Watford FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Brentford FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Brentford FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Salisbury
- Referee Derek Eaton
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Simon Long
19 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Brentford FC H 1–2 L 09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–3 L 02 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 13 Mar Southampton FC A 2–1 W 10 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–4 L 06 Mar Arsenal FC H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Watford FC A 2–1 W 10 Apr West Ham United FC H 2–0 W 02 Apr Chelsea FC A 4–1 W 20 Mar Leicester City FC A 1–2 L 12 Mar Burnley FC H 2–0 W 05 Mar Norwich City FC A 3–1 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Brentford FC0-151/216-30–/131-451/146-601/361-751/176+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Brentford FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Christian Norgaard puts Brentford FC on the lead.
- 20' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Ethan Pinnock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 21' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Ethan Pinnock is replaced by Mads Bech Sorensen on 21 minute.
- 26' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' 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 Mads Bech Sorensen suffering a number of foals already.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pontus Jansson, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 46' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 51' Brentford FC 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.
- 53' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Hassane Kamara gets a Yellow card.
- 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hassane Kamara on 54.
- 55' What an equalizer from Emmanuel Dennis!
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Toney.
- 63' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Ivan Toney gets a Yellow card.
- 66' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Yoane Wissa is replaced by Saman Ghoddoos.
- 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Mathias Jensen. He replaces Vitaly Janelt on 74 minute.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brentford FC that had 331 games and scored 412 goals.
- 84' Joshua King is replacing Joao Pedro for the Watford FC side.
- 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Imran Louza on 87.
- 87' Another change for Watford FC made on 87 minute. Femenia Far leaves to be changed by Craig Cathcart.
- With this win, Brentford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 27
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21
Femenia Far ↓ Craig Cathcart 87'
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- 23
- 14
- 22
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33
Juraj Kucka ↓ Tom Cleverley 84'
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10
Joao Pedro ↓ Joshua King 84'
Bench
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15
Craig Cathcart ↑ 87'
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8
Tom Cleverley ↑ 84'
- 16
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7
Joshua King ↑ 84'
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- 26
- 39
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Coach Roy HodgsonBrentford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
- 3
- 18
- 1
- 17
- 19
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11
Yoane Wissa ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 66'
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27
Vitaly Janelt ↓ Mathias Jensen 74'
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- 20
Bench
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29
Mads Bech Sorensen ↑ 21'
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- 24
- 26
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14
Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 66'
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Mathias Jensen ↑ 74'
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Coach Thomas Frank -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ivan Toney 2 Pontus Jansson 2 Emmanuel Dennis 2 Troy Deeney 1 Marcus Forss 1 Bryan Mbeumo 1 Christian Norgaard 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.13 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.68 Brentford FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brentford FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.81Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 51%Draw or Brentford FC 75%Watford FC or Brentford FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Brentford FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.3%0 – 1 9.3%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 8.4%0 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 6.2%1 – 0 5.9%2 – 2 5.2%1 – 3 5.2%0 – 3 4.6%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Brentford FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 14% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 22% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Brentford FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.