Watford vs Leicester

3 March 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Troy Deeney 5’
  • Andre Gray 90+2’
  • Jamie Vardy 75’

Match summary

Watford won 2-1 at home to Leicester, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Troy Deeney put Watford ahead with a header in the 5th minute, set up by Gerard Deulofeu, Jamie Vardy equalised in the 75th minute, set up by Youri Tielemans, and Andre Gray won it in stoppage time, set up by Troy Deeney.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Leicester's 0.79 from 14.

Match stats

Watford Leicester
6 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 2
1 Corners 5
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 0.79
1.37 Non-penalty xG 0.79
4 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Watford Leicester
Kick-off
Troy Deeney
Assist: Gerard Deulofeu1-0 (Watford)
5’
Half-time1-0
75’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: Youri Tielemans1-1 (Leicester)
Andre Gray
Assist: Troy Deeney2-1 (Watford)
90+2’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Adrian Mariappa
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré
  • Troy Deeney
  • Andre Gray
Leicester
  • Ricardo Pereira

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 0.79 5’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-0 5’ 75’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-1 75’ 90+2’ Andre Gray (Watford), 2-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 0.79 5’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-0 Deeney 5’ 75’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-1 Vardy 75’ 90+2’ Andre Gray (Watford), 2-1 Gray 90+2’
Watford 1.42 xGLeicester 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Watford attacking 
3’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), set piece, 0.55 xG, saved 5’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 90+2’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 75’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 18’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), set piece, 0.55 xG, saved 5’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 90+2’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 75’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 18’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Daryl Janmaat DEF900 0.000.000
Adrian Mariappa DEF901 0.550.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
José Holebas DEF900 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID901 0.020.000
Roberto Pereyra MID900 0.000.072
Will Hughes MID900 0.000.000
Troy Deeney FWD90111 0.410.301
Gerard Deulofeu FWD7112 0.140.411
Andre Gray Sub1911 0.300.000
Tom Cleverley Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 38% Bet365 odds 2.55
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.30
Leicester win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford LDWWL
Leicester DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-0 Watford, 01 Dec 18 Next meeting: Leicester 2-0 Watford, 04 Dec 19  All Watford vs Leicester meetings

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.