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Watford vs Burnley: result 1-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 35Kick-off on April 30, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford
1-2
Burnley

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What was the result of Watford vs Burnley?

Burnley won 1-2 on April 30, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 8′J. TarkowskiWatford (o.g.)
  • 83′J. CorkBurnley
  • 86′J. BrownhillBurnley

Official lineup for Watford vs Burnley

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

4-3-3
  1. 10João Pedro
  2. 23I. Sarr
  3. 25E. Dennis
  1. 6I. Louza
  2. 33J. Kucka
  3. 19M. Sissoko
  1. 22Samir
  2. 14H. Kamara
  3. 21Kiko Femenía
  4. 27C. Kabasele
  1. 1B. Foster

Burnley

4-4-2
  1. 11D. McNeil
  2. 9W. Weghorst
  1. 27M. Vydra
  2. 8J. Brownhill
  3. 4J. Cork
  4. 17A. Lennon
  1. 22N. Collins
  2. 14C. Roberts
  3. 3C. Taylor
  4. 5J. Tarkowski
  1. 1N. Pope
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Burnley have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 23, 2022Manchester City(away)1-5Premier League
Apr 16, 2022Brentford(home)1-2Premier League
Apr 9, 2022Leeds(home)0-3Premier League
Apr 2, 2022Liverpool(away)0-2Premier League
Mar 13, 2022Southampton(away)2-1Premier League
Burnley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 24, 2022Wolves(home)1-0Premier League
Apr 21, 2022Southampton(home)2-0Premier League
Apr 17, 2022West Ham(away)1-1Premier League
Apr 10, 2022Norwich(away)0-2Premier League
Apr 6, 2022Everton(home)3-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Watford win, 2 draws, 3 Burnley wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 5, 2022Burnley 0-0 WatfordPremier League
Jun 25, 2020Burnley 1-0 WatfordPremier League
Nov 23, 2019Watford 0-3 BurnleyPremier League
Jan 19, 2019Watford 0-0 BurnleyPremier League
Aug 19, 2018Burnley 1-3 WatfordPremier League
Apr 7, 2018Watford 1-2 BurnleyPremier League

Last archived meeting: Burnley vs Watford on Feb 5, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 0.6 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 0.9 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford0.62.136/158/15
Burnley0.91.254/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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19Burnley3841024387522

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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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