Watford vs Manchester City

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🕒 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Watford 13 · Manchester City 4
Referee Stats
29 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.45
Reds avg 0.03
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 28%
Home wins 34%
Draws 34%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-16).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

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
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 20
Avg: 1.26 / 1.05

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

6

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
1.47
1.05
GF
1.26
1.00
GA
1.05
47%
O2.5
47%
42%
BTTS
37%
26%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Watford rank13th
Manchester City rank4th
Watford points45
Manchester City points66
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.
Manchester City: #4 · 66 pts · GD +30
5 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-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.

Manchester City last 5 away

D L D W W
Points8/15
Weighted index38
Goals11-6
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.

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%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home42%
Manchester City score away68%
Manchester City clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Manchester City score first53%
Manchester City win after scoring first70%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 30% · Manchester City 20%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.4' · Manchester City 31.4'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.05 vs 1.49
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Manchester City score away1.26 vs 1.21
Manchester City concede away1.05 vs 1.49
Watford score 29% below league average, while Manchester City score 5% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 17% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals5.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.40 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

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 6
16-30 4
46-60 4
31-45 2
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
12
16
Shots off Goal
6
7
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
6
8
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
410
436
Passes Accurate
296
328
Passes %
72%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
1
Away
3
38'
38' A. Nyom
55'
55' Goal · 1-0
A. Kolarov
Own Goal
60'
60' R. Sterling
1st substitution · For: Jesús Navas
75'
75' E. Mangala
2nd substitution · For: W. Bony
80'
80' José Jurado
1st substitution · For: A. Guédioura
82'
82' Goal · 1-1
Yaya Touré
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kolarov
84'
84' Goal · 1-2
S. Agüero
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Sagna
86'
86' S. Agüero
3rd substitution · For: M. Demichelis

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

Manchester City beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, 02 January 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Nyom received a yellow card for Watford at 38'.

Second half: Watford took the lead at 55' when A. Kolarov scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 60', with R. Sterling replacing Jesús Navas. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with E. Mangala replacing W. Bony. Watford made their 1st substitution at 80', with José Jurado replacing A. Guédioura. Manchester City leveled the score at 82' when Yaya Touré scored, with the assist credited to A. Kolarov, making the score 1-1. Manchester City took the lead at 84' when S. Agüero scored, with the assist credited to B. Sagna, making the score 1-2. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 86', with S. Agüero replacing M. Demichelis.

Watford used 1 substitution while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Watford got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-16).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins12
Over 2.5 Goals10 (83.3%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Watford vs Manchester City Head-to-Head History by Season