Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Watford FC
0 – 0
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Craig Dawson 41' Y
Y 65' Callum Wilson
Y 73' Diego Rico
Gerard Deulofeu 77' Y
Y 80' Philip Billing
Abdoulaye Doucoure 85' Y
Will Hughes 87' Y
Roberto Pereyra 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Andre Marriner
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
19 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–1 D
05 Oct Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
28 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
21 Sep Manchester City FC A 0–8 L
15 Sep Arsenal FC H 2–2 D
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Watford FC A 0–0 D
19 Oct Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
06 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
28 Sep West Ham United FC H 2–2 D
20 Sep Southampton FC A 3–1 W
15 Sep Everton FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, AFC Bournemouth does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Will Hughes comes on to replace Tom Cleverley.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Harry Wilson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Joshua King has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Craig Dawson.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' Ryan Fraser has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 338 appearances.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Andre Gray on, Nathaniel Chalobah off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! Harry Wilson comes on to replace Arnaut Danjuma.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Callum Wilson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and AFC Bournemouth are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Rico is booked for AFC Bournemouth — Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Dimitri Foulquier comes on to replace Adam Masina.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Dominic Solanke. He replaces Callum Wilson on 74 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Philip Billing. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdoulaye Doucoure.
  • 87' Will Hughes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Roberto Pereyra on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Sanchez Flores

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

Watford FC Form

2019-10-26 Watford FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2019-10-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2019-10-05 Watford FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2019-09-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC L 2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2019-10-26 Watford FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2019-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2019-09-28 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 West Ham United FC D 2019-09-20 Southampton FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2019-09-15 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Everton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or AFC Bournemouth 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC32% Draw31% AFC Bournemouth37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
64%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
68%
Watford FC or AFC Bournemouth
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC21% Draw52% AFC Bournemouth27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12%
1 – 0
10.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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