Liverpool vs Watford

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Marriner 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 1 · Watford 19
Referee Stats
24 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 8%
Home wins 42%
Draws 33%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (67%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 18-1-0

Goals For / Against

52 / 16
Avg: 2.74 / 0.84

Points

55
Avg: 2.89

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

0
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

2.89
PPG
0.53
2.74
GF
0.74
0.84
GA
1.95
68%
O2.5
42%
63%
BTTS
42%
79%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Liverpool rank1st
Watford rank19th
Liverpool points99
Watford points34
Liverpool: #1 · 99 pts · GD +52
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 64 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.
65-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals14-5
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.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Liverpool score at home100%
Liverpool clean sheet at home37%
Watford score away53%
Watford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first79%
Liverpool win after scoring first93%
Watford score first42%
Watford win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Watford 0%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 27.7' · Watford 20.0'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.74 vs 1.52
Liverpool concede at home0.84 vs 1.21
Watford score away0.74 vs 1.21
Watford concede away1.95 vs 1.52
Liverpool score 81% above league average, while Watford score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 30% below league average at home, and Watford are 28% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS0%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 13
16-30 9
46-60 8
76-90+ 8
61-75 7
0-15 6
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 0

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
6
2
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
2
0
Shots Inside Box
14
5
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
8
6
Offsides
5
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
649
309
Passes Accurate
538
198
Passes %
83%
64%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
24'
24' W. Hughes
38' ⚽
⚽
38' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Mohamed Salah
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Mané
43'
43' J. Henderson
57'
57' J. Milner
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ G. Wijnaldum
1st substitution · For: A. Robertson
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ X. Shaqiri
2nd substitution · For: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ T. Deeney
1st substitution · For: A. Gray
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ A. Doucouré
2nd substitution · For: Domingos Quina
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ Roberto Firmino
3rd substitution · For: D. Origi
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Mohamed Salah
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Origi

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

Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, 14 December 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andre Marriner. It was played at Anfield.

First half: W. Hughes received a yellow card for Watford at 24'. Liverpool took the lead at 38' when Mohamed Salah scored, with the assist credited to S. Mané, making the score 1-0. J. Henderson received a yellow card for Liverpool at 43'.

Second half: J. Milner received a yellow card for Liverpool at 57'. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 59', with G. Wijnaldum replacing A. Robertson. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 70', with X. Shaqiri replacing A. Oxlade-Chamberlain. Watford made their 1st substitution at 75', with T. Deeney replacing A. Gray. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 87', with A. Doucouré replacing Domingos Quina. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Roberto Firmino replacing D. Origi. Liverpool added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Mohamed Salah scored, with the assist credited to D. Origi, making the score 2-0.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Watford used 2 substitutions. Liverpool got 2 yellow cards, while Watford got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (67%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals8 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)

Liverpool vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season