Manchester City vs Watford

Manchester City

3 - 1

Watford

🕒 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lee Mason 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 1 · Watford 14

Referee Stats

Lee Mason

18 matches · 2.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.56
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	50%
Draws	22%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (18-7).
Manchester City controlled possession (76%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 16-2-1

Goals For / Against

61 / 14

Avg: 3.21 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.63

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

2.63

PPG

0.74

3.21

0.89

0.74

1.74

84%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

32%

84%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st

Watford rank14th

Manchester City points100

Watford points41

Manchester City: #1 · 100 pts · GD +79

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 53 pts above the play-off edge. 64 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.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W D W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals11-4

Record3-1-1

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

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.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.584%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 16%

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

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home42%

Watford score away47%

Watford clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first94%

Watford score first32%

Watford win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 100% · Watford 8%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 23.6' · Watford 32.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.21 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Watford score away0.89 vs 1.15

Watford concede away1.74 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 110% above league average, while Watford score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 36% below league average at home, and Watford are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 17

46-60 15

16-30 12

61-75 10

0-15 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 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

76%

24%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

854

261

Passes Accurate

784

182

Passes %

92%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Sterling

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Sané

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Kabasele

Own Goal

24'

24' David Silva

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ É. Capoue

1st substitution · For: T. Cleverley

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Benjamin Watson

2nd substitution · For: R. Pereyra

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Agüero

Normal Goal

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Stones

1st substitution · For: Danilo

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Fernandinho

2nd substitution · For: Yaya Touré

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. De Bruyne

3rd substitution · For: Bernardo Silva

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Richarlison

3rd substitution · For: J. Sinclair

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Gray

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Carrillo

83'

83' R. Pereyra

Manchester City vs Watford 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Watford 3-1 on Tuesday, 02 January 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Lee Mason. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 1' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to L. Sané, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 13' when C. Kabasele scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0. David Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 24'.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 61', with É. Capoue replacing T. Cleverley. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Benjamin Watson replacing R. Pereyra. Manchester City extended the lead at 63' when S. Agüero scored, making the score 3-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 67', with J. Stones replacing Danilo. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Fernandinho replacing Yaya Touré. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. De Bruyne replacing Bernardo Silva. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Richarlison replacing J. Sinclair. Watford reduced the deficit at 82' when A. Gray scored, with the assist credited to A. Carrillo, making the score 3-1. R. Pereyra received a yellow card for Watford at 83'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Watford got 1 yellow card.