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🕒 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Watford 11 · Manchester City 1
Referee Stats
Paul Tierney
24 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.42
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 42%
Draws 0%
Away wins 58%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-15).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (71%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28
Avg: 1.37 / 1.47

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

38 / 11
Avg: 2.00 / 0.58

Points

44
Avg: 2.32

Clean Sheets

11

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

1.42
PPG
2.32
1.37
GF
2.00
1.47
GA
0.58
68%
O2.5
47%
63%
BTTS
37%
42%
Score 1st
79%

League-position context

Watford rank11th
Manchester City rank1st
Watford points50
Manchester City points98
Watford: #11 · 50 pts · GD -7
47 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester City: #1 · 98 pts · GD +72
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 46 pts above the play-off edge. 62 pts clear of the relegation zone.
48-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals7-9
Record1-1-3
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.

Manchester City last 5 away

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals12-2
Record5-0-0
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 2.568%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%
Watford clean sheet at home21%
Manchester City score away89%
Manchester City clean sheet away58%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first42%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Manchester City score first79%
Manchester City win after scoring first87%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 20% · Manchester City 67%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 32.5' · Manchester City 25.7'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.37 vs 1.57
Watford concede at home1.47 vs 1.25
Manchester City score away2.00 vs 1.25
Manchester City concede away0.58 vs 1.57
Watford score 13% below league average, while Manchester City score 60% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 18% above league average at home, and Manchester City are 63% 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: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
16-30 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
61-75 8
46-60 7
31-45 6
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
16-30 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
7
Total Shots
11
15
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
8
12
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
29%
71%
Corner Kicks
3
11
Fouls
4
8
Offsides
4
6
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
5
Total Passes
308
714
Passes Accurate
204
627
Passes %
66%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
40' ⚽
⚽
40' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
L. Sané
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Mahrez
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
R. Mahrez
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Jesus
52' ↑↓
↑↓
52' ⇄ W. Hughes
1st substitution · For: Domingos Quina
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ N. Chalobah
2nd substitution · For: Deulofeu
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ David Silva
1st substitution · For: İ. Gündoğan
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ I. Success
3rd substitution · For: A. Gray
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ V. Kompany
2nd substitution · For: N. Otamendi
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
A. Doucouré
Normal Goal
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ Gabriel Jesus
3rd substitution · For: Aymeric Laporte
90'
90' Ederson

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

Manchester City beat Watford 2-1 on Tuesday, 04 December 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 40' when L. Sané scored, with the assist credited to R. Mahrez, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 51' when R. Mahrez scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Jesus, making the score 0-2. Watford made their 1st substitution at 52', with W. Hughes replacing Domingos Quina. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 63', with N. Chalobah replacing Deulofeu. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 73', with David Silva replacing İ. Gündoğan. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 75', with I. Success replacing A. Gray. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 83', with V. Kompany replacing N. Otamendi. Watford reduced the deficit at 85' when A. Doucouré scored, making the score 1-2. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Gabriel Jesus replacing Aymeric Laporte. Ederson received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90'.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-15).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (71%).

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

2021-2022 Season
23 Apr 2022 Manchester City vs Watford 5 - 1 04 Dec 2021 Watford vs Manchester City 1 - 3
2019-2020 Season
21 Jul 2020 Watford vs Manchester City 0 - 4 21 Sep 2019 Manchester City vs Watford 8 - 0
2018-2019 Season
09 Mar 2019 Manchester City vs Watford 3 - 1 04 Dec 2018 Watford vs Manchester City 1 - 2
2017-2018 Season
02 Jan 2018 Manchester City vs Watford 3 - 1 16 Sep 2017 Watford vs Manchester City 0 - 6
2016-2017 Season
21 May 2017 Watford vs Manchester City 0 - 5 14 Dec 2016 Manchester City vs Watford 2 - 0
2015-2016 Season
02 Jan 2016 Watford vs Manchester City 1 - 2 29 Aug 2015 Manchester City vs Watford 2 - 0