Watford vs Chelsea

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🕒 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ David Coote 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Watford 19 · Chelsea 3
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.70 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.70
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 55%
Home wins 25%
Draws 35%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-2-15

Goals For / Against

17 / 46
Avg: 0.89 / 2.42

Points

8
Avg: 0.42

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

8
Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

39 / 11
Avg: 2.05 / 0.58

Points

40
Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

3

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
2.11
0.89
GF
2.05
2.42
GA
0.58
68%
O2.5
53%
58%
BTTS
37%
26%
Score 1st
84%

League-position context

Watford rank19th
Chelsea rank3rd
Watford points23
Chelsea points74
Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43
69 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.
Chelsea: #3 · 74 pts · GD +43
18 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
51-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.

Chelsea last 5 away

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals13-3
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home58%
Watford clean sheet at home5%
Chelsea score away84%
Chelsea clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first40%
Chelsea score first84%
Chelsea win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 8% · Chelsea 0%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 20.6' · Chelsea 32.6'

Vs league average

Watford score at home0.89 vs 1.51
Watford concede at home2.42 vs 1.31
Chelsea score away2.05 vs 1.31
Chelsea concede away0.58 vs 1.51
Watford score 41% below league average, while Chelsea score 57% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 85% above league average at home, and Chelsea are 62% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.5100%
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

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
16-30 8
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
31-45 6
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
14
8
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
6
6
Shots Outside Box
8
2
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
6
0
Fouls
18
16
Offsides
3
5
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
399
422
Passes Accurate
276
304
Passes %
69%
72%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
12'
12' A. Masina
1st substitution · For: D. Rose
16'
16' Saúl
30'
30' Goal · 0-1
M. Mount
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Havertz
44'
44' Goal · 1-1
E. Dennis
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sissoko
45'
45' I. Louza
45+2'
45+2' Marcos Alonso
45+5'
45+5' W. Troost-Ekong
46'
46' Saúl
1st substitution · For: Thiago Silva
60'
60' T. Chalobah
2nd substitution · For: H. Ziyech
65'
65' H. Ziyech
69'
69' César Azpilicueta
3rd substitution · For: R. Lukaku
72'
72' Goal · 1-2
H. Ziyech
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Mount
73'
73' I. Louza
2nd substitution · For: J. Kucka
84'
84' D. Rose
84'
84' T. Cleverley
85'
85' T. Cleverley
3rd substitution · For: J. Ngakia

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

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 on Wednesday, 01 December 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by David Coote. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 12', with A. Masina replacing D. Rose. Saúl received a yellow card for Chelsea at 16'. Chelsea took the lead at 30' when M. Mount scored, with the assist credited to K. Havertz, making the score 0-1. Watford leveled the score at 44' when E. Dennis scored, with the assist credited to M. Sissoko, making the score 1-1. I. Louza received a yellow card for Watford at 45'. Marcos Alonso received a yellow card for Chelsea at 45+2'. W. Troost-Ekong received a yellow card for Watford at 45+5'.

Second half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 46', with Saúl replacing Thiago Silva. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 60', with T. Chalobah replacing H. Ziyech. H. Ziyech received a yellow card for Chelsea at 65'. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 69', with César Azpilicueta replacing R. Lukaku. Chelsea took the lead at 72' when H. Ziyech scored, with the assist credited to M. Mount, making the score 1-2. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 73', with I. Louza replacing J. Kucka. D. Rose received a yellow card for Watford at 84'. T. Cleverley received a yellow card for Watford at 84'. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 85', with T. Cleverley replacing J. Ngakia.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Chelsea used 3 substitutions. Watford got 4 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals11 (91.7%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)

Watford vs Chelsea Head-to-Head History by Season