Watford vs Aston Villa — Premier League
Premier LeaguePremier League 21/22
Sat 14 Aug··Matchday 1·Vicarage Road, Watford·Watford won
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 2Corners4
- 3Cards1
- 13Shots11
- 7Shots on target2
- 18Fouls13
- 17Throw-ins21
- 0Offsides2
- 8Goal kicks7
- 0Saves4
- 15Tackles13
- 9Interceptions11
- 13Dribbles14
Period
Match statistics
| Watford | Statistic | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 2 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 17 | Throw-ins | 21 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 13 | Dribbles | 14 |
| 38 | Ball possession | 62 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 317 | Passes | 508 |
| 234 | Accurate passes | 435 |
| 13 | Free kicks | 18 |
| Duels | ||
| 51% | Duels won (%) | 49% |
| 8 | Dispossessed | 13 |
| 13 | Dribbles | 14 |
| 41% | Ground duels (%) | 45% |
| 24% | Aerial duels (%) | 17% |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 17 | Throw-ins | 21 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Accurate long balls | 28 |
| 45 | Final third entries | 59 |
| Defending | ||
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 11% |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 25 | Clearances | 6 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.4 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.2 |
| Watford | Statistic | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 1 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 9 | Total shots | 2 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 3 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 4 | Tackles | 4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 7 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 40 | Ball possession | 60 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 171 | Passes | 258 |
| 137 | Accurate passes | 225 |
| 7 | Free kicks | 7 |
| Duels | ||
| 60% | Duels won (%) | 40% |
| 2 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| 7 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 18% | Ground duels (%) | 13% |
| 9% | Aerial duels (%) | 5% |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 3 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Accurate long balls | 15 |
| 21 | Final third entries | 28 |
| Defending | ||
| 2% | Tackles won (%) | 3% |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Clearances | 3 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.3 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.0 |
| Watford | Statistic | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 1 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 4 | Total shots | 9 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 14 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Goal kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 12 |
| 36 | Ball possession | 64 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 146 | Passes | 250 |
| 97 | Accurate passes | 210 |
| 6 | Free kicks | 11 |
| Duels | ||
| 46% | Duels won (%) | 54% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 9 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 12 |
| 23% | Ground duels (%) | 32% |
| 15% | Aerial duels (%) | 12% |
| Shots | ||
| 0 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 3 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 14 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 7 | Accurate long balls | 13 |
| 24 | Final third entries | 31 |
| Defending | ||
| 4% | Tackles won (%) | 8% |
| 4 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Clearances | 3 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 7 | Goal kicks | 1 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.1 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.1 |
Line-ups
Shot map
Watford13 shots · 7 on target · 3 goals · 0.41 xG
Aston Villa11 shots · 2 on target · 2 goals · 0.90 xG
Watford9 shots · 4 on target · 2 goals · 0.28 xG
Aston Villa2 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.01 xG
Watford4 shots · 3 on target · 1 goals · 0.13 xG
Aston Villa9 shots · 2 on target · 2 goals · 0.89 xG
- Watford
- Aston Villa
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Watford14 rated
Aston Villa14 rated
Player statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaïla SarrMidfielder | 90′ | 8.2 | 1 | 3 | 16/21 | 4 | 11/15 | |||||
| Christian KabaseleDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 1 | 36/41 | 4/5 | |||||||
| Peter EteboMidfielder | 90′ | 6.7 | 29/36 | 1 | 8/13 | 2 | ||||||
| Ken SemaMidfielder | 90′ | 6.6 | 11/19 | 2 | 4/15 | 2 | ||||||
| William Troost-EkongDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 36/43 | 1/5 | ||||||||
| Craig CathcartDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 19/28 | 4/7 | 2 | |||||||
| Adam MasinaDefender | 90′ | 6.1 | 22/34 | 8/11 | 1 | |||||||
| 26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper | 90′ | 5.6 | 15/25 | |||||||||
| Tom CleverleyMidfielder | 79′ | 6.4 | 1 | 17/26 | 1 | 4/8 | 2 | |||||
| Juraj KuckaMidfielder | 69′ | 6.7 | 2 | 11/14 | 11/16 | 4 | ||||||
| Emmanuel DennisForward | 66′ | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12/15 | 3 | 5/12 | 2 | |||
| Cucho HernándezForward | 24′ | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 4/5 | 1/10 | ||||||
| Dan GoslingMidfielder | 21′ | 6.3 | 5/8 | 2/4 | ||||||||
| Troy DeeneyForward | 11′ | 6.3 | 1/2 | 2/6 | ||||||||
| Ashley FletcherForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ben FosterGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Danny RoseDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Francisco SierraltaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Imrân LouzaMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2Jeremy NgakiaDefender | — | — |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7John McGinnMidfielder | 90′ | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 30/36 | 6/10 | 2 | |||||
| Ashley YoungForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 45/51 | 2 | 3/5 | ||||||
| 5Tyrone MingsDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 79/85 | 6/10 | ||||||||
| Ezri KonsaDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 71/80 | 8/12 | 1 | |||||||
| 2Matty CashDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 1 | 52/64 | 1 | 10/12 | 4 | |||||
| Danny IngsForward | 90′ | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 7/13 | 4/9 | ||||||
| Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.1 | 23/25 | 4 | ||||||||
| Marvelous NakambaMidfielder | 90′ | 6.1 | 45/52 | 8/18 | 2 | |||||||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaMidfielder | 72′ | 6.3 | 1 | 23/30 | 3/11 | 1 | ||||||
| Anwar El GhaziForward | 60′ | 5.5 | 8/10 | 1/10 | ||||||||
| Matt TargettDefender | 45′ | 6.3 | 19/24 | 1 | 0/4 | |||||||
| Jacob RamseyMidfielder | 45′ | 6.1 | 1 | 21/25 | 1 | 4/12 | 1 | |||||
| Leon BaileyForward | 30′ | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 4/5 | 1 | 3/5 | 1 | ||||
| Bertrand TraoréForward | 18′ | 7.1 | 1 | 8/8 | 6/9 | 1 | ||||||
| Axel TuanzebeDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Carney ChukwuemekaMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Jaden Philogene-BidaceMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Jed SteerGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Kortney HauseDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Wesley MoraesForward | — | — |
Independent source
PitchAPI tactical analysis
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- Home shape
- 4-3-3
- Away shape
- 4-2-3-1
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