Watford vs Burnley: result 3-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 34Kick-off on March 3, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Rhydmwyn, Flintshire
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What was the result of Watford vs Burnley?
Watford won 3-2 on March 3, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 41′J. RodríguezBurnley
- 50′N. NosworthyBurnley (o.g.)
- 54′N. NosworthyWatford
- 72′A. KačaniklićWatford
- 75′T. DeeneyWatford
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Burnley have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2012 | Southampton(home) | 0-3 | Championship |
| Feb 18, 2012 | Crystal Palace(away) | 0-4 | Championship |
| Feb 14, 2012 | Leicester(home) | 3-2 | Championship |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Barnsley(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2012 | Millwall(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Feb 17, 2012 | Reading(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Feb 14, 2012 | Barnsley(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Southampton(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Peterborough(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Watford win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Burnley win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2011 | Burnley 2-2 Watford | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Burnley | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Watford sit 7th in Championship (4 points from 2 matches) and Burnley sit 18th (1 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy