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Watford vs Bournemouth: result 2-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 32Kick-off on March 31, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford
2-2
Bournemouth

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What was the result of Watford vs Bournemouth?

Watford and Bournemouth drew 2-2 on March 31, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 13′Kiko FemeníaWatford
  • 43′J. KingBournemouth (pen.)
  • 49′R. PereyraWatford
  • 90′J. DefoeBournemouth

Official lineup for Watford vs Bournemouth

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

4-2-3-1
  1. 9T. Deeney
  1. 19W. Hughes
  2. 16A. Doucouré
  3. 37R. Pereyra
  1. 29É. Capoue
  2. 2Daryl Janmaat
  1. 21Kiko Femenía
  2. 25José Holebas
  3. 5S. Prödl
  4. 6A. Mariappa
  1. 30O. Karnezis

Bournemouth

4-4-1-1
  1. 17J. King
  1. 13C. Wilson
  1. 16L. Cook
  2. 33Jordon Ibe
  3. 24R. Fraser
  4. 19J. Stanislas
  1. 4D. Gosling
  2. 5N. Aké
  3. 3S. Cook
  4. 11Charlie John Daniels
  1. 27A. Begović
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Bournemouth have 5, 6 and 4.

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

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 17, 2018Liverpool(away)0-5Premier League
Mar 11, 2018Arsenal(away)0-3Premier League
Mar 3, 2018West Brom(home)1-0Premier League
Feb 24, 2018Everton(home)1-0Premier League
Feb 10, 2018West Ham(away)0-2Premier League
Bournemouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 17, 2018West Brom(home)2-1Premier League
Mar 11, 2018Tottenham(home)1-4Premier League
Mar 3, 2018Leicester(away)1-1Premier League
Feb 24, 2018Newcastle(home)2-2Premier League
Feb 11, 2018Huddersfield(away)1-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Watford win, 4 draws, 1 Bournemouth win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2017Bournemouth 0-2 WatfordPremier League
Jan 21, 2017Bournemouth 2-2 WatfordPremier League
Oct 1, 2016Watford 2-2 BournemouthPremier League
Feb 27, 2016Watford 0-0 BournemouthPremier League
Oct 3, 2015Bournemouth 1-1 WatfordPremier League
Jan 30, 2015Bournemouth 2-0 WatfordChampionship

Last archived meeting: Bournemouth vs Watford on Aug 19, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bournemouth score 1.6 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford1.01.545/158/15
Bournemouth1.62.0112/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Bournemouth60337133

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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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