Only three points good enough for Manchester City in Watford game

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

The Premier League match summary, better known as a league table, tells the truth about these participants to this date, with Manchester City leading Watford by 55 points. Here's our preview:

Insights:
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League
  • Watford is in the worst form (1-0-5)

Little time to rest for the host team, as they featured in a Premier League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Etihad Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Watford have had more rest.

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Manchester City form and stats

Manchester City have performed here at Etihad Stadium this season with 12 wins from 16 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

The City regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Brighton & Hove Albion and win 3-0. The attacker Mahrez was declared "man of the match" for Manchester City with the rating of 8.23/10. Mahrez scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 54 successful passes (of 62 total).

Erik lost again It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Manchester City have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 16 games found in the database showing 13 City wins, two draws and one defeat.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Real Madrid are coming to town in three days.

Goals are plentiful at Etihad Stadium in the league this season as Manchester City has scored 45 goals here in 16 home games. From these home matches, Manchester City have conceded only 12 goals.

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Watford form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Watford so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Watford as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Southampton match.

Watford failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Brentford (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Late heartbreak for Watford in the Brentford match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Samir, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Samir hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

A loss against Leeds United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 23 goals have been conceded by Watford in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved faced each other earlier on this match year: Watford - City 1-3. Last ten meetings between these participants: Manchester City won ten, Watford triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Sterling with 11 goals scored against Watford in these 10 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityK. De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
11 goals
Manchester CityR. Mahrez
R. Mahrez
11 goals
Manchester CityR. Sterling
R. Sterling
10 goals

Manchester City missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Watford
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
24 12 4 Won W 0 4 6
5 2 0 Drew D 1 3 4
3 2 1 Lost L 3 9 22
75 45 17 Scored S 0 15 30
20 12 2 Conceded C 4 23 62
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 94%
72% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 56% 72%
53% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 53%
38% 44% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 34%
22% 38% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 25%
34% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 47%
59% 62% 80% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 9%
12% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 56% 50%
 
8.3 8.6 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.1 4.2
2.8 2.1 1.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.4 5.9
1.1 0.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
18.3 18.6 19.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.1 10.9
6.8 7.2 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.2 3.6
35% 39% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 26%
 
6.5 5.8 5.4 Shots against (avg) S A 18.5 15.4 14.6
2.3 2.4 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4 4.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Watford.
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (45) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Watford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Watford have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier League
  • Watford is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 32 24 5 3 75 20 16 12 2 2 45 12 16 12 3 1 30 8 55 77
2 Liverpool 32 23 7 2 83 22 16 13 3 0 43 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 61 76
3 Chelsea 31 18 8 5 66 27 15 7 5 3 31 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 39 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 3 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 16 8 2 6 25 20 18 57
5 Arsenal 32 18 3 11 49 39 16 10 2 4 25 14 16 8 1 7 24 25 10 57
6 Manchester United 33 15 9 9 52 48 17 9 4 4 28 21 16 6 5 5 24 27 4 54
7 West Ham United 33 15 7 11 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 22 16 6 3 7 22 21 9 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15 4 13 33 28 16 7 2 7 18 16 16 8 2 6 15 12 5 49
9 Leicester City 31 11 8 12 47 51 15 8 3 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 41
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 9 13 11 29 40 16 3 6 7 10 20 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 40
11 Newcastle United 33 10 10 13 37 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 16 3 4 9 13 29 -18 40
12 Brentford 33 11 6 16 41 49 16 6 2 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 39
13 Southampton 32 9 12 11 38 52 17 6 7 4 21 20 15 3 5 7 17 32 -14 39
14 Crystal Palace 32 8 13 11 43 41 16 5 7 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 37
15 Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 16 6 0 10 18 21 -4 36
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Everton 31 8 5 18 34 53 16 7 2 7 21 20 15 1 3 11 13 33 -19 29
18 Burnley 31 4 13 14 26 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -19 25
19 Watford 32 6 4 22 30 62 16 2 1 13 15 39 16 4 3 9 15 23 -32 22
20 Norwich City 32 5 6 21 22 66 16 3 3 10 12 31 16 2 3 11 10 35 -44 21

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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 Manchester City 32 24 5 3 75 20 16 12 2 2 45 12 16 12 3 1 30 8 55 77
2 Liverpool 32 23 7 2 83 22 16 13 3 0 43 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 61 76
3 Chelsea 31 18 8 5 66 27 15 7 5 3 31 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 39 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 3 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 16 8 2 6 25 20 18 57
5 Arsenal 32 18 3 11 49 39 16 10 2 4 25 14 16 8 1 7 24 25 10 57
6 Manchester United 33 15 9 9 52 48 17 9 4 4 28 21 16 6 5 5 24 27 4 54
7 West Ham United 33 15 7 11 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 22 16 6 3 7 22 21 9 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15 4 13 33 28 16 7 2 7 18 16 16 8 2 6 15 12 5 49
9 Leicester City 31 11 8 12 47 51 15 8 3 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 41
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 9 13 11 29 40 16 3 6 7 10 20 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 40
11 Newcastle United 33 10 10 13 37 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 16 3 4 9 13 29 -18 40
12 Brentford 33 11 6 16 41 49 16 6 2 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 39
13 Southampton 32 9 12 11 38 52 17 6 7 4 21 20 15 3 5 7 17 32 -14 39
14 Crystal Palace 32 8 13 11 43 41 16 5 7 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 37
15 Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 16 6 0 10 18 21 -4 36
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Everton 31 8 5 18 34 53 16 7 2 7 21 20 15 1 3 11 13 33 -19 29
18 Burnley 31 4 13 14 26 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -19 25
19 Watford 32 6 4 22 30 62 16 2 1 13 15 39 16 4 3 9 15 23 -32 22
20 Norwich City 32 5 6 21 22 66 16 3 3 10 12 31 16 2 3 11 10 35 -44 21

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.