Manchester City vs Watford

Manchester City

2 - 0

Watford

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Mark Clattenburg 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 4 · Watford 13

Referee Stats

Mark Clattenburg

30 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	40%
Draws	23%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (18-7).
Manchester City controlled possession (58%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

47 / 21

Avg: 2.47 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

2.00

PPG

1.11

2.47

1.05

1.11

1.63

84%

O2.5

47%

63%

BTTS

47%

63%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester City rank4th

Watford rank13th

Manchester City points66

Watford points45

Manchester City: #4 · 66 pts · GD +30

5 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #13 · 45 pts · GD -10

26 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals12-4

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

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals4-13

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 2.584%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 32%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%

Manchester City clean sheet at home32%

Watford score away63%

Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first63%

Manchester City win after scoring first83%

Watford score first42%

Watford win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 33% · Watford 18%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 26.6' · Watford 17.8'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.47 vs 1.49

Manchester City concede at home1.11 vs 1.21

Watford score away1.05 vs 1.21

Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.49

Manchester City score 66% above league average, while Watford score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 8% below league average at home, and Watford are 9% 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: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

61-75 9

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

31-45 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

61-75 1

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

645

458

Passes Accurate

594

393

Passes %

92%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

40'

40' V. Kompany

43'

43' A. Nyom

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Jesús Navas

1st substitution · For: Samir Nasri

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Sterling

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Sagna

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Fernandinho

Normal Goal · Assist: David Silva

63'

63' S. Prödl

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Almen Abdi

1st substitution · For: I. Anya

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ O. Ighalo

2nd substitution · For: M. Layún

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ David Silva

2nd substitution · For: F. Delph

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ É. Capoue

3rd substitution · For: Benjamin Watson

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Sterling

3rd substitution · For: K. Ịheanachọ

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

Manchester City beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, 29 August 2015 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mark Clattenburg. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. V. Kompany received a yellow card for Manchester City at 40'. A. Nyom received a yellow card for Watford at 43'.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Jesús Navas replacing Samir Nasri. Manchester City took the lead at 47' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to B. Sagna, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 56' when Fernandinho scored, with the assist credited to David Silva, making the score 2-0. S. Prödl received a yellow card for Watford at 63'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 63', with Almen Abdi replacing I. Anya. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 72', with O. Ighalo replacing M. Layún. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with David Silva replacing F. Delph. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 76', with É. Capoue replacing Benjamin Watson. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 89', with R. Sterling replacing K. Ịheanachọ.

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