Championship · Matchweek 39 · Mar 21

Watford - Leicester

Watford and Leicester drew 0-0 in Championship (Matchweek 39). Goals: P. Daka (P) 41'.

🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 Referee: J. Smith
Key events
12' 🟨 F. MendyYellow card Watford
17' 🟨 S. MavididiYellow card Leicester
42' 🟨 J. JamesYellow card Leicester
54' 🟨 I. FatawuYellow card Leicester
90+1' 🟨 M. DoumbiaYellow card Watford
90+2' 🟨 B. De Cordova-ReidYellow card Leicester
90+2' 🟨 E. SelvikYellow card Watford
Quick stats
%45 Possession %55
0.91 Expected goals (xG) 1.57
1.69 Pre-match xG 1.21
7 Total shots 14
2 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside box 10
3 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
F. MendyYellow card🟨
12'
17'
🟨S. MavididiYellow card
42'
🟨J. JamesYellow card
HT 0 - 0
F. Mendy ↔ K. KebenSubstitution🔁
46'
54'
🟨I. FatawuYellow card
60'
🔁J. James ↔ D. MukasaSubstitution
61'
🔁S. Mavididi ↔ B. De Cordova-ReidSubstitution
G. Chakvetadze ↔ E. BoveSubstitution🔁
66'
I. Louza ↔ N. MendySubstitution🔁
66'
L. Kjerrumgaard ↔ M. DoumbiaSubstitution🔁
76'
79'
🔁J. Lascelles ↔ B. NelsonSubstitution
79'
🔁O. Skipp ↔ J. AriboSubstitution
P. Ekwah ↔ V. SemedoSubstitution🔁
86'
89'
🔁P. Daka ↔ J. AyewSubstitution
M. DoumbiaYellow card🟨
90+1'
90+2'
🟨B. De Cordova-ReidYellow card
E. SelvikYellow card🟨
90+2'
FT 0 - 0
Match statsWatford · Leicester
Key stats
%45 Possession %55
0.91 Expected goals (xG) 1.57
1.69 Pre-match xG 1.21
Shots
7 Total shots 14
2 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside box 10
3 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 2
Attacking
92 Attacks 103
53 Dangerous attacks 47
Passing
330 Total passes 405
250 Accurate passes 324
%76 Pass accuracy %80
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 4
1 Offsides 3
9 Fouls 5
8 Free kicks 12
24 Throw-ins 30
7 Goal kicks 8
Cards
3 Yellow cards 4
1 1st-half cards 2
2 2nd-half cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 2
4 2nd-half corners 2
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD6 meetings · 2021–2025
Watford 1
Nov 28who was on topDec 26
Leicester 5
1 Watford 0 draw 5 Leicester
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
4.2goals / match
718total goals
0/1clean sheets
2-1Watford best win · Dec 26
5-1Leicester best win · May 15
%100 Over 1.5 6/6
%83 Over 2.5 5/6
%50 Over 3.5 3/6
%83 BTTS 5/6
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Watford at home2 matches
0W 0D 2L 2:7
Leicester at home4 matches
3W 0D 1L 11:5
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
16Watfordin the table57pts
46matches 14-15-17W-D-L 53:65goals -12diff
LLLLL
23Leicesterin the table46pts
46matches 12-16-18W-D-L 58:68goals -10diff
WDDLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Dec 26 Leicester 1-2 Watford Championship
Feb 10 Watford 1-2 Leicester Championship
Nov 25 Leicester 2-0 Watford Championship
May 15 Watford 1-5 Leicester Premier League
Jan 8 Leicester 4-1 Watford FA Cup
Nov 28 Leicester 4-2 Watford Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Watford0 gol · 0.91 xG -0.91
Leicester0 gol · 1.57 xG -1.57
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Leicester dominated the ball55% possession
Leicester took more shots14 - 7
Watford committed more fouls9 - 5
THE REFEREE145 matches on record
Joshua Smith
Strictness56 TEMPO48
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 74.3 +2.7
Fouls 1420.8 -6.8
Goals 02.9 -2.9
Corners 1110.1 +0.9
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 0.01.2 -1.2
Shots 7.013.2 -6.2
On target 2.04.1 -2.1
Possession %45%52 -6.6
Corners 7.04.6 +2.4
Cards 3.02.0 +1.0
Conceded 0.01.4 -1.4
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 0.01.3 -1.3
Shots 14.011.7 +2.3
On target 3.03.8 -0.8
Possession %55%52 +3.3
Corners 4.04.9 -0.9
Cards 4.02.0 +2.0
Conceded 0.01.5 -1.5
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Egil Selvik 8.00
Starting XI
1 Egil Selvik G · 86' 8.00
Saves3Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes23 · %13
17 Pierre Ekwah M · 86' 7.50
Key pass1Tackles4Interceptions2Duels won7/8Passes40 · %30
6 Matthew Pollock D · 86' 7.30
Interceptions1Duels won2/5Fouls1Offside1Passes34 · %24
25 James Abankwah D · 86' 7.00
Blocks3Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes28 · %20
10 Imrân Louza M · 67' · K 6.90
Interceptions1Fouls1Passes24 · %23
39 Edo Kayembe F · 86' 6.70
Key pass1Passes19 · %17
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze M · 66' 6.60
Tackles2Duels won5/11Fouls won2Fouls1Passes32 · %28
66 Nestory Irankunda M · 86' 6.50
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/5Duels won4/12Fouls won2Passes18 · %15
27 Formose Mendy D · 45' 6.50
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/5Fouls2Passes24 · %19
16 Marc Bola D · 86' 6.30
Interceptions4Duels won3/8Fouls1Passes29 · %23
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard F · 76' 5.90
On target1/1Duels won6/20Passes14 · %9
Substitutes
4 Kévin Keben Biakolo D · 41' 6.70
Passes13 · %8
15 Edoardo Bove M · 20' 6.50
Passes4 · %3
23 Nampalys Mendy M · 19' 6.50
Fouls2Passes10 · %8
20 Mamadou Doumbia F · 10' 6.30
Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes5 · %3
Unused: VivaldoAmin NabizadaThomas InceAlbert EamesNathan Baxter
Starting XI
7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku M · 86' 7.70
Key pass4Dribbles2/4Tackles1Duels won8/13Fouls won4Fouls1Offside2Passes28 · %22
5 Caleb Okoli D · 86' 7.50
Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won6/10Passes63 · %53
33 Luke Thomas D · 86' 7.30
Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions3Duels won5/6Fouls won2Passes47 · %40
21 Ricardo Pereira D · 86' · K 7.20
Key pass1Tackles8Interceptions3Duels won10/12Fouls won1Passes41 · %29
24 Jamaal Lascelles D · 79' 7.00
Dribbles1/1Duels won7/9Passes54 · %46
8 Harry Winks M · 86' 7.00
Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes46 · %42
1 Jakub Stolarczyk G · 86' 6.70
Saves2Passes28 · %17
6 Jordan James M · 61' 6.70
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles2Duels won5/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes10 · %8
22 Oliver Skipp M · 80' 6.50
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes25 · %21
10 Stephy Mavididi M · 61' 6.20
On target1/1Tackles2Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes22 · %16
20 Patson Daka F · 86' 5.30
On target1/3Duels won1/6Fouls won1Offside1Passes9 · %7
Substitutes
29 Divine Mukasa M · 25' 6.70
On target1/3Dribbles1/1Duels won2/2Passes5 · %4
14 Bobby Decordova-Reid F · 25' 6.70
Key pass1Passes6 · %6
18 Joe Aribo M · 6'
Passes4 · %3
4 Benjamin Nelson D · 7'
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/3Passes7 · %4
Unused: Jeremy MongaHamza ChoudhuryDujuan RichardsFrancisco VieitesJordan Ayew
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%46) ✗
Watford %46 Draw %21 Leicester %33
1.59Watford xPuan
1.20Leicester xPuan
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