
3
Shots Outside Box
7
5
Ball Possession
72%
28%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
9
9
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
734
281
Passes Accurate
665
209
Passes %
91%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
11'
11' Goal · 1-0
K. Havertz
Normal Goal · Assist: Kenedy
59'
59' Kenedy
1st substitution · For: M. Sarr
65'
65' A. Rüdiger
2nd substitution · For: R. Barkley
72'
72' J. King
1st substitution · For: C. Hernández
78'
78' H. Kamara
2nd substitution · For: A. Masina
82'
82' E. Kayembe
3rd substitution · For: D. Gosling
87'
87' Goal · 1-1
D. Gosling
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Masina
89'
89' M. Mount
3rd substitution · For: B. Chilwell
90+1'
90+1' Goal · 2-1
R. Barkley
Normal Goal · Assist: R. James

Chelsea vs Watford 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 on Sunday, 22 May 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: Chelsea took the lead at 11' when K. Havertz scored, with the assist credited to Kenedy, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 59', with Kenedy replacing M. Sarr. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 65', with A. Rüdiger replacing R. Barkley. Watford made their 1st substitution at 72', with J. King replacing C. Hernández. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 78', with H. Kamara replacing A. Masina. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 82', with E. Kayembe replacing D. Gosling. Watford leveled the score at 87' when D. Gosling scored, with the assist credited to A. Masina, making the score 1-1. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 89', with M. Mount replacing B. Chilwell. Chelsea took the lead at 90+1' when R. Barkley scored, with the assist credited to R. James, making the score 2-1.

Chelsea used 3 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (19-8).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (72%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins9
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals11 (91.7%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals6 (100.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Chelsea vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season