Watford vs Newcastle

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Marriner 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Watford 13 · Newcastle 18
Referee Stats
25 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.56
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.32
Over 4.5 cards 32%
Home wins 48%
Draws 32%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

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
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

12 / 41
Avg: 0.63 / 2.16

Points

9
Avg: 0.47

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

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
0.47
1.05
GF
0.63
1.00
GA
2.16
47%
O2.5
53%
42%
BTTS
42%
26%
Score 1st
16%

League-position context

Watford rank13th
Newcastle rank18th
Watford points45
Newcastle points37
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.
Newcastle: #18 · 37 pts · GD -21
34 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
8-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.

Newcastle last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
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 2.547%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home42%
Newcastle score away47%
Newcastle clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Newcastle score first16%
Newcastle win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 30% · Newcastle 14%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.4' · Newcastle 18.3'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.05 vs 1.49
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Newcastle score away0.63 vs 1.21
Newcastle concede away2.16 vs 1.49
Watford score 29% below league average, while Newcastle score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 17% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 45% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS100%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 13
76-90+ 8
0-15 7
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
7
8
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
10
10
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
2
7
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
473
431
Passes Accurate
356
310
Passes %
75%
72%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
46' ⚽
⚽
46' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
O. Ighalo
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Deeney
51'
51' C. Mbemba
56'
56' V. Behrami
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
C. Cathcart
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Ighalo
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ R. Aarons
1st substitution · For: Yoan Gouffran
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ H. Saivet
2nd substitution · For: Ayoze Pérez
68'
68' M. Britos
71' ⚽
⚽
71' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
J. Lascelles
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Shelvey
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ José Jurado
1st substitution · For: Almen Abdi
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ F. Coloccini
3rd substitution · For: E. Rivière
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ J. Paredes
2nd substitution · For: A. Nyom
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ T. Deeney
3rd substitution · For: N. Amrabat

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

Watford beat Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday, 23 January 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andre Marriner. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Watford took the lead at 46' when O. Ighalo scored, with the assist credited to T. Deeney, making the score 1-0. C. Mbemba received a yellow card for Newcastle at 51'. V. Behrami received a yellow card for Watford at 56'. Watford extended the lead at 58' when C. Cathcart scored, with the assist credited to O. Ighalo, making the score 2-0. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 59', with R. Aarons replacing Yoan Gouffran. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 59', with H. Saivet replacing Ayoze Pérez. M. Britos received a yellow card for Watford at 68'. Newcastle reduced the deficit at 71' when J. Lascelles scored, with the assist credited to J. Shelvey, making the score 2-1. Watford made their 1st substitution at 77', with José Jurado replacing Almen Abdi. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 88', with F. Coloccini replacing E. Rivière. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 89', with J. Paredes replacing A. Nyom. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with T. Deeney replacing N. Amrabat.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 3 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards, while Newcastle got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS5 (100.0%)

Watford vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season