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Watford vs Aston Villa: result 3-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 28, 2019 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford
3-0
Aston Villa

Full time

What was the result of Watford vs Aston Villa?

Watford won 3-0 on December 28, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 42′T. DeeneyWatford
  • 67′T. DeeneyWatford (pen.)
  • 71′I. SarrWatford

Official lineup for Watford vs Aston Villa

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

4-2-3-1
  1. 23I. Sarr
  1. 7Deulofeu
  2. 9T. Deeney
  3. 19W. Hughes
  1. 16A. Doucouré
  2. 29É. Capoue
  1. 21Kiko Femenía
  2. 27C. Kabasele
  3. 15C. Cathcart
  4. 6A. Mariappa
  1. 26B. Foster

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Wesley Moraes
  1. 6Douglas Luiz
  2. 10J. Grealish
  3. 23Jota Peleteiro
  1. 8H. Lansbury
  2. 14C. Hourihane
  1. 15E. Konsa
  2. 18M. Targett
  3. 30K. Hause
  4. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  1. 1T. Heaton
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Aston Villa have 6, 2 and 7.

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

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2019Sheffield Utd(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 22, 2019Manchester United(home)2-0Premier League
Dec 14, 2019Liverpool(away)0-2Premier League
Dec 7, 2019Crystal Palace(home)0-0Premier League
Dec 4, 2019Leicester(away)0-2Premier League
Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2019Norwich(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 21, 2019Southampton(home)1-3Premier League
Dec 17, 2019Liverpool(home)5-0League Cup
Dec 14, 2019Sheffield Utd(away)0-2Premier League
Dec 8, 2019Leicester(home)1-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Watford wins, 0 draws, 0 Aston Villa wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 30, 2016Watford 3-2 Aston VillaPremier League
Nov 28, 2015Aston Villa 2-3 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Watford vs Aston Villa on Apr 30, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 0.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 1.7 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford0.71.255/154/15
Aston Villa1.71.7310/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Aston Villa832391211

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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

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