Watford vs Leicester

Watford

2 - 1

Leicester

🕒 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Watford 14 · Leicester 9

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

15 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	47%
Draws	20%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-11).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Leicester had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 31

Avg: 1.42 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 38

Avg: 1.63 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

1.05

1.42

1.63

2.00

63%

O2.5

68%

63%

BTTS

74%

53%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Watford rank14th

Leicester rank9th

Watford points41

Leicester points47

Watford: #14 · 41 pts · GD -20

40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Leicester: #9 · 47 pts · GD -4

34 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

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

L L L W W

Points6/15

Weighted index20

Goals11-13

Record2-0-3

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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%

Watford clean sheet at home26%

Leicester score away79%

Leicester clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first53%

Watford win after scoring first50%

Leicester score first37%

Leicester win after scoring first29%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 43% · Leicester 40%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 31.7' · Leicester 25.6'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.42 vs 1.53

Watford concede at home1.63 vs 1.15

Leicester score away1.63 vs 1.15

Leicester concede away2.00 vs 1.53

Watford score 7% below league average, while Leicester score 42% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 42% above league average at home, and Leicester are 31% 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: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 6

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

31-45 7

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 8

0-15 7

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

355

359

Passes Accurate

234

244

Passes %

66%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' H. Maguire

8' Benjamin Watson

13'

13' C. Kabasele

30'

30' A. Dragović

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Mahrez

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Albrighton

44' ↑↓

↑↓

44' ⇄ R. Pereyra

1st substitution · For: S. Okaka

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Wagué

Normal Goal

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Schmeichel

Own Goal

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Dragović

1st substitution · For: D. Gray

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Okazaki

2nd substitution · For: I. Slimani

81'

81' A. King

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. King

3rd substitution · For: L. Ulloa

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Benjamin Watson

2nd substitution · For: S. Prödl

88'

88' M. Zeegelaar

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Carrillo

3rd substitution · For: J. Sinclair

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

Watford beat Leicester 2-1 on Tuesday, 26 December 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: H. Maguire received a yellow card for Leicester at 4'. Benjamin Watson received a yellow card for Watford at 8'. C. Kabasele received a yellow card for Watford at 13'. A. Dragović received a yellow card for Leicester at 30'. Leicester took the lead at 37' when R. Mahrez scored, with the assist credited to M. Albrighton, making the score 0-1. Watford made their 1st substitution at 44', with R. Pereyra replacing S. Okaka. Watford leveled the score at 45' when M. Wagué scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Watford took the lead at 65' when K. Schmeichel scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 73', with A. Dragović replacing D. Gray. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 73', with S. Okazaki replacing I. Slimani. A. King received a yellow card for Leicester at 81'. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. King replacing L. Ulloa. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 87', with Benjamin Watson replacing S. Prödl. M. Zeegelaar received a yellow card for Watford at 88'. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 90', with A. Carrillo replacing J. Sinclair.

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