Watford vs Aston Villa

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 36
Regular Season Table
Watford 13 · Aston Villa 20
Referee Stats
32 matches · 3.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.44
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.16
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 44%
Draws 19%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (18-7).
  • Watford controlled possession (64%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

20 / 19
Avg: 1.05 / 1.00

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-3-15

Goals For / Against

13 / 41
Avg: 0.68 / 2.16

Points

6
Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.26
PPG
0.32
1.05
GF
0.68
1.00
GA
2.16
47%
O2.5
53%
42%
BTTS
47%
26%
Score 1st
21%

League-position context

Watford rank13th
Aston Villa rank20th
Watford points45
Aston Villa points17
Watford: #13 · 45 pts · GD -10
26 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa: #20 · 17 pts · GD -49
54 pts off the top 2. 43 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts from safety.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

D W D L L
Points5/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals2-13
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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home42%
Aston Villa score away53%
Aston Villa clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Aston Villa score first21%
Aston Villa win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 30% · Aston Villa 7%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.4' · Aston Villa 45.8'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.05 vs 1.49
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Aston Villa score away0.68 vs 1.21
Aston Villa concede away2.16 vs 1.49
Watford score 29% below league average, while Aston Villa score 43% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 17% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 45% above 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: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
31-45 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 11
61-75 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
18
7
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
9
2
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
8
4
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
588
332
Passes Accurate
500
245
Passes %
85%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
2
28' ⚽
⚽
28' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
C. Clark
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Westwood
41'
41' L. Bacuna
45'
45' I. Gueye
45+2' ⚽
⚽
45+2' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
Almen Abdi
Normal Goal
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
J. Ayew
Normal Goal · Assist: Rudy Gestede
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ J. Paredes
1st substitution · For: S. Berghuis
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ José Jurado
2nd substitution · For: N. Amrabat
73'
73' A. Cissokho
77'
77' Mark Bunn
78'
78' S. Berghuis
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ J. Ayew
1st substitution · For: C. Sánchez
82'
82' Almen Abdi
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ I. Gueye
2nd substitution · For: S. Sinclair
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
T. Deeney
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Berghuis

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

Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Saturday, 30 April 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 28' when C. Clark scored, with the assist credited to A. Westwood, making the score 0-1. L. Bacuna received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 41'. I. Gueye received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45'. Watford leveled the score at 45+2' when Almen Abdi scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Aston Villa took the lead at 48' when J. Ayew scored, with the assist credited to Rudy Gestede, making the score 1-2. Watford made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Paredes replacing S. Berghuis. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 71', with José Jurado replacing N. Amrabat. A. Cissokho received a red card for Aston Villa at 73'. Mark Bunn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 77'. S. Berghuis received a yellow card for Watford at 78'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 79', with J. Ayew replacing C. Sánchez. Almen Abdi received a yellow card for Watford at 82'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 88', with I. Gueye replacing S. Sinclair. Watford found a late equaliser at 90' when T. Deeney scored, with the assist credited to S. Berghuis, making the score 2-2.

Watford used 2 substitutions while Aston Villa used 2 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (18-7).
  • Watford controlled possession (64%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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