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Watford vs Aston Villa: result 3-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 36Kick-off on April 30, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford
3-2
Aston Villa

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What was the result of Watford vs Aston Villa?

Watford won 3-2 on April 30, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 28′C. ClarkAston Villa
  • 45′Almen AbdiWatford
  • 48′J. AyewAston Villa
  • 90′T. DeeneyWatford
  • 90′T. DeeneyWatford

Official lineup for Watford vs Aston Villa

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

  1. 9T. Deeney
  2. 24O. Ighalo
  1. 4Mario Suárez
  2. 7José Jurado
  3. 22Almen Abdi
  4. 23Benjamin Watson
  1. 3M. Britos
  2. 14J. Paredes
  3. 15C. Cathcart
  4. 21I. Anya
  1. 1Gomes

Aston Villa

  1. 19J. Ayew
  2. 39Rudy Gestede
  1. 7L. Bacuna
  2. 8I. Gueye
  3. 15A. Westwood
  4. 21Alan Hutton
  5. 43A. Cissokho
  1. 6C. Clark
  2. 16Joleon Lescott
  3. 46K. Toner
  1. 31Mark Bunn
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Aston Villa have 2, 1 and 12.

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

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 24, 2016Crystal Palace(away)1-2FA Cup
Apr 20, 2016West Ham(away)1-3Premier League
Apr 16, 2016West Brom(away)1-0Premier League
Apr 9, 2016Everton(home)1-1Premier League
Apr 2, 2016Arsenal(away)0-4Premier League
Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 23, 2016Southampton(home)2-4Premier League
Apr 16, 2016Manchester United(away)0-1Premier League
Apr 9, 2016Bournemouth(home)1-2Premier League
Apr 2, 2016Chelsea(home)0-4Premier League
Mar 19, 2016Swansea(away)0-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Watford win, 0 draws, 0 Aston Villa wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2015Aston Villa 2-3 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Aston Villa vs Watford on Nov 28, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 0.6 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford0.71.156/156/15
Aston Villa0.62.334/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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6Aston 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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