Watford vs Liverpool

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Watford 19 · Liverpool 1
Referee Stats
32 matches · 3.28 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.28
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.09
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 34%
Draws 25%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (71%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-6-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 27
Avg: 1.16 / 1.42

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

7
Liverpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-2-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 17
Avg: 1.74 / 0.89

Points

44
Avg: 2.32

Clean Sheets

8

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

1.26
PPG
2.32
1.16
GF
1.74
1.42
GA
0.89
68%
O2.5
68%
47%
BTTS
47%
32%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Watford rank19th
Liverpool rank1st
Watford points34
Liverpool points99
Watford: #19 · 34 pts · GD -28
47 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
Liverpool: #1 · 99 pts · GD +52
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 64 pts clear of the relegation zone.
65-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L W W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals6-10
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Liverpool last 5 away

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals7-8
Record2-1-2
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%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home37%
Liverpool score away84%
Liverpool clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first32%
Watford win after scoring first67%
Liverpool score first63%
Liverpool win after scoring first92%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 44% · Liverpool 67%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.7' · Liverpool 35.8'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.16 vs 1.52
Watford concede at home1.42 vs 1.21
Liverpool score away1.74 vs 1.21
Liverpool concede away0.89 vs 1.52
Watford score 24% below league average, while Liverpool score 44% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 18% above league average at home, and Liverpool are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS0%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3

Liverpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 7
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
14
7
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
29%
71%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
4
8
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
299
732
Passes Accurate
198
620
Passes %
66%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
37' ↑↓
↑↓
37' ⇄ Deulofeu
1st substitution · For: R. Pereyra
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
I. Sarr
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Doucouré
60' ⚽
⚽
60' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
I. Sarr
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Deeney
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ G. Wijnaldum
1st substitution · For: A. Lallana
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
2nd substitution · For: D. Origi
72' ⚽
⚽
72' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
T. Deeney
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Sarr
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ Roberto Firmino
3rd substitution · For: T. Minamino
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ I. Sarr
2nd substitution · For: I. Pussetto
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ A. Doucouré
3rd substitution · For: N. Chalobah

Watford vs Liverpool 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Watford beat Liverpool 3-0 on Saturday, 29 February 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Watford made their 1st substitution at 37', with Deulofeu replacing R. Pereyra.

Second half: Watford took the lead at 54' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to A. Doucouré, making the score 1-0. Watford extended the lead at 60' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to T. Deeney, making the score 2-0. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 61', with G. Wijnaldum replacing A. Lallana. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 65', with A. Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing D. Origi. Watford extended the lead at 72' when T. Deeney scored, with the assist credited to I. Sarr, making the score 3-0. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Roberto Firmino replacing T. Minamino. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 82', with I. Sarr replacing I. Pussetto. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 89', with A. Doucouré replacing N. Chalobah.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Liverpool used 3 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (71%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals8 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)

Watford vs Liverpool Head-to-Head History by Season