Manchester City vs Watford

Manchester City

2 - 0

Watford

🕒 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Friend 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 3 · Watford 17

Referee Stats

Kevin Friend

20 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.80
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	45%
Draws	30%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (13-5).
Manchester City controlled possession (63%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-1

Goals For / Against

37 / 17

Avg: 1.95 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-13

Goals For / Against

15 / 39

Avg: 0.79 / 2.05

Points

Avg: 0.63

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

2.11

PPG

0.63

1.95

0.79

0.89

2.05

63%

O2.5

42%

74%

BTTS

37%

58%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Manchester City rank3rd

Watford rank17th

Manchester City points78

Watford points40

Manchester City: #3 · 78 pts · GD +41

8 pts off the top 2. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #17 · 40 pts · GD -28

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals13-3

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

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals3-14

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 2.563%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 5%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%

Manchester City clean sheet at home26%

Watford score away42%

Watford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first58%

Manchester City win after scoring first82%

Watford score first26%

Watford win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 83% · Watford 8%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 25.3' · Watford 33.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.95 vs 1.60

Manchester City concede at home0.89 vs 1.20

Watford score away0.79 vs 1.20

Watford concede away2.05 vs 1.60

Manchester City score 22% above league average, while Watford score 34% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 26% below league average at home, and Watford are 28% 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: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 14

31-45 11

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

501

287

Passes Accurate

405

202

Passes %

81%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' S. Prödl

30' ↑↓

↑↓

30' ⇄ R. Pereyra

1st substitution · For: C. Zúñiga

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Zabaleta

Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne

44' ↑↓

↑↓

44' ⇄ İ. Gündoğan

1st substitution · For: Fernando

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Daryl Janmaat

2nd substitution · For: I. Success

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Sinclair

3rd substitution · For: T. Deeney

73'

73' É. Capoue

75'

75' P. Zabaleta

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Nolito

2nd substitution · For: Jesús Navas

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

David Silva

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Sterling

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. De Bruyne

3rd substitution · For: L. Sané

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

Manchester City beat Watford 2-0 on Wednesday, 14 December 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Kevin Friend. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: S. Prödl received a yellow card for Watford at 21'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 30', with R. Pereyra replacing C. Zúñiga. Manchester City took the lead at 33' when P. Zabaleta scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 1-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 44', with İ. Gündoğan replacing Fernando.

Second half: Watford made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Daryl Janmaat replacing I. Success. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 72', with J. Sinclair replacing T. Deeney. É. Capoue received a yellow card for Watford at 73'. P. Zabaleta received a yellow card for Manchester City at 75'. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Nolito replacing Jesús Navas. Manchester City extended the lead at 86' when David Silva scored, with the assist credited to R. Sterling, making the score 2-0. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 89', with K. De Bruyne replacing L. Sané.

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