Manchester United vs Watford

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 6 · Watford 17
Referee Stats
29 matches · 4.21 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.21
Reds avg 0.03
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 62%
Draws 24%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (22-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (57%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (11-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-10-1

Goals For / Against

26 / 12
Avg: 1.37 / 0.63

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-3-13

Goals For / Against

15 / 39
Avg: 0.79 / 2.05

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
0.63
1.37
GF
0.79
0.63
GA
2.05
21%
O2.5
42%
58%
BTTS
37%
58%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Manchester United rank6th
Watford rank17th
Manchester United points69
Watford points40
Manchester United: #6 · 69 pts · GD +25
17 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 29 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.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals6-2
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
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 United trend breakdown

Over 2.521%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

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 United score at home84%
Manchester United clean sheet at home42%
Watford score away42%
Watford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first58%
Manchester United win after scoring first64%
Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 80% · Watford 8%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 35.3' · Watford 33.0'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.37 vs 1.60
Manchester United concede at home0.63 vs 1.20
Watford score away0.79 vs 1.20
Watford concede away2.05 vs 1.60
Manchester United score 14% below league average, while Watford score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 47% below league average at home, and Watford are 28% 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: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 1
61-75 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
11
3
Total Shots
22
9
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
12
3
Shots Outside Box
10
6
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
5
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
9
Total Passes
587
426
Passes Accurate
496
327
Passes %
84%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
32'
32' Goal · 1-0
Mata
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Martial
46'
46' M. Britos
1st substitution · For: Daryl Janmaat
60'
60' Goal · 2-0
A. Martial
Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Ibrahimović
72'
72' Mata
1st substitution · For: M. Fellaini
74'
74' M. Zárate
2nd substitution · For: S. Okaka
81'
81' A. Martial
2nd substitution · For: M. Rashford
83'
83' C. Cathcart
3rd substitution · For: I. Success
89'
89' H. Mkhitaryan
3rd substitution · For: J. Lingard
90'
90' A. Valencia

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

Manchester United beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, 11 February 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Madley. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 32' when Mata scored, with the assist credited to A. Martial, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Britos replacing Daryl Janmaat. Manchester United extended the lead at 60' when A. Martial scored, with the assist credited to Z. Ibrahimović, making the score 2-0. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 72', with Mata replacing M. Fellaini. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 74', with M. Zárate replacing S. Okaka. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 81', with A. Martial replacing M. Rashford. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 83', with C. Cathcart replacing I. Success. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 89', with H. Mkhitaryan replacing J. Lingard. A. Valencia received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90'.

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

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (22-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (57%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (11-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins8
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)

Manchester United vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season