Watford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers match preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Wed 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (21400 seats)

Season ticket holders at Vicarage Road haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Watford languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Wolverhampton Wanderers will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Watford form and stats

Watford have collected 13 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-4-4. There’s a good atmosphere here at Vicarage Road after three straight home wins.

The Watford supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Wolverhampton Wanderers in Premier League and win 2-1. Before that, Watford had a home game versus Aston Villa which ended with a victory 3-0.

Watford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

Playing away, Wolverhampton Wanderers have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Wolverhampton Wanderers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Wolverhampton Wanderers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Watford (placed 19th). Prior to that match, the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espírito Santo faced defeat when travelling to Liverpool and losing 0-1.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Wolverhampton Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Watford - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Watford won 4 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Wolverhampton Wanderers has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Wolverhampton WanderersR. Jiménez
R. Jiménez
8 goals
WatfordDeulofeu
Deulofeu
4 goals
Wolverhampton WanderersAdama Traoré
Adama Traoré
4 goals

Watford missing players

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 3 11 21
4 3 0 Won W 2 3 7
7 4 3 Drew D 1 5 9
10 4 0 Lost L 0 3 5
17 11 2 Scored S 6 14 30
34 14 2 Conceded C 4 13 27
86% 73% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
81% 73% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 90%
43% 64% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 43%
14% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 19%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
38% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 76%
29% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 19%
48% 45% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 10%
 
4.8 5.4 6.7 Corners For (avg) C F 8 6.4 5.7
5.7 5 3.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 5.9 4.8
2.4 2.6 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 1.9
3 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 2
 
246 161 53 Total Shots T S 47 145 275
67 41 16 Shots on Target S O 18 50 96
25% 27% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 28% 31%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Watford has the fewest scored goals (17)
  • Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers has the most points from losing position (14)
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 19 18 1 0 47 14 10 10 0 0 27 9 9 8 1 0 20 5 33 55
2 Leicester City 21 14 3 4 46 19 10 7 2 1 19 9 11 7 1 3 27 10 27 45
3 Manchester City 20 13 2 5 54 23 10 7 1 2 27 9 10 6 1 3 27 14 31 41
4 Chelsea 21 11 3 7 36 29 10 4 2 4 11 10 11 7 1 3 25 19 7 36
5 Manchester United 20 8 7 5 32 23 10 5 4 1 20 10 10 3 3 4 12 13 9 31
6 Tottenham Hotspur 21 8 6 7 36 30 10 6 2 2 21 10 11 2 4 5 15 20 6 30
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 7 9 5 30 27 10 4 4 2 16 14 11 3 5 3 14 13 3 30
8 Sheffield United 20 7 8 5 23 19 10 4 2 4 12 10 10 3 6 1 11 9 4 29
9 Crystal Palace 20 7 6 7 18 22 10 4 3 3 9 9 10 3 3 4 9 13 -4 27
10 Everton 20 7 4 9 23 30 10 5 2 3 12 11 10 2 2 6 11 19 -7 25
11 Southampton 21 7 4 10 25 38 11 3 2 6 11 25 10 4 2 4 14 13 -13 25
12 Newcastle United 21 7 4 10 20 33 11 4 4 3 11 12 10 3 0 7 9 21 -13 25
13 Arsenal 20 5 9 6 26 30 10 3 4 3 15 17 10 2 5 3 11 13 -4 24
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 6 6 9 25 29 11 4 4 3 15 12 10 2 2 6 10 17 -4 24
15 Burnley 21 7 3 11 24 34 11 5 0 6 14 17 10 2 3 5 10 17 -10 24
16 Aston Villa 21 6 3 12 27 37 10 4 2 4 13 14 11 2 1 8 14 23 -10 21
17 AFC Bournemouth 20 5 5 10 20 28 10 2 4 4 10 14 10 3 1 6 10 14 -8 20
18 West Ham United 19 5 4 10 21 32 9 2 1 6 12 19 10 3 3 4 9 13 -11 19
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 20 3 4 13 21 40 10 2 2 6 16 24 10 1 2 7 5 16 -19 13

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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.