Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

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3
2
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
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
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. Watford FC 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' It’s high time Jason Tindall made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Stipe Perica — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' Ken Sema has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 18' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 18 minute. Jefferson Lerma leaves to be changed by Dominic Solanke.
  • 23' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Joshua King has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' James Garner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Kabasele, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 40' Jack Stacey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 389 appearances.
  • 45' England international Lloyd Kelly has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' A change in the Watford FC ranks — James Garner exits the field as Etienne Capoue enters on 46.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Tom Cleverley argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Rico on 64 minutes.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Quina on, Tom Cleverley off on 64 minutes.
  • 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 has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaut Danjuma on 73 minute.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Watford FC make a change. Stipe Perica trudges off to be replaced by Joao Pedro on 82 minutes.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Diego Rico as he leaves the pitch. Rodrigo Riquelme steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 90' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Joshua King 2
Callum Wilson 2
Joshua King 2
Ken Sema 1
Nathan Ake 1
Ryan Fraser 1
Abdoulaye Doucoure 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.