Watford vs Chelsea: result 0-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 3, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Chelsea?
Watford and Chelsea drew 0-0 on February 3, 2016.
Official lineup for Watford vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
- 9T. Deeney
- 24O. Ighalo
- 7José Jurado
- 8V. Behrami
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 29É. Capoue
- 5S. Prödl
- 14J. Paredes
- 15C. Cathcart
- 25José Holebas
- 1Gomes
Chelsea
- 19Diego Costa
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 8Oscar
- 12Mikel John Obi
- 21N. Matić
- 22Willian
- 2B. Ivanović
- 5K. Zouma
- 26J. Terry
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 13T. Courtois
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Chelsea have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2016 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Newcastle(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 18, 2016 | Swansea(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 13, 2016 | Southampton(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Jan 9, 2016 | Newcastle(home) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2016 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 5-1 | FA Cup |
| Jan 24, 2016 | Arsenal(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Everton(home) | 3-3 | Premier League |
| Jan 13, 2016 | West Brom(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Jan 10, 2016 | Scunthorpe(home) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Watford wins, 1 draw, 1 Chelsea win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | Chelsea 2-2 Watford | Premier League |
| Jan 4, 2015 | Chelsea 3-0 Watford | FA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.9 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Chelsea | 1.9 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. 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