This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth holding 18th place and Watford lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
AFC Bournemouth and Watford should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, AFC Bournemouth are certainly not brimming with confidence.
AFC Bournemouth are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 235 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Gosling).
AFC Bournemouth's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Luton Town. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as AFC Bournemouth lost 0-4 at West Ham United's place.
As mentioned above, AFC Bournemouth "killed" Luton Town in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
AFC Bournemouth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, AFC Bournemouth have conceded 14 goals.
Watford form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Watford so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Watford delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Tranmere Rovers in their previous match; a FA Cup game. Before that, Watford secured a home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers with the score 2-1.
It looked so good for Watford vs Tranmere Rovers, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 3-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Watford, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The schedule is very tough for Watford now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at Tranmere Rovers is waiting in only two days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Watford have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: AFC Bournemouth - Watford 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 7 - 2 (AFC Bournemouth wins - draws - Watford wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Wilson 6 goals |  C. Wilson 5 goals |   G. Deulofeu 4 goals |
AFC Bournemouth missing players
Watford missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 32 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| 90% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 67% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 52% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 19% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 10% | 29% |
| 38% | 30% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 48% |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 6.6 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 207 | 95 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 85 | 246 |
| 69 | 33 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 26 | 67 |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 23% | 25% |
- Watford has the fewest scored goals (17)
- Watford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Watford haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Everton | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -12 | 28 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -23 | 14 |
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)
- Watford
- Watford Observer - (local newspaper)