Watford vs Leicester: result 2-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 29Kick-off on March 3, 2019 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Leicester?
Watford won 2-1 on March 3, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 5′T. DeeneyWatford
- 75′J. VardyLeicester
- 90′A. GrayWatford
Official lineup for Watford vs Leicester
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-2-2- 7Deulofeu
- 9T. Deeney
- 19W. Hughes
- 16A. Doucouré
- 37R. Pereyra
- 29É. Capoue
- 2Daryl Janmaat
- 15C. Cathcart
- 25José Holebas
- 6A. Mariappa
- 26B. Foster
Leicester
3-4-2-1- 9J. Vardy
- 19H. Barnes
- 10J. Maddison
- 25W. Ndidi
- 21Y. Tielemans
- 3B. Chilwell
- 14Ricardo Pereira
- 15H. Maguire
- 5W. Morgan
- 6J. Evans
- 1K. Schmeichel
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Leicester have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2019 | Liverpool(away) | 0-5 | Premier League |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Cardiff(away) | 5-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 15, 2019 | QPR(away) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 9, 2019 | Everton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Brighton(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2019 | Brighton(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Crystal Palace(home) | 1-4 | Premier League |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Tottenham(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Feb 3, 2019 | Manchester United(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 30, 2019 | Liverpool(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Watford wins, 0 draws, 4 Leicester wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2018 | Leicester 2-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Leicester 2-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Watford 2-1 Leicester | Premier League |
| May 6, 2017 | Leicester 3-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Watford 2-1 Leicester | Premier League |
| Mar 5, 2016 | Watford 0-1 Leicester | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.0 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.6 | 1.1 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Leicester | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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