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Watford FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Watford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Andrew Halliday
  • Referee Eddie Smart

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

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2
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Watford FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Watford FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Watford FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
6/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 4 G 4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 3 G 2 A
Yasin Ayari 3 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 3 G
Maxim De Cuyper 2 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Etienne Capoue is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 477 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Dale Stephens. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact .
  • 26' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Bruno trudges off to be replaced by Gaetan Bong on 26 minutes.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Abdoulaye Doucoure made 373 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' What a strike from Roberto Pereyra! The score is 1-0.
  • 40' Cameroon international Gaetan Bong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' 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.
  • 54' GOAL! Roberto Pereyra fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 59' Brighton & Hove Albion 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.
  • 60' The whistle greets Pascal Gross as he departs to be replaced by Yves Bissouma.
  • 64' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Etienne Capoue will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Solomon March trudges off to be replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 71 minutes.
  • 73' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Andre Gray is replaced by Isaac Success.
  • 79' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Bernardo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Will Hughes by Ken Sema on 81 minute.
  • 86' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Femenia Far on, Roberto Pereyra off on 87 minutes.
  • Watford FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javi Gracia

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC62% Draw25% Brighton & Hove Albion FC13%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
38%
Watford FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC43% Draw48% Brighton & Hove Albion FC9%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 27% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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