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Watford vs Aston Villa: result 3-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 14, 2021 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 August 14, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 10′E. DennisWatford
  • 42′I. SarrWatford
  • 67′C. HernándezWatford
  • 70′J. McGinnAston Villa
  • 90′D. IngsAston Villa (pen.)

Official lineup for Watford vs Aston Villa

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

4-1-4-1
  1. 23I. Sarr
  1. 25E. Dennis
  2. 4O. Etebo
  3. 12K. Sema
  4. 8T. Cleverley
  1. 33J. Kucka
  1. 11A. Masina
  2. 5W. Troost-Ekong
  3. 27C. Kabasele
  4. 15C. Cathcart
  1. 26D. Bachmann

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
  1. 20D. Ings
  1. 2M. Cash
  2. 10E. Buendía
  3. 21A. El Ghazi
  1. 19M. Nakamba
  2. 7J. McGinn
  1. 4E. Konsa
  2. 3M. Targett
  3. 5T. Mings
  4. 18A. Young
  1. 1E. Martínez
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2021Crystal Palace(away)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Aug 6, 2021Dover(away)1-4Friendlies Clubs
Jul 28, 2021Arsenal(away)1-4Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2021Stevenage(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2021West Brom(home)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 8, 2021Salernitana(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Bristol City(away)3-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2021Stoke City(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 21, 2021Walsall(away)4-0Friendlies Clubs
May 23, 2021Chelsea(home)2-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Watford wins, 0 draws, 1 Aston Villa win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2020Aston Villa 2-1 WatfordPremier League
Dec 28, 2019Watford 3-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Apr 30, 2016Watford 3-2 Aston VillaPremier League
Nov 28, 2015Aston Villa 2-3 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Aston Villa vs Watford on Jan 21, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 1.7 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford1.01.367/155/15
Aston Villa1.71.4310/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
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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