Watford vs Leicester

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🕒 Sun, 15 May 2022 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Watford 19 · Leicester 8
Referee Stats
9 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.67
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-13).
  • Leicester controlled possession (59%).
  • Leicester had the sharper finishing (5-7 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
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 36
Avg: 1.47 / 1.89

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

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
0.95
0.89
GF
1.47
2.42
GA
1.89
68%
O2.5
63%
58%
BTTS
84%
26%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Watford rank19th
Leicester rank8th
Watford points23
Leicester points52
Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43
69 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.
Leicester: #8 · 52 pts · GD +3
40 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
29-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.

Leicester last 5 away

D W L D L
Points5/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-8
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.

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%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS84%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home58%
Watford clean sheet at home5%
Leicester score away89%
Leicester clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first40%
Leicester score first42%
Leicester win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 8% · Leicester 36%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 20.6' · Leicester 20.0'

Vs league average

Watford score at home0.89 vs 1.51
Watford concede at home2.42 vs 1.31
Leicester score away1.47 vs 1.31
Leicester concede away1.89 vs 1.51
Watford score 41% below league average, while Leicester score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 85% above league average at home, and Leicester are 25% above 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: 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

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
31-45 8
46-60 8
76-90+ 8
0-15 7
61-75 6

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
7
Total Shots
13
13
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
0
0
Shots Inside Box
11
10
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
4
6
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
351
526
Passes Accurate
273
449
Passes %
78%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
6'
6' Goal · 1-0
João Pedro
Normal Goal
18'
18' Goal · 1-1
J. Maddison
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Tielemans
22'
22' Goal · 1-2
J. Vardy
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Maddison
46'
46' D. Gosling
1st substitution · For: H. Kamara
46'
46' N. Mendy
1st substitution · For: M. Albrighton
46'
46' Goal · 1-3
H. Barnes
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Albrighton
55'
55' Y. Tielemans
57'
57' J. Evans
2nd substitution · For: D. Amartey
70'
70' Goal · 1-4
J. Vardy
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Barnes
81'
81' K. Sema
2nd substitution · For: O. Etebo
81'
81' J. Vardy
3rd substitution · For: P. Daka
86'
86' Goal · 1-5
H. Barnes
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Maddison

Watford vs Leicester 1-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leicester beat Watford 5-1 on Sunday, 15 May 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Watford took an early lead at 6' when João Pedro scored, making the score 1-0. Leicester leveled the score at 18' when J. Maddison scored, with the assist credited to Y. Tielemans, making the score 1-1. Leicester took the lead at 22' when J. Vardy scored, with the assist credited to J. Maddison, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Gosling replacing H. Kamara. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Mendy replacing M. Albrighton. Leicester extended the lead at 46' when H. Barnes scored, with the assist credited to M. Albrighton, making the score 1-3. Y. Tielemans received a yellow card for Leicester at 55'. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Evans replacing D. Amartey. Leicester extended the lead at 70' when J. Vardy scored, with the assist credited to H. Barnes, making the score 1-4. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 81', with K. Sema replacing O. Etebo. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Vardy replacing P. Daka. Leicester extended the lead at 86' when H. Barnes scored, with the assist credited to J. Maddison, making the score 1-5.

Watford used 2 substitutions while Leicester used 3 substitutions. Leicester got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-13).
  • Leicester controlled possession (59%).
  • Leicester had the sharper finishing (5-7 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