Watford FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee
- Referee Adrian Holmes
22 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.5 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 04 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–3 L 01 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–2 L 28 Nov Leicester City FC A 2–4 L 20 Nov Manchester United FC H 4–1 W 07 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–1 L 30 Oct Southampton FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Dec Watford FC A 3–1 W 01 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W 28 Nov West Ham United FC H 2–1 W 24 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–1 W 21 Nov Everton FC H 3–0 W 06 Nov Manchester United FC A 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 4' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Raheem Sterling on 4.
- 7' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joshua King.
- 12' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 17' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' Daniel Bachmann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Rose, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 31' Goal! Bernardo Silva scores his 58 goal in 421 matches.
- 31' Danny Rose was booked on 31.
- 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Imran Louza is replaced by Juan Hernandez.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' It’s high time Claudio Ranieri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Kevin De Bruyne has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' GOAL! Bernardo Silva scores on 63. Assisted by Kyle Walker
- 67' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Ilkay Gundogan by Kevin De Bruyne on 67 minute.
- 68' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riyad Mahrez is hanging Jack Grealish on the field on 68 minute.
- 71' Jeremy Ngakia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Rose on 71 minute.
- 74' What a strike from Juan Hernandez! The score is 1-3.
- 75' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Phil Foden departs to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus.
- 80' Joshua King needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Craig Cathcart on 85.
- 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 15
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8
Tom Cleverley ↓ Juraj Kucka 46'
- 21
- 7
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3
Danny Rose ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 71'
- 19
- 5
- 26
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6
Imran Louza ↓ Juan Hernandez 46'
- 10
Bench
- 18
- 27
- 16
- 35
- 17
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33
Juraj Kucka ↑ 46'
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2
Jeremy Ngakia ↑ 71'
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 46'
- 42
Coach Claudio RanieriManchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 31
- 20
- 2
- 7
- 14
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47
Phil Foden ↓ Gabriel Jesus 75'
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10
Jack Grealish ↓ Riyad Mahrez 68'
- 16
- 27
- 3
Bench
- 6
- 25
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9
Gabriel Jesus ↑ 75'
- 5
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17
Kevin De Bruyne ↑ 67'
- 11
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26
Riyad Mahrez ↑ 68'
- 33
- 13
Coach Pep Guardiola -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raheem Sterling 9 Gabriel Jesus 7 Bernardo Silva 5 Riyad Mahrez 2 David Silva 2 Kevin De Bruyne 2 Sergio Aguero 1 Abdoulaye Doucoure 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Manchester City FC Form
2021-12-04 Watford FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-01 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-11-28 Manchester City FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2021-11-24 Manchester City FC 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2021-11-21 Manchester City FC 3–0 Everton FC W 2021-11-06 Manchester United FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.09 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.07 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.16Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 43%Draw or Manchester City FC 80%Watford FC or Manchester City FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%1 – 2 9.5%0 – 2 9%0 – 1 8.2%1 – 3 Actual0 – 3 6.1%0 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 5.2%2 – 1 5%1 – 0 3.9%2 – 3 3.6%1 – 4 3.5%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 11% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 42% — 58% +1 42% 22% 36% +1.5 64% — 36% +2 64% 18% 18% +2.5 82% — 18% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.