Match summary
Man United and Watford could not be separated in a goalless draw.
Man United had the better of the chances, with 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Watford's 0.44 from 10.
Man United
vs
Watford
26 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Kevin Friend
Full time
0
–
0
Half-time: 0–0
Match stats
Man United
Watford
22
Shots
10
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Corners
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2.41
xG
0.44
2.41
Non-penalty xG
0.44
11
Deep Completions
1
Key events
Man United
Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0
How the chances added up
Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.
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Shot map
Every shot and where it was taken from.
Watford attacking
Man United attacking
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Player stats
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | Sh | xG | xA | KP | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David de Gea | GK | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | DEF | 90 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 3 | |||
| Raphael Varane | DEF | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1 | |||
| Victor Lindelöf | DEF | 90 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 1 | |||
| Alex Telles | DEF | 75 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 4 | |||
| Nemanja Matic | MID | 75 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 | |||
| Fred | MID | 63 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1 | |||
| Anthony Elanga | MID | 90 | 3 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 1 | |||
| Paul Pogba | MID | 90 | 2 | 0.06 | 0.86 | 3 | |||
| Bruno Fernandes | MID | 90 | 8 | 1.06 | 0.47 | 2 | |||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | FWD | 90 | 4 | 0.55 | 0.12 | 2 | |||
| Jadon Sancho | Sub | 27 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Luke Shaw | Sub | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1 | |||
| Marcus Rashford | Sub | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | Sh | xG | xA | KP | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Foster | GK | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Jeremy Ngakia | DEF | 64 | 2 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Samir | DEF | 90 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Craig Cathcart | DEF | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Hassane Kamara | DEF | 90 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Moussa Sissoko | MID | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1 | |||
| Imran Louza | MID | 90 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 1 | |||
| Tom Cleverley | MID | 81 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1 | |||
| Ismaila Sarr | FWD | 90 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 2 | |||
| Emmanuel Dennis | FWD | 90 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Joshua King | FWD | 64 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 1 | |||
| Christian Kabasele | Sub | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Ken Sema | Sub | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Juraj Kucka | Sub | 9 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 |
Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.
Before kick-off
Man United win
70%
Avg odds 1.38
Draw
19%
Avg odds 5.00
Watford win
11%
Avg odds 8.66
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.