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Watford vs Southampton

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Predictions
WatfordSeason so far: 3 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses
Watford 2, Southampton 1Half-time 2-0
SouthamptonSeason so far: 6 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses
Kick-off
Competition
Championship
Round
Gameweek 1
Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford
Referee
Matt Donohue, England

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in the order they happened. The home team is on the left and the away team on the right.

  1. Yellow card: Hector Kyprianou8'
  2. Goal: I. Bravo12'
  3. Yellow card: Matthew Pollock13'
  4. Yellow card: Cyle Larin14'
  5. Yellow card: James Bree18'
  6. Substitution: J. ZemuraReplaced Bola24'
  7. Goal: A. Nabizada29'
  8. Yellow card: Amin Nabizada43'
  9. Half-time, 2-0
  10. Goal: C. LarinAssist: Bragg56'
  11. Substitution: F. AzazReplaced Dobbin57'
  12. Substitution: M. PayeroReplaced Bravo61'
  13. Substitution: E. KayembeReplaced Bove61'
  14. Substitution: M. Adu PokuReplaced Nabizada61'
  15. Substitution: S. EdozieReplaced Bragg70'
  16. Substitution: D. MubamaReplaced Larin70'
  17. Yellow card: Mamadou Doumbia72'
  18. Yellow card: Othmane Maamma74'
  19. Yellow card: Flynn Downes74'
  20. Substitution: R. VataReplaced Maamma77'
  21. Yellow card: Martín Payero84'
  22. Substitution: B. Brereton DiazReplaced Matsuki89'

Team stats

How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.

  • Possession: Watford 34%, Southampton 66%

Top stats

  • Expected goals (xG): Watford 0.81, Southampton 1.71
  • Shots on target: Watford 3, Southampton 3
  • Shots: Watford 16, Southampton 17
  • Saves: Watford 2, Southampton 1
  • Goals prevented by the keeper: Watford -1.1, Southampton -1.1

Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.

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Player of the match

Iker BravoWatford
7.9

Rated 7.9 out of 10 by our data provider, from everything the player did in the match.

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History and connections

SeasonAll seasons

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Recorded matches
1
Goals
3
Average attendance
Unknown

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Season trends

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Records

  1. Match · 2026-27 · Aug 16, 2026
    Watford · Southampton
    Home goals
    2
    Away goals
    1