Manchester United vs Watford

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Attwell 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 32
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 6 · Watford 11
Referee Stats
20 matches · 3.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.15
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 50%
Draws 10%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (8-20).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 25
Avg: 1.74 / 1.32

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-5-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 31
Avg: 1.37 / 1.63

Points

23
Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.21
1.74
GF
1.37
1.32
GA
1.63
68%
O2.5
58%
74%
BTTS
58%
53%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Manchester United rank6th
Watford rank11th
Manchester United points66
Watford points50
Manchester United: #6 · 66 pts · GD +11
31 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #11 · 50 pts · GD -7
47 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals5-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-14
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 2.568%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home74%
Manchester United clean sheet at home11%
Watford score away68%
Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first53%
Manchester United win after scoring first80%
Watford score first53%
Watford win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 57% · Watford 25%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 17.9' · Watford 24.9'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.74 vs 1.57
Manchester United concede at home1.32 vs 1.25
Watford score away1.37 vs 1.25
Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.57
Manchester United score 11% above league average, while Watford score 9% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 5% above league average at home, and Watford are 4% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 8
61-75 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
61-75 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 1

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
0-15 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
8
Total Shots
8
20
Shots off Goal
1
6
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
5
11
Shots Outside Box
3
9
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
14
9
Offsides
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
7
3
Total Passes
431
399
Passes Accurate
340
323
Passes %
79%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
17'
17' W. Hughes
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
M. Rashford
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Shaw
55'
55' Daryl Janmaat
1st substitution · For: Kiko Femenía
63'
63' Mata
1st substitution · For: J. Lingard
63'
63' Ander Herrera
2nd substitution · For: Andreas Pereira
72'
72' Goal · 2-0
A. Martial
Normal Goal
73'
73' Deulofeu
2nd substitution · For: A. Gray
77'
77' A. Martial
3rd substitution · For: M. Rojo
81'
81' W. Hughes
3rd substitution · For: I. Success
82'
82' A. Masina
90'
90' Andreas Pereira
90'
90' Goal · 2-1
A. Doucouré
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Success

Manchester United vs Watford 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, 30 March 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Stuart Attwell. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: W. Hughes received a yellow card for Watford at 17'. Manchester United took the lead at 28' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to L. Shaw, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 55', with Daryl Janmaat replacing Kiko Femenía. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 63', with Mata replacing J. Lingard. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Ander Herrera replacing Andreas Pereira. Manchester United extended the lead at 72' when A. Martial scored, making the score 2-0. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Deulofeu replacing A. Gray. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 77', with A. Martial replacing M. Rojo. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 81', with W. Hughes replacing I. Success. A. Masina received a yellow card for Watford at 82'. Andreas Pereira received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90'. Watford scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when A. Doucouré scored, with the assist credited to I. Success, making the score 2-1.

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

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (8-20).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-8 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