An important duel in the bottom section of the Premier League, with both Aston Villa and Watford experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic \"six-pointer\" with the home team placed 18th and the visitors in 17th place.
It's no vacation for neither Aston Villa nor Watford as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aston Villa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Aston Villa have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games.
The home team returns to Villa Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Manchester City (1-6).
The Aston Villa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Aston Villa defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Watford form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Watford so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
210 minutes! That's how long the Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Watford delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Tottenham Hotspur (placed 8th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Prior to that result Watford won their away game at AFC Bournemouth. The scoreline was 3-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Watford manager N. Pearson as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Tranmere Rovers.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Watford as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Watford have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Watford - Aston Villa 3-0. Aston Villa-Watford H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Aston Villa 1 win, Watford 3 wins, 2 draws. 3 of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Grealish 7 goals |  W. Moraes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |  A. El Ghazi 4 goals |
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| Aston Villa | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 44 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| 96% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 87% | 82% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 78% |
| 70% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 43% |
| 35% | 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 65% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| 17% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 18% | 35% |
| 22% | 9% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 48% |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 7.1 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 285 | 153 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 103 | 279 |
| 97 | 43 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 31 | 74 |
| 30% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 29% | 27% |
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (28)
- 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 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 48 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 25 | 45 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Everton | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 29 |
| 13 | Southampton | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -13 | 28 |
| 14 | Burnley | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Watford | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 23 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -16 | 20 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -22 | 17 |
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