Watford vs Chelsea

Watford

1 - 2

Chelsea

🕒 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Watford 11 · Chelsea 3

Referee Stats

Martin Atkinson

29 matches · 3.14 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.14
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	31%
Draws	28%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Chelsea controlled possession (65%).
Chelsea had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28

Avg: 1.37 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.58

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

1.42

PPG

1.58

1.37

1.26

1.47

1.42

68%

O2.5

63%

BTTS

42%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Watford rank11th

Chelsea rank3rd

Watford points50

Chelsea points72

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.

Chelsea: #3 · 72 pts · GD +24

25 pts off the top 2. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-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.

Chelsea last 5 away

D D L W L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

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%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%

Watford clean sheet at home21%

Chelsea score away63%

Chelsea clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first42%

Watford win after scoring first100%

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first89%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 20% · Chelsea 25%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 32.5' · Chelsea 34.9'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.37 vs 1.57

Watford concede at home1.47 vs 1.25

Chelsea score away1.26 vs 1.25

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.57

Watford score 13% below league average, while Chelsea score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 18% above league average at home, and Chelsea are 9% 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: 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

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

392

729

Passes Accurate

305

646

Passes %

78%

89%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ↑↓

↑↓

16' ⇄ C. Kabasele

1st substitution · For: A. Mariappa

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ Pedro

1st substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Hazard

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Kovačić

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Pereyra

Normal Goal · Assist: José Holebas

58'

58' B. Foster

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 1-2

E. Hazard

Penalty

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Sema

2nd substitution · For: Domingos Quina

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Kovačić

2nd substitution · For: R. Barkley

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Deulofeu

3rd substitution · For: I. Success

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi

3rd substitution · For: Emerson

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

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 on Wednesday, 26 December 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 16', with C. Kabasele replacing A. Mariappa. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 43', with Pedro replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Chelsea took the lead at 45+1' when E. Hazard scored, with the assist credited to M. Kovačić, making the score 0-1. Watford leveled the score at 45+3' when R. Pereyra scored, with the assist credited to José Holebas, making the score 1-1.

Second half: B. Foster received a yellow card for Watford at 58'. Chelsea took the lead at 58' when E. Hazard converted a penalty, making the score 1-2. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 67', with K. Sema replacing Domingos Quina. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 80', with M. Kovačić replacing R. Barkley. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Deulofeu replacing I. Success. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 85', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing Emerson.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Chelsea used 3 substitutions. Watford got 1 yellow card.