Manchester United vs Watford: result 1-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 28Kick-off on March 2, 2016 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester United vs Watford?
Manchester United won 1-0 on March 2, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 83′MataManchester United
Official lineup for Manchester United vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester United
- 39M. Rashford
- 7M. Depay
- 8Mata
- 9A. Martial
- 21Ander Herrera
- 28M. Schneiderlin
- 5M. Rojo
- 17D. Blind
- 30G. Varela
- 51T. Fosu-Mensah
- 1David de Gea
Watford
- 9T. Deeney
- 24O. Ighalo
- 8V. Behrami
- 22Almen Abdi
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 29É. Capoue
- 2A. Nyom
- 3M. Britos
- 5S. Prödl
- 25José Holebas
- 1Gomes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2016 | Arsenal(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 25, 2016 | FC Midtjylland(home) | 5-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Shrewsbury(away) | 3-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 18, 2016 | FC Midtjylland(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Sunderland(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2016 | Bournemouth(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Leeds(home) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Crystal Palace(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Tottenham(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Chelsea(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Manchester United win, 0 draws, 0 Watford wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2015 | Watford 1-2 Manchester United | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Watford vs Manchester United on Nov 21, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester United score 1.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.0 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Watford | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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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