Watford vs Manchester City

0 - 4
🕒 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Watford 19 · Manchester City 2
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
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (2-26).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (77%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (0-10 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
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-1-7

Goals For / Against

45 / 22
Avg: 2.37 / 1.16

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

7

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
1.79
1.16
GF
2.37
1.42
GA
1.16
68%
O2.5
68%
47%
BTTS
47%
32%
Score 1st
68%

League-position context

Watford rank19th
Manchester City rank2nd
Watford points34
Manchester City points81
Watford: #19 · 34 pts · GD -28
47 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
Manchester City: #2 · 81 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.
47-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.

Manchester City last 5 away

W W L L L
Points6/15
Weighted index60
Goals10-5
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 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home37%
Manchester City score away84%
Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first32%
Watford win after scoring first67%
Manchester City score first68%
Manchester City win after scoring first85%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 44% · Manchester City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.7' · Manchester City 30.7'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.16 vs 1.52
Watford concede at home1.42 vs 1.21
Manchester City score away2.37 vs 1.21
Manchester City concede away1.16 vs 1.52
Watford score 24% below league average, while Manchester City score 96% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 18% above league average at home, and Manchester City are 24% 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: 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

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 9
31-45 8
46-60 8
61-75 7
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
0
10
Total Shots
2
26
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
0
10
Shots Inside Box
2
17
Shots Outside Box
0
9
Ball Possession
23%
77%
Corner Kicks
0
8
Fouls
14
11
Offsides
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
0
Total Passes
232
764
Passes Accurate
154
687
Passes %
66%
90%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
31'
31' Goal · 0-1
R. Sterling
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Walker
40'
40' Goal · 0-2
R. Sterling
Normal Goal
63'
63' Goal · 0-3
P. Foden
Normal Goal
64'
64' R. Sterling
1st substitution · For: R. Mahrez
64'
64' K. Walker
2nd substitution · For: O. Zinchenko
66'
66' Goal · 0-4
Aymeric Laporte
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
67'
67' T. Deeney
1st substitution · For: D. Welbeck
74'
74' Aymeric Laporte
3rd substitution · For: J. Stones
80'
80' A. Mariappa
82'
82' A. Doucouré
2nd substitution · For: N. Chalobah
87'
87' R. Pereyra
3rd substitution · For: A. Masina
90'
90' W. Hughes

Watford vs Manchester City 0-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Watford 4-0 on Tuesday, 21 July 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 31' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to K. Walker, making the score 0-1. Manchester City extended the lead at 40' when R. Sterling scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 63' when P. Foden scored, making the score 0-3. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 64', with R. Sterling replacing R. Mahrez. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. Walker replacing O. Zinchenko. Manchester City extended the lead at 66' when Aymeric Laporte scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 0-4. Watford made their 1st substitution at 67', with T. Deeney replacing D. Welbeck. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Aymeric Laporte replacing J. Stones. A. Mariappa received a yellow card for Watford at 80'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Doucouré replacing N. Chalobah. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 87', with R. Pereyra replacing A. Masina. W. Hughes received a yellow card for Watford at 90'.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (2-26).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (77%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (0-10 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