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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 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

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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Tottenham Hotspur FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Ben Davies needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The travelling Tottenham Hotspur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Brazil international Lucas Moura has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Etienne Capoue. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' Abdoulaye Doucoure makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' 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 Daryl Janmaat suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Tottenham Hotspur FC player. Moussa Dembele gets a Yellow card.
  • 69' GOAL! Troy Deeney fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 70' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Success is hanging Andre Gray on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Tottenham Hotspur FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Craig Cathcart gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Llorente. He replaces Toby Alderweireld on 81 minute.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Harry Winks. He replaces Moussa Dembele on 86 minute.
  • 89' Ben Davies makes way for Danny Rose at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tottenham Hotspur FC.
  • 90' Isaac Success catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Watford FC make a change. Roberto Pereyra trudges off to be replaced by Adrian Mariappa on 90 minutes.
  • Tottenham Hotspur FC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

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.