Watford vs Brighton

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 11 Aug 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Jonathan Moss 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Watford 11 · Brighton 17
Referee Stats
27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.74
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 63%
Draws 7%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28
Avg: 1.37 / 1.47

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

16 / 32
Avg: 0.84 / 1.68

Points

13
Avg: 0.68

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
0.68
1.37
GF
0.84
1.47
GA
1.68
68%
O2.5
53%
63%
BTTS
53%
42%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Watford rank11th
Brighton rank17th
Watford points50
Brighton points36
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.
Brighton: #17 · 36 pts · GD -25
61 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals7-9
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.

Brighton last 5 away

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-6
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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%
Watford clean sheet at home21%
Brighton score away58%
Brighton clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first42%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Brighton score first26%
Brighton win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 20% · Brighton 23%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 32.5' · Brighton 22.6'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.37 vs 1.57
Watford concede at home1.47 vs 1.25
Brighton score away0.84 vs 1.25
Brighton concede away1.68 vs 1.57
Watford score 13% below league average, while Brighton score 33% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 18% above league average at home, and Brighton are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
16-30 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
0
Total Shots
19
6
Shots off Goal
9
5
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
7
1
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
10
16
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
437
385
Passes Accurate
328
297
Passes %
75%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
18'
18' D. Stephens
26' ↑↓
↑↓
26' ⇄ Bruno Saltor
1st substitution · For: G. Bong
35' ⚽
⚽
35' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Pereyra
Normal Goal · Assist: José Holebas
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
R. Pereyra
Normal Goal · Assist: José Holebas
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ P. Groß
2nd substitution · For: Y. Bissouma
64'
64' É. Capoue
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ S. March
3rd substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh
73'
73' José Holebas
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Gray
1st substitution · For: I. Success
81'
81' Bernardo
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ W. Hughes
2nd substitution · For: K. Sema
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ R. Pereyra
3rd substitution · For: Kiko Femenía

Watford vs Brighton 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Watford beat Brighton 2-0 on Saturday, 11 August 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jonathan Moss. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: D. Stephens received a yellow card for Brighton at 18'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 26', with Bruno Saltor replacing G. Bong. Watford took the lead at 35' when R. Pereyra scored, with the assist credited to José Holebas, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Watford extended the lead at 54' when R. Pereyra scored, with the assist credited to José Holebas, making the score 2-0. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 60', with P. Groß replacing Y. Bissouma. É. Capoue received a yellow card for Watford at 64'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 71', with S. March replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. José Holebas received a yellow card for Watford at 73'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 74', with A. Gray replacing I. Success. Bernardo received a yellow card for Brighton at 81'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 81', with W. Hughes replacing K. Sema. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 87', with R. Pereyra replacing Kiko Femenía.

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

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals1 (12.5%)
BTTS1 (12.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Watford vs Brighton Head-to-Head History by Season