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Watford FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Watford FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sat 12 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Lewis Dunk
Emmanuel Dennis 56' Y
Emmanuel Dennis 57' Y
Hassane Kamara 65' Y
Y 75' Tariq Lamptey
Imran Louza 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Simon Beck
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

1
2
3
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC 2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC 2019-08-10 Watford FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-02-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–1 L
05 Feb Burnley FC A 0–0 D
21 Jan Norwich City FC H 0–3 L
15 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Watford FC A 2–0 W
05 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
23 Jan Leicester City FC A 1–1 D
18 Jan Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
14 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
02 Jan Everton FC A 3–2 W

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' Watford FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Juraj Kucka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
  • 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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 Femenia Far suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Lewis Dunk argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 372 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 44' Magnificent from Neal Maupay! That is 80 goals in 353 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Edo Kayembe by Imran Louza on 46 minute.
  • 51' Robert Sanchez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Emmanuel Dennis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 62' Craig Cathcart has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 64' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Danny Welbeck is withdrawn and Yves Bissouma gets his opportunity.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hassane Kamara.
  • 70' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Tom Cleverley exits the field as Joao Pedro enters on 70.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Tariq Lamptey gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' England international Lewis Dunk has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' Magnificent from Adam Webster! That is 14 goals in 401 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Adam Webster is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-back.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Shane Duffy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Lallana on 90 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Imran Louza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brighton & Hove Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Neal Maupay 3
Roberto Pereyra 2
Abdoulaye Doucoure 2
Adam Webster 2
Roberto Pereyra 2
Florin Andone 1
Adrian Mariappa 1
Shane Duffy 1

Head to Head

2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC 2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC 2019-08-10 Watford FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-02-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-02-08 West Ham United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2022-02-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC L 2022-01-15 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-01-01 Watford FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-02-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-01-23 Leicester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2022-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2022-01-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2022-01-02 Everton FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC24% Draw29% Brighton & Hove Albion FC47%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
76%
Watford FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC17% Draw50% Brighton & Hove Albion FC33%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
11.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 24% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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