Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Watford FC

Sat 8 Feb 2020 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Ezequiel Schelotto 35' Y

Y 64' Will Hughes

Y 65' Adrian Mariappa

Solomon March 90' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Watford FC — Premier League .

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Andre Marriner
Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC 2019-08-10 Watford FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-02-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Watford FC 2018-08-11 Watford FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
01 Feb	West Ham United FC	A	3–3	D
21 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–3	L
18 Jan	Aston Villa FC	H	1–1	D
11 Jan	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–1	D
01 Feb	Everton FC	H	2–3	L
23 Jan	Tranmere Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
18 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–0	D
12 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Brighton & Hove Albion FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at .
5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
19' A stunning finish from Abdoulaye Doucoure — that came from absolutely nowhere!
24' Jamaica international Adrian Mariappa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Ezequiel Schelotto is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 35.
40' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' A quiet spell here at . Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
57' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Dan Burn has done his job and it is now time for Neal Maupay to step up.
61' Steven Alzate has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pascal Gross on 61 minute.
64' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 64.
65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adrian Mariappa.
70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 477 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' The supporters are chanting for Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He replaces Ezequiel Schelotto on 73 minute.
78' Adrian Mariappa makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Watford FC are in front.
82' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Roberto Pereyra is replaced by Ignacio Pussetto on 82 minute.
86' Gerard Deulofeu makes way for Danny Welbeck at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Solomon March.
It finishes all square. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Watford FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Aaron Mooy
1
Maty Ryan
5
Lewis Dunk C
4
Shane Duffy
20
Solomon March
13
Pascal Gross ↓ Steven Alzate 61'
24
Davy Propper
21
Ezequiel Schelotto ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 73'
17
Glenn Murray
33
Dan Burn ↓ Neal Maupay 57'
11
Leandro Trossard

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Adam Masina
26
Ben Foster
15
Craig Cathcart
27
Christian Kabasele
6
Adrian Mariappa
29
Etienne Capoue
16
Abdoulaye Doucoure
37
Roberto Pereyra ↓ Ignacio Pussetto 82'
19
Will Hughes
9
Troy Deeney C
7
Gerard Deulofeu ↓ Danny Welbeck 86'

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Neal Maupay	3
Roberto Pereyra	2
Abdoulaye Doucoure	2
Adam Webster	2
Roberto Pereyra	2
Florin Andone	1
Adrian Mariappa	1
Shane Duffy	1

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2020-02-01 West Ham United FC 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-01-21 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2020-01-11 Everton FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D

Watford FC Form

2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2020-02-01 Watford FC 2–3 Everton FC L 2020-01-23 Tranmere Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2020-01-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2020-01-18 Watford FC 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-01-12 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.05 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC41% Draw30% Watford FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Watford FC

59%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Watford FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC27% Draw51% Watford FC22%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.