Watford vs Aston Villa

Watford

3 - 2

Aston Villa

🕒 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Watford 19 · Aston Villa 14

Referee Stats

Mike Dean

26 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	35%
Draws	31%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Aston Villa controlled possession (62%).
Watford had the sharper finishing (7-2 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

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 25

Avg: 1.21 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.16

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

1.16

0.89

1.21

2.42

1.32

68%

O2.5

58%

BTTS

47%

26%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Watford rank19th

Aston Villa rank14th

Watford points23

Aston Villa points45

Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43

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

Aston Villa: #14 · 45 pts · GD -2

47 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-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.

Aston Villa last 5 away

L W D L L

Points4/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

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%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home58%

Watford clean sheet at home5%

Aston Villa score away74%

Aston Villa clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%

Watford win after scoring first40%

Aston Villa score first47%

Aston Villa win after scoring first78%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 8% · Aston Villa 0%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 20.6' · Aston Villa 31.6'

Vs league average

Watford score at home0.89 vs 1.51

Watford concede at home2.42 vs 1.31

Aston Villa score away1.21 vs 1.31

Aston Villa concede away1.32 vs 1.51

Watford score 41% below league average, while Aston Villa score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 85% above league average at home, and Aston Villa are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.33 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

317

508

Passes Accurate

234

435

Passes %

74%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Dennis

Normal Goal

23'

23' J. Kucka

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

I. Sarr

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Dennis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Targett

1st substitution · For: J. Ramsey

54'

54' T. Mings

55'

55' K. Sema

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. El Ghazi

2nd substitution · For: L. Bailey

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Dennis

1st substitution · For: C. Hernández

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

C. Hernández

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Cleverley

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Kucka

2nd substitution · For: D. Gosling

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. McGinn

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Bailey

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ E. Buendía

3rd substitution · For: B. Traoré

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Cleverley

3rd substitution · For: T. Deeney

86'

86' O. Etebo

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 3-2

D. Ings

Penalty

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

Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Saturday, 14 August 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Watford took an early lead at 10' when E. Dennis scored, making the score 1-0. J. Kucka received a yellow card for Watford at 23'. Watford extended the lead at 42' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to E. Dennis, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Targett replacing J. Ramsey. T. Mings received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 54'. K. Sema received a yellow card for Watford at 55'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. El Ghazi replacing L. Bailey. Watford made their 1st substitution at 66', with E. Dennis replacing C. Hernández. Watford extended the lead at 67' when C. Hernández scored, with the assist credited to T. Cleverley, making the score 3-0. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Kucka replacing D. Gosling. Aston Villa reduced the deficit at 70' when J. McGinn scored, with the assist credited to L. Bailey, making the score 3-1. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 72', with E. Buendía replacing B. Traoré. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 79', with T. Cleverley replacing T. Deeney. O. Etebo received a yellow card for Watford at 86'. Aston Villa scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+7' when D. Ings converted a penalty, making the score 3-2.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Aston Villa used 3 substitutions. Watford got 3 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Aston Villa controlled possession (62%).
Watford had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	5
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Watford vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season

2021-2022 Season

19 Feb 2022 Aston Villa vs Watford 0 - 1 14 Aug 2021 Watford vs Aston Villa 3 - 2

2019-2020 Season

21 Jan 2020 Aston Villa vs Watford 2 - 1 28 Dec 2019 Watford vs Aston Villa 3 - 0

2015-2016 Season

30 Apr 2016 Watford vs Aston Villa 3 - 2 28 Nov 2015 Aston Villa vs Watford 2 - 3