Manchester United vs Watford

Manchester United

1 - 0

Watford

🕒 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 5 · Watford 13

Referee Stats

Mike Jones

27 matches · 3.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.15
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	30%
Home wins	37%
Draws	26%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-13).
Manchester United controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

27 / 9

Avg: 1.42 / 0.47

Points

Avg: 2.16

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

2.16

PPG

1.11

1.42

1.05

0.47

1.63

37%

O2.5

47%

32%

BTTS

47%

58%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester United rank5th

Watford rank13th

Manchester United points66

Watford points45

Manchester United: #5 · 66 pts · GD +14

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 United last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-2

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 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 United trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

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 United score at home74%

Manchester United clean sheet at home63%

Watford score away63%

Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first58%

Manchester United win after scoring first91%

Watford score first42%

Watford win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 50% · Watford 18%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 41.8' · Watford 17.8'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.42 vs 1.49

Manchester United concede at home0.47 vs 1.21

Watford score away1.05 vs 1.21

Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.49

Manchester United score 5% below league average, while Watford score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 61% below league average at home, and Watford are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 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

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

504

307

Passes Accurate

395

209

Passes %

78%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' T. Fosu-Mensah

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Rojo

1st substitution · For: M. Darmian

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Almen Abdi

1st substitution · For: Mario Suárez

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ O. Ighalo

2nd substitution · For: N. Amrabat

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Ander Herrera

2nd substitution · For: J. Lingard

82'

82' M. Britos

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Mata

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ V. Behrami

3rd substitution · For: I. Anya

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Mata

3rd substitution · For: P. McNair

90'

90' N. Amrabat

Manchester United vs Watford 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Watford 1-0 on Wednesday, 02 March 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Jones. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. T. Fosu-Mensah received a yellow card for Manchester United at 23'.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 70', with M. Rojo replacing M. Darmian. Watford made their 1st substitution at 70', with Almen Abdi replacing Mario Suárez. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 75', with O. Ighalo replacing N. Amrabat. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Ander Herrera replacing J. Lingard. M. Britos received a yellow card for Watford at 82'. Manchester United took the lead at 83' when Mata scored, making the score 1-0. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 86', with V. Behrami replacing I. Anya. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Mata replacing P. McNair. N. Amrabat received a yellow card for Watford at 90'.

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