Liverpool vs Watford: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 37Kick-off on May 8, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool
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What was the result of Liverpool vs Watford?
Liverpool won 2-0 on May 8, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 35′J. AllenLiverpool
- 76′Roberto FirminoLiverpool
Official lineup for Liverpool vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Liverpool
- 9C. Benteke
- 10Philippe Coutinho
- 24J. Allen
- 33Jordon Ibe
- 35K. Stewart
- 54S. Ojo
- 18Alberto Moreno
- 21Lucas Leiva
- 37Martin Škrtel
- 38Jonathon Patrick Flanagan
- 22S. Mignolet
Watford
- 9T. Deeney
- 24O. Ighalo
- 4Mario Suárez
- 7José Jurado
- 22Almen Abdi
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 3M. Britos
- 5S. Prödl
- 15C. Cathcart
- 21I. Anya
- 1Gomes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Watford have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2016 | Villarreal(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| May 1, 2016 | Swansea(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Villarreal(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Newcastle(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Everton(home) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2016 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 24, 2016 | Crystal Palace(away) | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| Apr 20, 2016 | West Ham(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Apr 16, 2016 | West Brom(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Everton(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Liverpool wins, 0 draws, 1 Watford win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2015 | Watford 3-0 Liverpool | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Liverpool score 2.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 2.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Watford | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
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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