Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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.

Match Details

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

Standings

# 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

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Vicarage Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Watford FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 2' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lloyd Kelly on 2.
  • 7' 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 Joshua King suffering a number of foals already.
  • 12' Stipe Perica puts Watford FC on the lead.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Cathcart made 358 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' Dominic Solanke is replacing Jefferson Lerma for the AFC Bournemouth side.
  • 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' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 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' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. James Garner departs to be replaced by Etienne Capoue.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Rico 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' 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' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Arnaut Danjuma departs to be replaced by Junior Stanislas.
  • 78' Asmir Begovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Joao Pedro. He replaces Stipe Perica on 82 minute.
  • 85' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Diego Rico by Rodrigo Riquelme on 85 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathaniel Chalobah on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

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

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

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
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.