Watford vs Leicester: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 29Kick-off on March 5, 2016 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
Full time
What was the result of Watford vs Leicester?
Leicester won 0-1 on March 5, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 56′R. MahrezLeicester
Official lineup for Watford vs Leicester
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
- 9T. Deeney
- 24O. Ighalo
- 4Mario Suárez
- 11N. Amrabat
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 29É. Capoue
- 2A. Nyom
- 5S. Prödl
- 16N. Aké
- 25José Holebas
- 1Gomes
Leicester
- 9J. Vardy
- 20S. Okazaki
- 4Daniel Noel Drinkwater
- 11M. Albrighton
- 14N. Kanté
- 26R. Mahrez
- 5W. Morgan
- 6R. Huth
- 17D. Simpson
- 28C. Fuchs
- 1K. Schmeichel
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Leicester have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2016 | Manchester United(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 27, 2016 | Bournemouth(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Leeds(home) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Crystal Palace(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Tottenham(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2016 | West Brom(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 27, 2016 | Norwich(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 14, 2016 | Arsenal(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Manchester City(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 2, 2016 | Liverpool(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Watford wins, 1 draw, 3 Leicester wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2015 | Leicester 2-1 Watford | Premier League |
| Feb 8, 2014 | Leicester 2-2 Watford | Championship |
| Nov 2, 2013 | Watford 0-3 Leicester | Championship |
| May 12, 2013 | Watford 3-1 Leicester | Championship |
| May 9, 2013 | Leicester 1-0 Watford | Championship |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Leicester 1-2 Watford | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.4 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Leicester | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
A question about Watford vs Leicester?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
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