TREN
Sign in Free sign-up
Premier League · Matchweek 1 · Aug 14

Watford - Aston Villa

Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2 in Premier League (Matchweek 1). Goals: E. Dennis 10'; I. Sarr 42'; J. McGinn 70'; D. Ings (P) 90+7'.

WatfordHOME Watford
3 - 2
FT
Aston VillaAWAY Aston Villa
E. Dennis 10'I. Sarr 42'J. Hernández 67'
⚽
J. McGinn 70'D. Ings (P) 90+7'
🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 Referee: M. Dean
Key events
10' ⚽ E. Dennis(1 - 0) Watford
23' 🟨 Juraj KuckaYellow card Watford
42' ⚽ I. Sarr(2 - 0) · Assist: E. Dennis Watford
54' 🟨 Tyrone MingsYellow card Aston Villa
55' 🟨 Ken SemaYellow card Watford
67' ⚽ J. Hernández(3 - 0) · Assist: T. Cleverley Watford
70' ⚽ J. McGinn(3 - 1) · Assist: L. Bailey Aston Villa
86' 🟨 Oghenekaro EteboYellow card Watford
90+7' ⚽ D. Ings (P)(3 - 2) Aston Villa
Quick stats
%38 Possession %62
13 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside box 4
4 Shots outside box 7
0 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
E. Dennis(1 - 0)⚽
10'
Juraj KuckaYellow card🟨
23'
I. Sarr(2 - 0) · Assist: E. Dennis⚽
42'
HT 2 - 0
46'
🔁M. Targett ↔ J. RamseySubstitution
54'
🟨Tyrone MingsYellow card
Ken SemaYellow card🟨
55'
60'
🔁A. El Ghazi ↔ L. BaileySubstitution
E. Dennis ↔ J. HernándezSubstitution🔁
66'
J. Hernández(3 - 0) · Assist: T. Cleverley⚽
67'
J. Kucka ↔ D. GoslingSubstitution🔁
69'
70'
⚽J. McGinn(3 - 1) · Assist: L. Bailey
72'
🔁E. Buendía ↔ Bertrand TraoréSubstitution
T. Cleverley ↔ T. DeeneySubstitution🔁
79'
Oghenekaro EteboYellow card🟨
86'
90+7'
⚽D. Ings (P)(3 - 2)
FT 3 - 2
Match statsWatford · Aston Villa
Key stats
%38 Possession %62
Shots
13 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside box 4
4 Shots outside box 7
0 Saves 4
Passing
317 Total passes 508
234 Accurate passes 435
%74 Pass accuracy %86
Set pieces & discipline
2 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
18 Fouls 13
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 2
LineupsWatford 4-1-4-1Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
26Bachmann 11Masina 5Troost-Ekong 27Kabasele 15Cathcart 33Kucka 25Dennis 4Etebo 12Sema 8Cleverley 23Sarr 1Martínez 4Konsa 3Targett 5Mings 18Young 19Nakamba 7McGinn 2Cash 10Buendía 21Ghazi 20Ings
Watford · Bench
29J. Hernández29
6I. Louza6
17A. Fletcher17
1B. Foster1
3D. Rose3
31F. Sierralta31
2J. Ngakia2
9T. Deeney9
16D. Gosling16
Coach: Xisco Muñoz
Aston Villa · Bench
16A. Tuanzebe16
41J. Ramsey41
31L. Bailey31
15Bertrand Traoré15
12J. Steer12
32J. Philogene-Bidace32
9Wesley9
33C. Chukwuemeka33
30K. Hause30
Coach: D. Smith
HEAD TO HEAD1 meetings
Watford 1
Too few meetings for a trend
Aston Villa 0
1 Watford 0 draw 0 Aston Villa
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.0goals / match
1–0total goals
1/0clean sheets
1-0Watford best win · Feb 19
%0 Over 1.5 0/1
%0 Over 2.5 0/1
%0 Over 3.5 0/1
%0 BTTS 0/1
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Aston Villa at home1 matches
0W 0D 1L 0:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Watford0W 0D 5L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
0.00 1.20 Points per game
1 9 Goals scored
16 7 Goals conceded
1.26 1.37 xG average
1.76 1.27 xGA average
%0 %20 Clean sheets
%20 %40 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
3.8 5.4 Corners
2.2 1.2 Cards
Watford1W 2D 7L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
0.50 1.60 Points per game
7 20 Goals scored
23 11 Goals conceded
1.44 1.39 xG average
1.71 1.32 xGA average
%10 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
5.6 4.8 Corners
2.4 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
19Watfordin the table23pts
38matches 6-5-27W-D-L 34:77goals -43diff
LLDLL
14Aston Villain the table45pts
38matches 13-6-19W-D-L 52:54goals -2diff
LDDLW
Season profile · 2021/2022 · 38 matches
0.61 1.88 Points per game
1.05 1.46 xG average
1.85 1.47 xGA average
%11 %28 Clean sheets
%50 %52 BTTS
%55 %52 Over 2.5
4.2 5.3 Corners
1.7 1.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 19 Aston Villa 0-1 Watford Premier League
🎯
FREE MEMBERSHIP

Tactical metrics & visuals

Pressing & tempo, attack organisation, defensive control, chance creation and set-piece profiles.

Create free account
🔥
FREE MEMBERSHIP

Team & player heatmaps

Where each team dominated the pitch, plus per-player heatmaps from raw event coordinates.

Create free account
🤖
FREE MEMBERSHIP

ML deep-dive

Feature-level model breakdown, expected points simulation and value analysis.

Create free account
Form
WatfordWLWWL
Aston VillaWWLDL
FREE MEMBERSHIP

Heatmap & tactical analysis

Team & player heatmaps, tactical metrics and the ML deep-dive live in the dashboard.

Create free account
Match Reportsall →
Fenerbahçe 1-2 BeşiktaşSüper Lig · Sep 6 Arsenal 2-1 ChelseaPremier League · Sep 7 Trabzonspor 5-0 Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig · Sep 7 Rayo Vallecano 1-1 AlavesLa Liga · Aug 20 Atletico Madrid 2-0 MalagaLa Liga · Aug 19 Casa Pia 0-7 BenficaPrimeira Liga · Aug 17
Ad
Team of the week, tactical profile and AI predictions are open with a free account.Free sign-up
Ad
Ad