Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester City FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 23 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Cancelo 43' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Adrian Holmes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

7
1
Manchester City FC 8 games · Avg 4.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC 2021-12-04 Watford FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2020-07-21 Watford FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC 2019-05-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Watford FC H 5–1 W
20 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–0 W
16 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–3 L
13 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–0 D
10 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–5 L
16 Apr Brentford FC H 1–2 L
09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
02 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
13 Mar Southampton FC A 2–1 W
10 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' What a strike from Gabriel Jesus! The score is 1-0.
  • 9' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' What a strike from Gabriel Jesus! The score is 2-0.
  • 28' Goal! Hassane Kamara scores his 8 goal in 420 matches.
  • 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Raheem Sterling suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' What a strike from Rodri! The score is 3-1.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Pedro, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' What a strike from Gabriel Jesus! The score is 4-1.
  • 53' Goal! Gabriel Jesus scores his 106 goal in 436 matches.
  • 57' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Kevin De Bruyne by Ilkay Gundogan on 57 minute.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 63' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Aymeric Laporte departs to be replaced by Nathan Ake.
  • 68' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Samir by Craig Cathcart on 68 minute.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Riyad Mahrez. He replaces Rodri on 71 minute.
  • 75' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edo Kayembe is hanging Imran Louza on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Ben Foster has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 9
Gabriel Jesus 7
Bernardo Silva 5
Kevin De Bruyne 2
Riyad Mahrez 2
David Silva 2
Nicolas Otamendi 1
Sergio Aguero 1

Head to Head

2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC 2021-12-04 Watford FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2020-07-21 Watford FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC 2019-05-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Watford FC

Manchester City FC Form

2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC W 2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-13 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2022-04-05 Manchester City FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W

Watford FC Form

2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2022-04-16 Watford FC 1–2 Brentford FC L 2022-04-09 Watford FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2022-03-13 Southampton FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2022-03-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.68 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC71% Draw17% Watford FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Watford FC
29%
Manchester City FC or Watford FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC54% Draw35% Watford FC11%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.1%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
5 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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