Manchester City vs Watford

Manchester City

5 - 1

Watford

🕒 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Friend 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 1 · Watford 19

Referee Stats

Kevin Friend

18 matches · 4.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.56
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.56
Over 4.5 cards	61%
Home wins	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (21-5).
Manchester City controlled possession (74%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

58 / 15

Avg: 3.05 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 31

Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.79

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

2.47

PPG

0.79

3.05

0.89

0.79

1.63

68%

O2.5

42%

37%

BTTS

42%

74%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st

Watford rank19th

Manchester City points93

Watford points23

Manchester City: #1 · 93 pts · GD +73

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 42 pts above the play-off edge. 55 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.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals18-5

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 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.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 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

Manchester City score at home89%

Manchester City clean sheet at home58%

Watford score away47%

Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first74%

Manchester City win after scoring first93%

Watford score first26%

Watford win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 60% · Watford 15%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 25.7' · Watford 36.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.05 vs 1.51

Manchester City concede at home0.79 vs 1.31

Watford score away0.89 vs 1.31

Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.51

Manchester City score 102% above league average, while Watford score 31% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Watford are 8% 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: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 17

61-75 16

0-15 12

31-45 10

16-30 7

46-60 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

74%

26%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

701

247

Passes Accurate

619

180

Passes %

88%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Gabriel Jesus

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Zinchenko

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Gabriel Jesus

Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

H. Kamara

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Dennis

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Rodri

Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Jesus

43'

43' João Cancelo

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 4-1

Gabriel Jesus

Penalty

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

Gabriel Jesus

Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ K. De Bruyne

1st substitution · For: İ. Gündoğan

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Aymeric Laporte

2nd substitution · For: N. Aké

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ I. Sarr

1st substitution · For: João Pedro

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Samir

2nd substitution · For: C. Cathcart

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Rodri

3rd substitution · For: R. Mahrez

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ I. Louza

3rd substitution · For: E. Kayembe

Manchester City vs Watford 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Watford 5-1 on Saturday, 23 April 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Kevin Friend. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 4' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to O. Zinchenko, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 23' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 2-0. Watford reduced the deficit at 28' when H. Kamara scored, with the assist credited to E. Dennis, making the score 2-1. Manchester City extended the lead at 34' when Rodri scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Jesus, making the score 3-1. João Cancelo received a yellow card for Manchester City at 43'.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 49' when Gabriel Jesus converted a penalty, making the score 4-1. Manchester City extended the lead at 53' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 5-1. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 57', with K. De Bruyne replacing İ. Gündoğan. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Aymeric Laporte replacing N. Aké. Watford made their 1st substitution at 68', with I. Sarr replacing João Pedro. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Samir replacing C. Cathcart. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Rodri replacing R. Mahrez. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 75', with I. Louza replacing E. Kayembe.

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