Watford FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Wade Smith
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee David Webb
- Referee James Mainwaring
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Simon Beck
Standings
# 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 11 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L 29 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L 21 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L 14 Aug Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W 08 May Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W 01 May Brentford FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Sep Watford FC A 2–0 W 29 Aug Manchester United FC H 0–1 L 22 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L 14 Aug Leicester City FC A 0–1 L 23 May Manchester United FC H 1–2 L 19 May Everton FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC0-151/216-301/331-45–/246-601/161-75–/276+–/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
- 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' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wolverhampton Wanderers FC that had 331 games and scored 333 goals.
- 13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oghenekaro Etebo.
- 18' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Conor Coady has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' 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.
- 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 33' Ismaila Sarr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' 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.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 48' The travelling Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 53' The supporters are chanting for Juan Hernandez. He replaces Joshua King on 53 minute.
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' The whistle greets Trincao as he departs to be replaced by Hwang Heechan.
- 67' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 67.
- 68' The referee shows Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 68.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emmanuel Dennis on 69.
- 74' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Francisco Sierralta on 74.
- 77' The whistle greets Oghenekaro Etebo as he departs to be replaced by Ken Sema.
- 81' The whistle greets Adama Traore as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Podence.
- 83' What a strike from Hwang Heechan! The score is 0-2.
- 88' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
- 90' The referee shows Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- The final score is 0-2.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
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7
Joshua King ↓ Juan Hernandez 53'
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Oghenekaro Etebo ↓ Ken Sema 77'
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- 19
- 23
- 5
- 31
- 33
- 26
- 2
Bench
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- 11
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12
Ken Sema ↑ 77'
- 15
- 27
- 8
- 33
- 6
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 53'
Coach Xisco MunozWolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 8
- 9
- 27
- 16
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37
Adama Traore ↓ Daniel Podence 81'
- 5
- 22
- 1
- 23
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11
Trincao ↓ Hwang Heechan 63'
Bench
- 32
- 21
- 15
- 3
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Hwang Heechan ↑ 63'
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10
Daniel Podence ↑ 81'
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- 17
- 14
Coach Bruno Nascimento -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raul Jimenez 2 Daryl Janmaat 1 Matt Doherty 1 Abdoulaye Doucoure 1 Gerard Deulofeu 1 Pedro Neto 1 Hwang Heechan 1 Etienne Capoue 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
2021-09-11 Watford FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2021-08-22 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2021-08-14 Leicester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-05-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-05-19 Everton FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.15 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xGI would bet for: Watford FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.35Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 66%Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 65%Watford FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 11.7%0 – 1 10.2%1 – 0 9.8%1 – 2 7.6%2 – 1 7.3%0 – 2 Actual2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 4.5%1 – 3 3.1%3 – 1 2.8%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 19% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 20% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.