Watford vs Arsenal

Watford

2 - 3

Arsenal

🕒 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Watford 19 · Arsenal 5

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

26 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.15
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	35%
Home wins	50%
Draws	15%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-16).
Arsenal controlled possession (57%).
Watford had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-15

Goals For / Against

17 / 46

Avg: 0.89 / 2.42

Points

Avg: 0.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-9

Goals For / Against

26 / 31

Avg: 1.37 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

0.42

PPG

1.47

0.89

1.37

2.42

1.63

68%

O2.5

58%

BTTS

32%

26%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Watford rank19th

Arsenal rank5th

Watford points23

Arsenal points69

Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43

69 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.

Arsenal: #5 · 69 pts · GD +13

23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Watford last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals3-12

Record0-1-4

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.

Arsenal last 5 away

L L W W L

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-9

Record2-0-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home58%

Watford clean sheet at home5%

Arsenal score away58%

Arsenal clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%

Watford win after scoring first40%

Arsenal score first58%

Arsenal win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 8% · Arsenal 13%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 20.6' · Arsenal 21.5'

Vs league average

Watford score at home0.89 vs 1.51

Watford concede at home2.42 vs 1.31

Arsenal score away1.37 vs 1.31

Arsenal concede away1.63 vs 1.51

Watford score 41% below league average, while Arsenal score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 85% above league average at home, and Arsenal are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 11

16-30 10

61-75 7

0-15 6

31-45 4

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

46-60 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

428

556

Passes Accurate

326

469

Passes %

76%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Ødegaard

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Saka

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Hernández

Normal Goal · Assist: Kiko Femenía

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Saka

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lacazette

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

Gabriel Martinelli

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lacazette

58'

58' Cédric Soares

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ I. Louza

1st substitution · For: E. Kayembe

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

1st substitution · For: N. Pépé

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Lacazette

2nd substitution · For: E. Nketiah

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

M. Sissoko

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Hernández

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Cleverley

2nd substitution · For: S. Kalu

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

3rd substitution · For: R. Holding

90+3'

90+3' E. Nketiah

90+6'

90+6' C. Hernández

Watford vs Arsenal 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Watford 3-2 on Sunday, 06 March 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 5' when M. Ødegaard scored, with the assist credited to B. Saka, making the score 0-1. Watford leveled the score at 11' when C. Hernández scored, with the assist credited to Kiko Femenía, making the score 1-1. Arsenal took the lead at 30' when B. Saka scored, with the assist credited to A. Lacazette, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Arsenal extended the lead at 52' when Gabriel Martinelli scored, with the assist credited to A. Lacazette, making the score 1-3. Cédric Soares received a yellow card for Arsenal at 58'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 64', with I. Louza replacing E. Kayembe. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 73', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing N. Pépé. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 80', with A. Lacazette replacing E. Nketiah. Watford reduced the deficit at 87' when M. Sissoko scored, with the assist credited to C. Hernández, making the score 2-3. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 89', with T. Cleverley replacing S. Kalu. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 90', with M. Ødegaard replacing R. Holding. E. Nketiah received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90+3'. C. Hernández received a yellow card for Watford at 90+6'.

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