Match summary
Watford won 1-0 at home to Oxford. It was goalless at half-time.
Vakoun Issouf Bayo put Watford ahead in the 54th minute.
The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Oxford's 1.57 from 10.
Watford
vs
Oxford
8 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee A Backhouse
Full time
1
–
0
Half-time: 0–0
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo 54’
Match stats
Watford
Oxford
16
Shots
10
8
Shots on Target
3
11
Corners
4
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1.71
xG
1.58
1.71
Non-penalty xG
1.58
Key events
Watford
Oxford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Vakoun Issouf Bayo1-0 (Watford)
1-0 (Watford)54’
Full-time1-0
Bookings
Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.
Watford
- Ryan Porteous
- James Morris
- Festy Ebosele
- Kwadwo Baah
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Oxford
- Elliott Moore
- Josh McEachran
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.
Oxford attacking
Watford attacking
Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Player stats
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.03 | – | – | |||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.23 | – | – | – | ||
James Morris
|
90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.04 | – | – | – | ||
Edo Kayembe
Taken off
|
77′ | – | – | 2 | 0.06 | – | – | – | |
Imrân Louza
Taken off
|
90′ | – | – | 2 | 0.18 | – | – | – | |
Festy Ebosele
Taken off
|
65′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Kwadwo Baah
Taken off
|
65′ | – | – | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 3 | 0.07 | – | – | – | ||
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Taken off
|
90′ | 1 | – | 3 | 1.26 | – | – | ||
Yasser Larouci
Came on as a substitute
|
25′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Rocco Vata
Came on as a substitute
|
25′ | – | – | 2 | 0.09 | – | – | – | |
Pierre Dwomoh
Came on as a substitute
|
13′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jamie Cumming
|
90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Long
|
90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.21 | – | – | – | |
Elliott Moore
|
90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.07 | – | – | ||
Ciaron Brown
|
90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | – | |
Peter Kioso
Taken off
|
68′ | – | – | 1 | 0.04 | – | – | – | |
Will Vaulks
|
90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Josh McEachran
Taken off
|
58′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Greg Leigh
|
90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | – | |
Rúben Rodrigues
Taken off
|
85′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tyler Goodrham
|
90′ | – | – | 2 | 0.03 | – | – | – | |
Dane Scarlett
Taken off
|
58′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Idris El Mizouni
Came on as a substitute
|
32′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Mark Harris
Came on as a substitute
|
32′ | – | – | 2 | 0.97 | – | – | – | |
Hidde ter Avest
Came on as a substitute
|
22′ | – | – | 1 | 0.20 | – | – | – | |
Will Goodwin
Came on as a substitute
|
5′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Came on
Taken off
Sent off
Red is the most in that position for the team
Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.
Before kick-off
Watford win
54%
Avg odds 1.74
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.68
Oxford win
20%
Avg odds 4.84
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Previous and next meeting
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.