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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

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

Attack

  • Shots inside the box: Watford 11, Southampton 11
  • Shots outside the box: Watford 5, Southampton 6
  • Shots off target: Watford 6, Southampton 8
  • Shots blocked: Watford 7, Southampton 6
  • Corners: Watford 4, Southampton 8
  • Offsides: Watford 0, Southampton 3

Discipline

  • Fouls: Watford 12, Southampton 9
  • Yellow cards: Watford 6, Southampton 3

Passing

  • Passes: Watford 266, Southampton 514
  • Accurate passes: Watford 207, Southampton 451
  • Pass accuracy: Watford 78%, Southampton 88%

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

Player ratings

Every player who featured, best rated first. The rating is a score out of 10 from our soccer data provider, based on everything the player did in the match.

Watford

PlayerRatingMinutes playedGoalsAssistsShots on targetKey passes, passes that set up a shotTacklesYellow cardsRed cards
Iker Bravo7.9611011-00
Amin Nabizada7.3611011210
F. Ravaglia7.290-0---00
O. Maamma7.277-0-1-10
H. Kyprianou7.090-0-2410
K. Keben6.990-0-1200
M. PollockCaptain6.990-0--210
E. Bove6.761-0--300
M. Adu-Poku6.729-0-1100
M. Payero6.729-0---10
R. Vata6.713-0---00
M. Doumbia6.690-0-1-10
E. Kayembe6.629-0---00
M. Bola6.624-0-1-00
O. Traoré6.590-01-200
J. Zemura6.366-0-3100
D. BachmannNo rating------00
James Andrew ClarridgeNo rating------00
Albert EamesNo rating------00
L. KjerrumgaardNo rating------00

Southampton

PlayerRatingMinutes playedGoalsAssistsShots on targetKey passes, passes that set up a shotTacklesYellow cardsRed cards
R. Manning7.790-0-3-00
C. Larin7.7701021-10
T. Harwood-Bellis7.390-0-1200
Cameron Bragg7.270-1-1400
F. Downes7.090-0--610
Léo Scienza6.790-0-1100
S. Edozie6.720-0-1100
D. Mubama6.520-0---00
K. Matsuki6.389-0-2300
F. Azaz6.333-0-2100
J. Bree6.290-0-2110
L. Dobbin6.257-0--100
Daniel Peretz5.690-0---00
J. StephensCaptain5.690-01--00
C. ArcherNo rating------00
T. FellowsNo rating------00
G. LongNo rating------00
WelingtonNo rating------00
N. Wood-GordonNo rating------00
What the columns mean
MIN
Minutes played
G
Goals
A
Assists
SOT
Shots on target
KP
Key passes, passes that set up a shot
TKL
Tackles
YC
Yellow cards
RC
Red cards

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History and connections

Season2026-27

Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

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