Watford vs Burnley: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 12, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Burnley?
Watford won 1-0 on August 12, 2022.
Goalscorers
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What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Burnley have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2022 | West Brom(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Southampton(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Wycombe(home) | 4-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Bolton(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2022 | Luton(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Huddersfield(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Shrewsbury(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Wolves(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Rochdale(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Watford win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Burnley win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2022 | Watford 1-2 Burnley | Premier League |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Burnley 0-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Burnley 1-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Watford 0-3 Burnley | Premier League |
| Jan 19, 2019 | Watford 0-0 Burnley | Premier League |
| Aug 19, 2018 | Burnley 1-3 Watford | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 0.8 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 1.2 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Burnley | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
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