Watford FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Watford FC

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AFC Bournemouth

Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 11:30 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+8'

Y 2' Lloyd Kelly

James Garner 25' Y

Tom Cleverley 56' Y

Y 64' Diego Rico

Nathaniel Chalobah 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear
Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Andrew Fox

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals AFC Bournemouth

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-24 Watford FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2020-01-12 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Watford FC 2019-10-26 Watford FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-01-02 AFC Bournemouth 3–3 Watford FC 2018-10-06 Watford FC 0–4 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Watford FC

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

AFC Bournemouth

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 history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. AFC Bournemouth get us underway at Vicarage Road Stadium.
2' Lloyd Kelly has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 2.
7' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Cook is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
12' GOAL! Stipe Perica fires home to make it 1-0!
17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Jefferson Lerma by Dominic Solanke on 18 minute.
23' 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.
25' James Garner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
30' Tom Cleverley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' 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.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' 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 James Garner suffering a number of foals already.
46' The crowd applauds James Garner as he leaves the pitch. Etienne Capoue steps in for Watford FC.
51' 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.
56' The referee calls foul for Tom Cleverley. He receives a Yellow card.
61' AFC Bournemouth are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
64' Poor challenge from Diego Rico. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' Tom Cleverley makes way for Quina at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
69' 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.
73' Junior Stanislas is replacing Arnaut Danjuma for the AFC Bournemouth side.
78' Jefferson Lerma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
82' The crowd applauds Stipe Perica as he leaves the pitch. Joao Pedro steps in for Watford FC.
85' Rodrigo Riquelme is replacing Diego Rico for the AFC Bournemouth side.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathaniel Chalobah on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

5
Lloyd Kelly
10
Arnaut Danjuma ↓ Junior Stanislas 73'
29
Philip Billing
21
Diego Rico ↓ Rodrigo Riquelme 85'
16
Lewis Cook
8
Jefferson Lerma ↓ Dominic Solanke 18'
1
Asmir Begovic
3
Steve Cook C
27
Joshua King
6
Chris Mepham
17
Jack Stacey

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Troy Deeney	3
Callum Wilson	2
Joshua King	2
Joshua King	2
David Brooks	1
Roberto Pereyra	1
Stipe Perica	1
Chris Mepham	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2020-10-24 Watford FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-10-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2020-10-03 Reading FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2020-09-26 Watford FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-10-24 Watford FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-10-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-10-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-10-02 Coventry City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or AFC Bournemouth 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC41% Draw28% AFC Bournemouth31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Watford FC28% Draw48% AFC Bournemouth24%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.8%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

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.