Watford vs Plymouth

12 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Eltringham

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Watford and Plymouth could not be separated in a goalless draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Plymouth 1.09 from 13.

Match stats

Watford Plymouth
20 Shots 13
3 Shots on Target 5
12 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.09
1.16 Non-penalty xG 1.09

Key events

Watford Plymouth
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Dan Scarr
  • Bali Mumba

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 1.16 1.09 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.09
Watford 1.16 xGPlymouth 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Watford attacking 
53’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 40’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 83’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 58’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 53’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Saxon Earley (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ James Morris (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Saxon Earley (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 40’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 83’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 58’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 53’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Saxon Earley (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ James Morris (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Saxon Earley (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 5 0.20 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
James Morris
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Imrân Louza Taken off
89′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
Francisco Sierralta Taken off
56′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
56′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Ken Sema Taken off
56′ – – 3 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.53 – – –
Matheus Martins Taken off
55′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Yáser Asprilla Came on as a substitute
35′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Ismael Koné Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – –
Jake Livermore Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – –
Edo Kayembe Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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 55% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.94
Plymouth win 21% Avg odds 4.51

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

Form going into the game

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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.