Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Watford FC
1 – 5
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sun 15 May 2022 · 13:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Youri Tielemans

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Natalie Aspinall
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Lee Betts

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
6
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-03-03 Watford FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Leicester City FC H 1–5 L
11 May Everton FC H 0–0 D
07 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L
23 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–5 L
16 Apr Brentford FC H 1–2 L
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Watford FC A 5–1 W
11 May Norwich City FC H 3–0 W
08 May Everton FC H 1–2 L
01 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
23 Apr Aston Villa FC H 0–0 D
20 Apr Everton FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Leicester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 6' Magnificent from Joao Pedro! That is 63 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 11' Patson Daka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 18' Magnificent from James Maddison! That is 70 goals in 354 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Jamie Vardy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' Jonny Evans has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 354 appearances.
  • 32' Craig Cathcart has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Dan Gosling is replaced by Hassane Kamara.
  • 46' Assisted by Marc Albrighton with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harvey Barnes makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 51' The 27-year-old Samuel Kalu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' Youri Tielemans is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 57' Daniel Amartey gets the nod from Leicester City FC. He replaces Jonny Evans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Jamie Vardy with the second goal in the match!
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' Watford FC ring the changes. Ken Sema has done his job and it is now time for Oghenekaro Etebo to step up.
  • 86' Harvey Barnes makes no mistake. The score reads 1-5 and Leicester City FC are in front.
  • 1-5 the final result. Watford FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 9
James Maddison 4
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Harvey Barnes 2
Ricardo Pereira 1
Patson Daka 1
Troy Deeney 1
Andre Gray 1

Head to Head

2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-03-03 Watford FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Watford FC Form

2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC L 2022-05-11 Watford FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2022-05-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2022-04-30 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2022-04-16 Watford FC 1–2 Brentford FC L

Leicester City FC Form

2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC W 2022-05-11 Leicester City FC 3–0 Norwich City FC W 2022-05-08 Leicester City FC 1–2 Everton FC L 2022-05-01 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2022-04-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2022-04-20 Everton FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw25% Leicester City FC49%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Leicester City FC
74%
Watford FC or Leicester City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC20% Draw42% Leicester City FC38%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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