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Manchester United vs Watford: result 3-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 27Kick-off on February 23, 2020 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
3-0
Watford

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Watford?

Manchester United won 3-0 on February 23, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 42′Bruno FernandesManchester United (pen.)
  • 58′A. MartialManchester United
  • 75′M. GreenwoodManchester United

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Watford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

4-2-3-1
  1. 26M. Greenwood
  1. 9A. Martial
  2. 21D. James
  3. 18Bruno Fernandes
  1. 17Fred
  2. 31N. Matić
  1. 29A. Wan-Bissaka
  2. 23L. Shaw
  3. 5H. Maguire
  4. 2V. Lindelöf
  1. 1David de Gea

Watford

4-2-3-1
  1. 7Deulofeu
  1. 9T. Deeney
  2. 19W. Hughes
  3. 16A. Doucouré
  1. 37R. Pereyra
  2. 29É. Capoue
  1. 11A. Masina
  2. 4C. Dawson
  3. 27C. Kabasele
  4. 15C. Cathcart
  1. 26B. Foster
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Watford have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 20, 2020Club Brugge KV(away)1-1UEFA Europa League
Feb 17, 2020Chelsea(away)2-0Premier League
Feb 1, 2020Wolves(home)0-0Premier League
Jan 29, 2020Manchester City(away)1-0League Cup
Jan 26, 2020Tranmere(away)6-0FA Cup
Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 8, 2020Brighton(away)1-1Premier League
Feb 1, 2020Everton(home)2-3Premier League
Jan 23, 2020Tranmere(away)1-2FA Cup
Jan 21, 2020Aston Villa(away)1-2Premier League
Jan 18, 2020Tottenham(home)0-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Manchester United wins, 0 draws, 1 Watford win.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2019Watford 2-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Mar 30, 2019Manchester United 2-1 WatfordPremier League
Sep 15, 2018Watford 1-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League
May 13, 2018Manchester United 1-0 WatfordPremier League
Nov 28, 2017Watford 2-4 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Feb 11, 2017Manchester United 2-0 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Watford vs Manchester United on Dec 22, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United1.50.983/154/15
Watford1.31.358/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Manchester United1015414198

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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

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