Southampton vs Watford

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🕒 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Graham Scott 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Southampton 15 · Watford 19
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.42
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.58
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 50%
Draws 8%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Southampton controlled possession (63%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Southampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 24
Avg: 1.21 / 1.26

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.32
PPG
0.79
1.21
GF
0.89
1.26
GA
1.63
42%
O2.5
42%
58%
BTTS
42%
68%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Southampton rank15th
Watford rank19th
Southampton points40
Watford points23
Southampton: #15 · 40 pts · GD -24
52 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 2 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.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Southampton last 5 home

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-12
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.

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.

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 37%

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

Southampton score at home84%
Southampton clean sheet at home32%
Watford score away47%
Watford clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first68%
Southampton win after scoring first46%
Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 40% · Watford 15%
Avg first goal minute: Southampton 23.4' · Watford 36.0'

Vs league average

Southampton score at home1.21 vs 1.51
Southampton concede at home1.26 vs 1.31
Watford score away0.89 vs 1.31
Watford concede away1.63 vs 1.51
Southampton score 20% below league average, while Watford score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Southampton are 3% below league average at home, and Watford are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Southampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
16-30 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2

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
7
5
Total Shots
13
9
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
11
3
Fouls
8
12
Offsides
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
498
306
Passes Accurate
386
203
Passes %
78%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
14'
14' Goal · 0-1
C. Hernández
Normal Goal
34'
34' Goal · 0-2
C. Hernández
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kucka
45'
45' Goal · 1-2
M. Elyounoussi
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Adams
46'
46' W. Smallbone
1st substitution · For: A. Broja
48'
48' R. Perraud
60'
60' C. Hernández
65'
65' Oriol Romeu
74'
74' Oriol Romeu
2nd substitution · For: N. Redmond
76'
76' J. Bednarek
86'
86' M. Sissoko
87'
87' E. Dennis
1st substitution · For: J. King
90'
90' Penalty Goal · 2-2
J. Bednarek
Penalty cancelled
90+1'
90+1' Kiko Femenía
2nd substitution · For: C. Cathcart
90+4'
90+4' A. Broja
3rd substitution · For: S. Long
90+7'
90+7' C. Hernández
3rd substitution · For: K. Sema

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

Watford beat Southampton 2-1 on Sunday, 13 March 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Graham Scott. It was played at St. Mary's Stadium.

First half: Watford took the lead at 14' when C. Hernández scored, making the score 0-1. Watford extended the lead at 34' when C. Hernández scored, with the assist credited to J. Kucka, making the score 0-2. Southampton reduced the deficit at 45' when M. Elyounoussi scored, with the assist credited to C. Adams, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Southampton made their 1st substitution at 46', with W. Smallbone replacing A. Broja. R. Perraud received a yellow card for Southampton at 48'. C. Hernández received a yellow card for Watford at 60'. Oriol Romeu received a yellow card for Southampton at 65'. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Oriol Romeu replacing N. Redmond. J. Bednarek received a yellow card for Southampton at 76'. M. Sissoko received a yellow card for Watford at 86'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 87', with E. Dennis replacing J. King. Southampton found a late equaliser at 90' when J. Bednarek converted a penalty, making the score 2-2. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with Kiko Femenía replacing C. Cathcart. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with A. Broja replacing S. Long. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 90+7', with C. Hernández replacing K. Sema.

Southampton used 3 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions. Southampton got 3 yellow cards, while Watford got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Southampton controlled possession (63%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins5
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Southampton vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season