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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 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
2
3
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
60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Watford FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Alireza Jahanbakhsh has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 339 appearances.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Will Hughes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 18' The referee has no hesitation. Dale Stephens is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' Gaetan Bong is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno at the 26 minute mark.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Roberto Pereyra does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 40' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' Roberto Pereyra adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' 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.
  • 60' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Pascal Gross has done his job and it is now time for Yves Bissouma to step up.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Etienne Capoue on 64.
  • 69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Solomon March is replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 73' Jose Holebas is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Andre Gray is replaced by Isaac Success.
  • 79' Belgium international Christian Kabasele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Bernardo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Ken Sema on, Will Hughes off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Glenn Murray made 339 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' Femenia Far gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Roberto Pereyra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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.