Balanced ball game between AFC Bournemouth and Watford expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for AFC Bournemouth - Watford!

Insights:
  • Watford has the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for AFC Bournemouth and Watford.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for AFC Bournemouth at their home stadium (Vitality Stadium) is 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Bournemouth's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Cardiff City (placed 6th). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Queens Park Rangers.

There will be little rest for Bournemouth after this match as they are travelling to Bristol City for a Championship game in only four days.

AFC Bournemouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vitality Stadium with 27 goals in 16 league matches. Bournemouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Watford form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Championship, are W5-D7-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Watford hope to make it five in this match. Watford has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Two travels in a row for Watford, whose manager F. Muñoz Llompart could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Blackburn Rovers. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Derby County.

After this away game Watford return home for a Championship game against Wycombe Wanderers. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Watford as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

Watford - AFC Bournemouth 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Bournemouth victory, seven draws and two Watford wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
10 goals
BournemouthJ. Stanislas
J. Stanislas
9 goals
WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
9 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 3 16 32
13 9 2 Won W 0 5 17
10 3 0 Drew D 0 7 9
9 4 1 Lost L 3 4 6
46 27 6 Scored S 1 11 43
32 16 4 Conceded C 4 11 23
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 69% 84%
62% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 38% 53%
44% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 19% 31%
31% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 19%
16% 31% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 16%
53% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 41%
38% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 47%
22% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 11.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 10.3 10.8
4.3 4.7 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.7 3.2
34% 36% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 41%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Watford have scored away.
  • Watford has the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 32 20 7 5 45 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 16 10 2 4 23 16 20 67
2 Brentford 32 17 9 6 59 34 16 9 5 2 32 17 16 8 4 4 27 17 25 60
3 Watford 32 17 9 6 43 23 16 12 2 2 32 12 16 5 7 4 11 11 20 60
4 Swansea City 30 17 8 5 38 19 16 10 5 1 20 6 14 7 3 4 18 13 19 59
5 Reading 32 15 6 11 44 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 16 6 6 4 20 17 7 51
6 Cardiff City 32 14 7 11 48 34 16 6 3 7 27 19 16 8 4 4 21 15 14 49
7 AFC Bournemouth 32 13 10 9 46 32 16 9 3 4 27 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 14 49
8 Barnsley 31 14 6 11 36 35 15 8 3 4 20 16 16 6 3 7 16 19 1 48
9 Middlesbrough 32 13 7 12 37 34 16 8 2 6 19 17 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 46
10 Stoke City 32 11 12 9 37 35 16 7 4 5 22 19 16 4 8 4 15 16 2 45
11 Millwall 32 9 16 7 31 28 16 3 10 3 15 13 16 6 6 4 16 15 3 43
12 Bristol City 32 13 3 16 32 43 16 7 2 7 14 16 16 6 1 9 18 27 -11 42
13 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 10 10 30 34 15 6 4 5 16 16 15 4 6 5 14 18 -4 40
14 Preston North End 32 12 4 16 34 42 16 4 3 9 11 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -8 40
15 Blackburn Rovers 31 11 6 14 45 37 15 6 4 5 23 18 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 39
16 Nottingham Forest 32 10 9 13 27 31 16 5 6 5 15 14 16 5 3 8 12 17 -4 39
17 Luton Town 31 10 8 13 24 35 15 5 6 4 17 17 16 5 2 9 7 18 -11 38
18 Derby County 31 10 7 14 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 37
19 Huddersfield Town 32 10 6 16 38 47 16 8 2 6 24 17 16 2 4 10 14 30 -9 36
20 Coventry City 32 8 10 14 29 43 16 6 6 4 17 17 16 2 4 10 12 26 -14 34
21 Birmingham City 32 7 10 15 23 40 16 2 3 11 10 27 16 5 7 4 13 13 -17 31
22 Rotherham United 30 8 5 17 33 41 15 4 3 8 20 21 15 4 2 9 13 20 -8 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 31 9 7 15 21 35 15 6 5 4 12 9 16 3 2 11 9 26 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 31 5 8 18 23 51 16 3 5 8 10 19 15 2 3 10 13 32 -28 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 32 20 7 5 45 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 16 10 2 4 23 16 20 67
2 Brentford 32 17 9 6 59 34 16 9 5 2 32 17 16 8 4 4 27 17 25 60
3 Watford 32 17 9 6 43 23 16 12 2 2 32 12 16 5 7 4 11 11 20 60
4 Swansea City 30 17 8 5 38 19 16 10 5 1 20 6 14 7 3 4 18 13 19 59
5 Reading 32 15 6 11 44 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 16 6 6 4 20 17 7 51
6 Cardiff City 32 14 7 11 48 34 16 6 3 7 27 19 16 8 4 4 21 15 14 49
7 AFC Bournemouth 32 13 10 9 46 32 16 9 3 4 27 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 14 49
8 Barnsley 31 14 6 11 36 35 15 8 3 4 20 16 16 6 3 7 16 19 1 48
9 Middlesbrough 32 13 7 12 37 34 16 8 2 6 19 17 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 46
10 Stoke City 32 11 12 9 37 35 16 7 4 5 22 19 16 4 8 4 15 16 2 45
11 Millwall 32 9 16 7 31 28 16 3 10 3 15 13 16 6 6 4 16 15 3 43
12 Bristol City 32 13 3 16 32 43 16 7 2 7 14 16 16 6 1 9 18 27 -11 42
13 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 10 10 30 34 15 6 4 5 16 16 15 4 6 5 14 18 -4 40
14 Preston North End 32 12 4 16 34 42 16 4 3 9 11 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -8 40
15 Blackburn Rovers 31 11 6 14 45 37 15 6 4 5 23 18 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 39
16 Nottingham Forest 32 10 9 13 27 31 16 5 6 5 15 14 16 5 3 8 12 17 -4 39
17 Luton Town 31 10 8 13 24 35 15 5 6 4 17 17 16 5 2 9 7 18 -11 38
18 Derby County 31 10 7 14 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 37
19 Huddersfield Town 32 10 6 16 38 47 16 8 2 6 24 17 16 2 4 10 14 30 -9 36
20 Coventry City 32 8 10 14 29 43 16 6 6 4 17 17 16 2 4 10 12 26 -14 34
21 Birmingham City 32 7 10 15 23 40 16 2 3 11 10 27 16 5 7 4 13 13 -17 31
22 Rotherham United 30 8 5 17 33 41 15 4 3 8 20 21 15 4 2 9 13 20 -8 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 31 9 7 15 21 35 15 6 5 4 12 9 16 3 2 11 9 26 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 31 5 8 18 23 51 16 3 5 8 10 19 15 2 3 10 13 32 -28 23

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.