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Watford
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Manchester City
🕒 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Watford 19 · Manchester City 1
Referee Stats
Simon Hooper
15 matches · 3.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.07
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 27%
Draws 40%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (11-26).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (77%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-13 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
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-4-1

Goals For / Against

41 / 11
Avg: 2.16 / 0.58

Points

46
Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

10

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
2.42
0.89
GF
2.16
2.42
GA
0.58
68%
O2.5
53%
58%
BTTS
42%
26%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Watford rank19th
Manchester City rank1st
Watford points23
Manchester City points93
Watford: #19 · 23 pts · GD -43
69 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.
Manchester City: #1 · 93 pts · GD +73
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 42 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
70-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.

Manchester City last 5 away

D W W W D
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals13-3
Record3-2-0
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%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home58%
Watford clean sheet at home5%
Manchester City score away89%
Manchester City clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first40%
Manchester City score first63%
Manchester City win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 8% · Manchester City 83%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 20.6' · Manchester City 26.5'

Vs league average

Watford score at home0.89 vs 1.51
Watford concede at home2.42 vs 1.31
Manchester City score away2.16 vs 1.31
Manchester City concede away0.58 vs 1.51
Watford score 41% below league average, while Manchester City score 65% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 85% above league average at home, and Manchester City are 62% 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: 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

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 8
0-15 7
46-60 7
61-75 7
31-45 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
13
Total Shots
11
26
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
1
5
Shots Inside Box
6
22
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
23%
77%
Corner Kicks
5
11
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
9
3
Total Passes
239
830
Passes Accurate
157
762
Passes %
66%
92%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
4' ⚽
⚽
4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
R. Sterling
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Foden
7'
7' J. King
31'
31' D. Rose
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
Bernardo Silva
Normal Goal
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ I. Louza
1st substitution · For: C. Hernández
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Cleverley
2nd substitution · For: J. Kucka
63' ⚽
⚽
63' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
Bernardo Silva
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Walker
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ İ. Gündoğan
1st substitution · For: K. De Bruyne
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Grealish
2nd substitution · For: R. Mahrez
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ D. Rose
3rd substitution · For: J. Ngakia
74' ⚽
⚽
74' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
C. Hernández
Normal Goal
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ P. Foden
3rd substitution · For: Gabriel Jesus
85'
85' C. Cathcart

Watford vs Manchester City 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Watford 3-1 on Saturday, 04 December 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 4' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to P. Foden, making the score 0-1. J. King received a yellow card for Watford at 7'. D. Rose received a yellow card for Watford at 31'. Manchester City extended the lead at 31' when Bernardo Silva scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Louza replacing C. Hernández. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Cleverley replacing J. Kucka. Manchester City extended the lead at 63' when Bernardo Silva scored, with the assist credited to K. Walker, making the score 0-3. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 67', with İ. Gündoğan replacing K. De Bruyne. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Grealish replacing R. Mahrez. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 71', with D. Rose replacing J. Ngakia. Watford reduced the deficit at 74' when C. Hernández scored, making the score 1-3. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with P. Foden replacing Gabriel Jesus. C. Cathcart received a yellow card for Watford at 85'.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Watford got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (11-26).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (77%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-13 shots on target).

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