Watford FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Charles Breakspear
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Referee Lee Venamore
- Referee Andrew Fox
13 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game 🟥 3 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D 21 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–1 W 16 Oct Derby County FC A 1–0 W 03 Oct Reading FC A 0–1 L 26 Sep Luton Town FC H 1–0 W 19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct Watford FC A 1–1 D 21 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D 17 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D 02 Oct Coventry City FC A 3–1 W 27 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–0 W 19 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 2' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lloyd Kelly.
- 7' Jefferson Lerma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 36 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 12' Watford FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Stipe Perica on 12.
- 17' It’s high time Jason Tindall made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 18' The supporters are chanting for Dominic Solanke. He replaces Jefferson Lerma on 18 minute.
- 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Garner.
- 30' 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.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. James Garner is replaced by Etienne Capoue on 46 minute.
- 51' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tom Cleverley.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 64' Diego Rico is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
- 64' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Quina is hanging Tom Cleverley on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 73' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Arnaut Danjuma by Junior Stanislas on 73 minute.
- 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 82' Joao Pedro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stipe Perica on 82 minute.
- 85' The whistle greets Diego Rico as he departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathaniel Chalobah.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 1
- 15
- 27
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8
Tom Cleverley C ↓ Quina 64'
- 14
- 23
- 5
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25
Stipe Perica ↓ Joao Pedro 82'
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16
James Garner ↓ Etienne Capoue 46'
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Bench
- 6
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29
Etienne Capoue ↑ 46'
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20
Quina ↑ 64'
- 17
- 31
- 26
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10
Joao Pedro ↑ 82'
Coach Vladimir IvicAFC Bournemouth Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 10
- 29
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21
Diego Rico ↓ Rodrigo Riquelme 85'
- 16
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 27
- 6
- 17
Bench
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9
Dominic Solanke ↑ 18'
- 25
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19
Junior Stanislas ↑ 73'
- 4
- 23
- 14
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20
Rodrigo Riquelme ↑ 85'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Troy Deeney 3 Callum Wilson 2 Joshua King 2 Joshua King 2 Nathan Ake 1 Ryan Fraser 1 Abdoulaye Doucoure 1 David Brooks 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
AFC Bournemouth Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.36 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 AFC Bournemouth xGI would bet for: Watford FC or AFC Bournemouth 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.56Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 69%Draw or AFC Bournemouth 59%Watford FC or AFC Bournemouth 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Watford FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 9.8%1 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 0 7%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 5%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.1%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 20% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 18% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.