Watford vs Rotherham United

11 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Martin

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Mileta Rajović 10’, 45+4’
  • Edo Kayembe 54’
  • Tom Ince 86’
  • Matheus Martins 90+4’

Match summary

Watford won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Rotherham United. Watford led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Mileta Rajović put Watford ahead in the 10th minute and Rajović made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Edo Kayembe made it 3-0 in the 54th minute, Tom Ince made it 4-0 in the 86th minute, and Matheus Martins made it 5-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rotherham United's 0.72 from 9.

Match stats

Watford Rotherham United
14 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.24 xG 0.72
2.24 Non-penalty xG 0.72

Key events

Watford Rotherham United
Kick-off
Mileta Rajović1-0 (Watford)
10’
Mileta Rajović2-0 (Watford)
45+4’
Half-time2-0
Edo Kayembe3-0 (Watford)
54’
Tom Ince4-0 (Watford)
86’
Matheus Martins5-0 (Watford)
90+4’
Full-time5-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Yáser Asprilla
Rotherham United
  • Cafú

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.72 10’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), 1-0 10’ 45+4’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), 2-0 45+4’ 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 3-0 54’ 86’ Tom Ince (Watford), 4-0 86’ 90+4’ Matheus Martins (Watford), 5-0 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.72 10’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), 1-0 Rajović 10’ 45+4’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), 2-0 Rajović 45+4’ 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 3-0 Kayembe 54’ 86’ Tom Ince (Watford), 4-0 Ince 86’ 90+4’ Matheus Martins (Watford), 5-0 Martins 90+4’
Watford 2.24 xGRotherham United 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Watford attacking 
86’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 10’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 49’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 83’ Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+4’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 56’ Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Cafú (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 10’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 49’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 83’ Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+4’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 56’ Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Cafú (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Ben Hamer
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jamal Lewis Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Jake Livermore Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.22 – – –
Ismael Koné Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
Yáser Asprilla Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Mileta Rajović Taken off
84′ 2 – 2 1.13 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 3 0.14 – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – 1 0.62 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Rhys Healey Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
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 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.36
Rotherham United win 13% Avg odds 7.48

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

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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.