Watford vs Arsenal: result 1-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 27, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 1-3 on August 27, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 9′Santi CazorlaArsenal (pen.)
- 40′A. SánchezArsenal
- 45′M. ÖzilArsenal
- 57′R. PereyraWatford
Official lineup for Watford vs Arsenal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
3-5-2- 9T. Deeney
- 24O. Ighalo
- 17A. Guédioura
- 29É. Capoue
- 7N. Amrabat
- 11V. Behrami
- 27C. Kabasele
- 25José Holebas
- 5S. Prödl
- 4Y. Kaboul
- 1Gomes
Arsenal
4-2-3-1- 7A. Sánchez
- 14T. Walcott
- 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 29G. Xhaka
- 19Santi Cazorla
- 11M. Özil
- 16R. Holding
- 24Héctor Bellerín
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 18Nacho Monreal
- 33Petr Čech
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Arsenal have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2016 | Gillingham(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 20, 2016 | Chelsea(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Southampton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| May 15, 2016 | Sunderland(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| May 11, 2016 | Norwich(away) | 2-4 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2016 | Leicester(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 14, 2016 | Liverpool(home) | 3-4 | Premier League |
| May 15, 2016 | Aston Villa(home) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| May 8, 2016 | Manchester City(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Norwich(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Watford win, 0 draws, 2 Arsenal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2016 | Arsenal 4-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Mar 13, 2016 | Arsenal 1-2 Watford | FA Cup |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Watford 0-3 Arsenal | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 2.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Arsenal | 2.0 | 1.1 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
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