Stats Watford 2023

Season

All figures below cover Championship 2023, 46 played matches.

Watford season overview

Watford played 46 matches this season: 13 won, 17 drawn and 16 lost. That adds up to 56 points, or 1.22 points per match. At home the side averages 1.17 points per match, away from home 1.26.

  Finished W G V For Against GD Points PPG
Total 46 13 17 16 61 61 0 56 1,22
Home 23 6 9 8 32 28 4 27 1,17
Away 23 7 8 8 29 33 -4 29 1,26
Points per match 1,22
Goals scored per match 1,33
Conceded per match 1,33
Clean sheet 30%

Watford basic statistics

Basic Total Home Away
Won 28% 26% 30%
Draw 37% 39% 35%
Lost 35% 35% 35%
Goals scored per match 1,33 1,39 1,26
Goals conceded per match 1,33 1,22 1,43
Clean sheet 30% 35% 26%
Failed to score 28% 22% 35%
Scored first 46% 52% 39%

Watford goal statistics

Watford scored 61 goals, an average of 1.33 per match. That works out at a goal every 68 minutes. In 37% of matches the side scored at least twice, and in 28% it failed to score at all.

Scored Total Home Away
Goals scored per match 1,33 1,39 1,26
Scored at least 1 goal 72% 78% 65%
Scored at least 2 goals 37% 35% 39%
Scored at least 3 goals 13% 13% 13%
Scored at least 4 goals 7% 9% 4%
Scored in both halves 22% 17% 26%
Failed to score 28% 22% 35%

Goals conceded by Watford

At the other end Watford conceded 61 goals, an average of 1.33 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 30% of its matches.

Against Total Home Away
Goals conceded per match 1,33 1,22 1,43
At least 1 goal conceded 70% 65% 74%
At least 2 goals conceded 41% 43% 39%
At least 3 goals conceded 17% 9% 26%
At least 4 goals conceded 4% 4% 4%
Clean sheet 30% 35% 26%

Watford over/under statistics

Matches involving Watford produce 2.65 goals on average. More than 2.5 goals were scored in 50% of them and more than 3.5 in 33%.

Total goals Total Home Away
Average goals 2,65 2,61 2,70
Over 0.5 87% 87% 87%
Over 1.5 67% 70% 65%
Over 2.5 50% 52% 48%
Over 3.5 33% 35% 30%
Over 4.5 20% 17% 22%
Over 5.5 9% 0% 17%

Both teams to score in Watford matches

Both teams scored in 54% of matches. At home that figure is 57%, away from home 52%.

Both teams to score Total Home Away
Both teams to score 54% 57% 52%
Both teams to score + win 11% 4% 17%
Both teams to score + draw 24% 26% 22%
Both teams to score + loss 20% 26% 13%
Both teams to score + over 2.5 43% 43% 43%
No BTTS + over 2.5 7% 9% 4%
Both teams to score in the first half 33% 35% 30%
Both teams to score in the second half 26% 26% 26%
Both teams to score in both halves 11% 9% 13%

Statistics by half

Watford scored 26 goals before the break and 35 after it, while conceding 32 in the first half and 29 in the second. The side is clearly stronger after the interval.

First half Total Home Away
First half won 9% 13% 4%
First half drawn 63% 65% 61%
First half lost 28% 22% 35%
Scored in the first half 0,57 0,74 0,39
Conceded in the first half 0,70 0,70 0,70
Clean sheet in the first half 48% 48% 48%
Failed to score in the first half 61% 57% 65%
Second half Total Home Away
Second half won 30% 26% 35%
Second half drawn 43% 48% 39%
Second half lost 26% 26% 26%
Scored in the second half 0,76 0,65 0,87
Conceded in the second half 0,63 0,52 0,74
Clean sheet in the second half 57% 57% 57%
Failed to score in the second half 46% 48% 43%
Most goals in the first half 33% 39% 26%
Most goals in the second half 43% 39% 48%
Equal in both halves 24% 22% 26%

When does Watford score?

Most of Watford's goals arrive between minutes 51 and 60, accounting for 18% of the total. Goals against come most often between minutes 81 and 90.

Goals scored per 10 minutes
8%
11%
3%
10%
13%
18%
7%
11%
18%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+
Goals conceded per 10 minutes
10%
16%
13%
5%
10%
5%
11%
11%
18%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+

Watford corner statistics

Watford won 5.4 corners per match on average and gave away 4.9. More than 8.5 corners were taken in 81% of its matches.

Corners Total Home Away
Corners for per match 5,40 6,57 4,00
Corners against per match 4,90 3,43 6,68
Over 6.5 corners in the match 93% 87% 100%
Over 8.5 corners in the match 81% 83% 79%
Over 10.5 corners in the match 40% 39% 42%
Over 12.5 corners in the match 19% 9% 32%
Team over 3.5 corners 74% 83% 63%
Team over 4.5 corners 60% 78% 37%

Based on 42 from the 46 matches.

Watford card statistics

Watford picked up 2.26 yellow cards per match on average, against 2.00 for the opposition. More than 3.5 cards were shown in 57% of its matches.

Cards Total Home Away
Yellow cards per match 2,26 2,04 2,48
Red cards per match 0,07 0,04 0,09
Opponent yellow cards per match 2,00 2,30 1,70
Team over 1.5 cards 70% 70% 70%
Team over 2.5 cards 39% 30% 48%
Over 3.5 cards in the match 57% 57% 57%
Over 4.5 cards in the match 46% 52% 39%
Over 5.5 cards in the match 33% 39% 26%

Watford shots and xG

The side attempted 13.7 shots per match on average, 4.2 of them on target, a shooting accuracy of 31%.

Shots Total Home Away
Shots per match 13,67 15,30 11,68
Shots on target per match 4,24 4,70 3,68
Shots off target per match 5,43 6,30 4,37
Shots against per match 12,88 9,74 16,68
Expected goals (xG) for 1,16 1,24 1,06
Expected goals (xG) against 1,23 0,96 1,56
Ball possession 51,9 56,0 46,9

Based on 42 from the 46 matches (shots).

Most common Watford scorelines

The most frequent scoreline is 0-0, in 6 of the 46 matches.

Result Count Share
0 - 0 6 13%
1 - 0 5 11%
1 - 1 5 11%
2 - 2 4 9%
1 - 2 4 9%
0 - 1 4 9%
2 - 1 3 7%
3 - 3 2 4%
2 - 3 2 4%
0 - 2 2 4%

Scorelines are shown from the perspective of Watford.

Watford player statistics

Top scorers
Player Goals
Mileta Rajovic 10
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 6
Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 6
Edo Kayembe 5
Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 5

The leading scorer for Watford this season is Mileta Rajovic (10). Next come Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6) and Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez (6).

Watford top scorers

Most assists
Player Assists
Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 7
Giorgi Chakvetadze 4
Ken Sema 4
Imran Louza 3
Ismael Koné 3

Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez has provided the most assists for Watford (7). Next come Giorgi Chakvetadze (4) and Ken Sema (4).

Watford assists

Most appearances
Player Matches
Wesley Hoedt 44
Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 44
Ismael Koné 42
Mileta Rajovic 41
Ryan Andrews 40

Wesley Hoedt has played the most matches for Watford (44). Next come Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez (44) and Ismael Koné (42).

Watford appearances

Most cards
Player Cards
Ryan Porteous 14
Wesley Hoedt 12
Jake Livermore 9
Ryan Andrews 8
Edo Kayembe 7

Ryan Porteous has picked up the most cards for Watford (14). Next come Wesley Hoedt (12) and Jake Livermore (9).

Watford cards

Attacking

Goals + assists
Player Total
1 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 13
2 Mileta Rajovic 10
3 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 9
4 Edo Kayembe 7
4 Ismael Koné 7
4 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 7
7 Wesley Hoedt 6
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze 5
8 Ken Sema 5
8 Ryan Andrews 5
Non-penalty goals
Player Total
1 Mileta Rajovic 10
2 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 6
2 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 6
4 Edo Kayembe 5
4 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 5
6 Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis 4
6 Ismael Koné 4
6 Wesley Hoedt 4
9 Jake Livermore 3
9 Ryan Andrews 3
Penalties scored
Player Total
1 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 1
Shots
Player Total
1 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 52
2 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 40
3 Edo Kayembe 38
4 Mileta Rajovic 37
5 Ismael Koné 34
5 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 34
7 Wesley Hoedt 32
8 Ryan Andrews 21
9 Ryan Porteous 17
10 Giorgi Chakvetadze 16
Shots on target
Player Total
1 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 26
2 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 17
3 Mileta Rajovic 16
4 Edo Kayembe 15
4 Ismael Koné 15
4 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 15
7 Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis 10
7 Ryan Andrews 10
7 Wesley Hoedt 10
10 Giorgi Chakvetadze 9
Shot accuracy
Player Total
1 Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis 71,4%
2 Ken Sema 63,6%
3 Giorgi Chakvetadze 56,3%
4 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 53,8%
5 Jamal Lewis 50,0%
5 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 50,0%
7 Ryan Andrews 47,6%
8 Ismael Koné 44,1%
8 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 44,1%
10 Mileta Rajovic 43,2%

From 450 minutes played

Goals per shot
Player Total
1 Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis 28,6%
2 Mileta Rajovic 27,0%
3 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 15,4%
4 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 15,0%
5 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 14,7%
6 Ryan Andrews 14,3%
7 Thomas Ince 13,3%
8 Edo Kayembe 13,2%
9 Wesley Hoedt 12,5%
10 Ismael Koné 11,8%

From 450 minutes played

Passing

Key passes
Player Total
1 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 75
2 Giorgi Chakvetadze 56
3 Ken Sema 51
4 Ismael Koné 35
5 Jamal Lewis 33
6 Edo Kayembe 32
7 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 26
8 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 25
9 Imran Louza 24
10 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 18
Accurate passes
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 2.710
2 Ryan Porteous 1.631
3 Jamal Lewis 1.033
4 Ismael Koné 1.020
5 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo 958
6 Edo Kayembe 948
7 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 865
8 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 816
9 Jake Livermore 792
10 Ryan Andrews 736
Pass accuracy
Player Total
1 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 89,2%
2 Imran Louza 86,3%
3 Ismael Koné 85,6%
4 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo 85,1%
5 Jake Livermore 85,0%
6 Edo Kayembe 84,7%
7 Ryan Porteous 84,2%
8 James Morris 84,2%
9 Giorgi Chakvetadze 83,8%
10 Jeremy Ngakia 82,9%

From 450 minutes played

Defending

Tackles
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 87
2 Ryan Porteous 74
3 Jamal Lewis 72
4 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 52
5 Ryan Andrews 50
6 Jake Livermore 47
7 Edo Kayembe 43
8 Ismael Koné 40
9 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 38
10 Ken Sema 34
Interceptions
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 77
2 Ryan Porteous 60
3 Ryan Andrews 43
4 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 29
5 Jake Livermore 24
6 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 20
7 Jamal Lewis 19
8 Ismael Koné 16
9 Edo Kayembe 15
9 James Morris 15
Blocked shots
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 34
2 Ryan Porteous 28
3 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo 19
4 Jake Livermore 17
5 Matthew Pollock 13
6 Jamal Lewis 10
7 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 6
7 Edo Kayembe 6
7 Mileta Rajovic 6
10 Ismael Koné 5
Duels won
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 276
2 Ryan Porteous 182
3 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 149
4 Ismael Koné 143
5 Ryan Andrews 128
6 Ken Sema 121
7 Edo Kayembe 112
8 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 107
9 Jamal Lewis 102
10 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 98
Duels won %
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 65,4%
2 Matthew Pollock 62,7%
3 Ryan Porteous 59,7%
4 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 54,3%
5 Ismael Koné 53,6%
6 James Morris 51,4%
7 Jake Livermore 50,6%
8 Jeremy Ngakia 49,6%
9 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 49,2%
10 Ken Sema 47,5%

From 450 minutes played

Dribbled past
Player Total
1 Ryan Porteous 39
2 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 32
3 Jamal Lewis 27
4 Giorgi Chakvetadze 22
5 Wesley Hoedt 20
6 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo 19
7 Imran Louza 17
7 Ryan Andrews 17
9 Edo Kayembe 15
10 Ismael Koné 14

Dribbles

Successful dribbles
Player Total
1 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 56
2 Ismael Koné 38
3 Ken Sema 36
4 Giorgi Chakvetadze 32
5 Edo Kayembe 31
6 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 23
7 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 21
8 Jamal Lewis 17
8 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 17
10 Jeremy Ngakia 16
Dribble success %
Player Total
1 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 60,5%
2 Ismael Koné 60,3%
3 Edo Kayembe 59,6%
4 Jeremy Ngakia 59,3%
5 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 57,7%
6 Giorgi Chakvetadze 57,1%
7 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 53,1%
8 Ken Sema 46,8%
9 Jamal Lewis 40,5%
10 Ryan Andrews 34,1%

From 450 minutes played

Goalkeeper

Clean sheets
Player Total
1 Daniel Bachmann 11
2 Ben Hamer 3
Saves
Player Total
1 Daniel Bachmann 79
2 Ben Hamer 66
Save percentage
Player Total
1 Daniel Bachmann 70,5%
2 Ben Hamer 70,2%

From 450 minutes played

Penalties saved
Player Total
1 Ben Hamer 2
1 Daniel Bachmann 2

Discipline

Yellow cards
Player Total
1 Ryan Porteous 14
2 Wesley Hoedt 12
3 Jake Livermore 9
4 Edo Kayembe 7
4 Giorgi Chakvetadze 7
4 Ryan Andrews 7
4 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 7
8 Daniel Bachmann 5
9 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo 4
9 Imran Louza 4
Red cards
Player Total
1 Daniel Bachmann 1
1 Ryan Andrews 1
1 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1
Fouls committed
Player Total
1 Ryan Porteous 47
2 Jake Livermore 46
3 Wesley Hoedt 45
4 Edo Kayembe 40
5 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo 38
6 Ismael Koné 33
6 Ryan Andrews 33
6 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 33
9 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 30
10 Giorgi Chakvetadze 29
Fouls drawn
Player Total
1 Ismael Koné 53
2 Ryan Andrews 46
3 Ryan Porteous 44
4 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 40
5 Ken Sema 34
5 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 34
7 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 33
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze 23
8 Wesley Hoedt 23
10 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 16
Offside
Player Total
1 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 13
2 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 8
3 Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis 6
3 Ken Sema 6
3 Mileta Rajovic 6
6 Ismael Koné 5
7 Jake Livermore 4
7 Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos 4
7 Ryan Andrews 4
7 Thomas Ince 4

Playing time

Minutes played
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 3.967
2 Ryan Porteous 3.026
3 Jamal Lewis 2.787
4 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 2.746
5 Ryan Andrews 2.601
6 Ismael Koné 2.566
7 Edo Kayembe 2.445
8 Daniel Bachmann 2.437
9 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 2.272
10 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2.247
Starts
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 44
2 Ryan Porteous 33
3 Jamal Lewis 32
4 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 28
4 Edo Kayembe 28
4 Ismael Koné 28
4 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 28
8 Daniel Bachmann 27
8 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 27
10 Ryan Andrews 26
Average rating
Player Total
1 Wesley Hoedt 7,32
2 Ben Hamer 7,15
3 Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez 7,12
4 Daniel Bachmann 7,09
5 Ryan Porteous 7,06
6 Edo Kayembe 6,99
7 Ismael Koné 6,98
8 Imran Louza 6,95
9 Matthew Pollock 6,94
10 Ken Sema 6,93

From 450 minutes played

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