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Watford FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

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 1.7 goals Tottenham Hotspur FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 Watford FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
26 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Burnley FC A 3–1 W
11 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
Tottenham Hotspur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L
27 Aug Manchester United FC A 3–0 W
18 Aug Fulham FC H 3–1 W
11 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/4
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC
Jan Paul van Hecke 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tottenham Hotspur FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' It looks surprising Tottenham Hotspur FC does not make any changes. Christian Eriksen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Tottenham Hotspur FC's shape.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 373 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 40' Christian Kabasele has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 45' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Etienne Capoue catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 53' Abdoulaye Doucoure has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at . Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mauricio Pochettino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' Controversy at the stadium! Moussa Dembele argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Troy Deeney does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 70' Isaac Success is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Gray at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' Craig Cathcart doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 81' The whistle greets Toby Alderweireld as he departs to be replaced by Llorente.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Harry Winks. He replaces Moussa Dembele on 86 minute.
  • 89' Danny Rose is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Davies at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Isaac Success.
  • 90' Watford FC make a change. Roberto Pereyra trudges off to be replaced by Adrian Mariappa on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Watford FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javi Gracia

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC48% Draw26% Tottenham Hotspur FC26%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Tottenham Hotspur FC
52%
Watford FC or Tottenham Hotspur FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC32% Draw47% Tottenham Hotspur FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Tottenham Hotspur FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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