Watford vs Leicester

0 - 1
🕒 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Jonathan Moss 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Watford 13 · Leicester 1
Referee Stats
25 matches · 3.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.08
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.28
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 52%
Draws 20%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-14).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Leicester had the sharper finishing (4-7 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
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-6-2

Goals For / Against

33 / 18
Avg: 1.74 / 0.95

Points

39
Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1

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
2.05
1.05
GF
1.74
1.00
GA
0.95
47%
O2.5
53%
42%
BTTS
63%
26%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Watford rank13th
Leicester rank1st
Watford points45
Leicester points81
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.
Leicester: #1 · 81 pts · GD +32
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
36-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.

Leicester last 5 away

D D W W W
Points11/15
Weighted index60
Goals6-2
Record3-2-0
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 2.547%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home42%
Leicester score away95%
Leicester clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Leicester score first63%
Leicester win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 30% · Leicester 86%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.4' · Leicester 37.3'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.05 vs 1.49
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Leicester score away1.74 vs 1.21
Leicester concede away0.95 vs 1.49
Watford score 29% below league average, while Leicester score 44% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 17% below league average at home, and Leicester are 37% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
31-45 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
7
Total Shots
11
14
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
6
10
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
413
415
Passes Accurate
301
307
Passes %
73%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
29'
29' N. Amrabat
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Okazaki
1st substitution · For: A. King
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Albrighton
2nd substitution · For: J. Schlupp
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
R. Mahrez
Normal Goal
58'
58' N. Aké
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Mario Suárez
1st substitution · For: Almen Abdi
74'
74' C. Fuchs
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. Nyom
2nd substitution · For: I. Anya
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ R. Mahrez
3rd substitution · For: D. Amartey
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ É. Capoue
3rd substitution · For: O. Oularé
90'
90' W. Morgan

Watford vs Leicester 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leicester beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, 05 March 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jonathan Moss. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. N. Amrabat received a yellow card for Watford at 29'.

Second half: Leicester made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Okazaki replacing A. King. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Albrighton replacing J. Schlupp. Leicester took the lead at 56' when R. Mahrez scored, making the score 0-1. N. Aké received a yellow card for Watford at 58'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 65', with Mario Suárez replacing Almen Abdi. C. Fuchs received a yellow card for Leicester at 74'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Nyom replacing I. Anya. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 85', with R. Mahrez replacing D. Amartey. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 88', with É. Capoue replacing O. Oularé. W. Morgan received a yellow card for Leicester at 90'.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-14).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Leicester had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)

Watford vs Leicester Head-to-Head History by Season