Southampton vs Watford

13 March 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Mohamed Elyounoussi 45’
  • Juan Camilo Hernández 14’, 34’

Match summary

Watford took a 2-1 win at Southampton. Watford led 2-1 at half-time.

Juan Camilo Hernández put Watford ahead in the 14th minute, Hernández made it 0-2 in the 34th minute, set up by Juraj Kucka, and Mohamed Elyounoussi pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 45th minute, set up by Che Adams.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Watford 1.29 from 9.

Match stats

Southampton Watford
13 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 5
11 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.26 xG 1.29
1.26 Non-penalty xG 1.29
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Southampton Watford
Kick-off
14’
Juan Camilo Hernández0-1 (Watford)
34’
Juan Camilo Hernández
Assist: Juraj Kucka0-2 (Watford)
Mohamed Elyounoussi
Assist: Che Adams1-2 (Southampton)
45’
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Romain Perraud
  • Oriol Romeu
Watford
  • Moussa Sissoko
  • Juan Camilo Hernández

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 1.29 14’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), 0-1 14’ 34’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), 0-2 34’ 45’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), 1-2 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 1.29 14’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), 0-1 Hernández 14’ 34’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), 0-2 Hernández 34’ 45’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), 1-2 Elyounoussi 45’
Southampton 1.26 xGWatford 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Southampton attacking 
45’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 34’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 14’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 41’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+6’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 63’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+8’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 34’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 14’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 41’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+6’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 63’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 75’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+8’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fraser Forster GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF901 0.040.000
Mohammed Salisu DEF904 0.280.000
Jan Bednarek DEF901 0.020.000
Romain Perraud DEF901 0.030.000
Stuart Armstrong MID901 0.020.061
James Ward-Prowse MID901 0.080.274
Oriol Romeu MID760 0.000.041
Mohamed Elyounoussi MID9012 0.640.021
Che Adams FWD9011 0.100.581
William Smallbone FWD480 0.000.000
Armando Broja Sub420 0.000.000
Nathan Redmond Sub141 0.040.101
Shane Long Sub10 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 58% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.08
Watford win 18% Avg odds 5.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southampton DWWLL
Watford WLDLL

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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.