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- Watford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Southampton have yet to win a game away.
Southampton could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Carabao Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Chelsea. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Watford form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Watford have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
Watford enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Everton's place. The match ended 5-2 with Juraj Kucka, Joshua King (3) and Emmanuel Dennis scoring. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Joshua King was absolutely essential when Watford beat Everton 5-2, scoring three goals. The gifted forward Joshua King bettered all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.82 out of 10. King scored three goals and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the home loss against Liverpool with the scoreline 0-5.Watford has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Watford having conceded 10 goals here at Vicarage Road so far.
Southampton form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Southampton has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Chelsea (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) for a Carabao Cup game that ended a draw (1-1). Goalkeeper Fraser Forster made a total of 13 saves, making him a hero against Chelsea (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties). Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Fraser Forster was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.65. The agile goalkeeper Forster stopped the opponent with 13 saves.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Burnley in the Premier League.Southampton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). Southampton have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two participants are: one win for Watford, four draws and five wins for Southampton. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sarr 4 goals |  E. Dennis 3 goals |  J. King 3 goals |
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| Watford | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 6.3 | 6.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 10 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 21 | 10.8 | 12.8 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 25% |
- All of Watford's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Southampton have yet to win a game away.
- Watford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Watford have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Watford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Southampton | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -21 | 2 |
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