Chelsea vs Watford: result 3-0 and analysis
FA Cup3rd RoundKick-off on January 4, 2015 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London
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What was the result of Chelsea vs Watford?
Chelsea won 3-0 on January 4, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 58′WillianChelsea
- 70′L. RémyChelsea
- 72′K. ZoumaChelsea
Official lineup for Chelsea vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Chelsea
- 11Didier Yves Drogba Tébily
- 18L. Rémy
- 7Ramires
- 8Oscar
- 12Mikel John Obi
- 14A. Schürrle
- 3Filipe Luís
- 5K. Zouma
- 24Gary Cahill
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 1Petr Čech
Watford
- 9T. Deeney
- 11F. Forestieri
- 24O. Ighalo
- 3G. Munari
- 8Dániel Tőzsér
- 4G. Angella
- 14J. Paredes
- 15C. Cathcart
- 18Daniel Pudil
- 31T. Hoban
- 30J. Bond
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Watford have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2015 | Tottenham(away) | 3-5 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2014 | Southampton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2014 | West Ham(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 22, 2014 | Stoke City(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Derby(away) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2014 | Cardiff(away) | 4-2 | Championship |
| Dec 26, 2014 | Wolves(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 20, 2014 | Reading(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 13, 2014 | Wigan(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Fulham(away) | 5-0 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Chelsea score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Watford | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy