Watford vs Southampton

23 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Andre Gray 90’
  • Shane Long 1’

Match summary

Watford and Southampton drew 1-1. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Shane Long put Southampton ahead in the first minute and Andre Gray equalised in the 90th minute, set up by Daryl Janmaat.

Southampton had the better of the chances, with 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Watford's 1.38 from 15.

Match stats

Watford Southampton
15 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 2.12
1.27 Non-penalty xG 2.12
11 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Watford Southampton
Kick-off
1’
Shane Long0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Andre Gray
Assist: Daryl Janmaat1-1 (Watford)
90’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Christian Kabasele
  • Adam Masina
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré
  • Gerard Deulofeu
Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Oriol Romeu

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 2.12 1’ Shane Long (Southampton), 0-1 1’ 90’ Andre Gray (Watford), 1-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 2.12 1’ Shane Long (Southampton), 0-1 Long 1’ 90’ Andre Gray (Watford), 1-1 Gray 90’
Watford 1.38 xGSouthampton 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Watford attacking 
38’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 15’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 43’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 89’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 15’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 43’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 89’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF9012 0.040.081
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF480 0.000.000
Adam Masina DEF900 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID901 0.090.092
Roberto Pereyra MID902 0.160.000
Will Hughes MID792 0.100.392
Gerard Deulofeu FWD903 0.130.223
Andre Gray FWD9014 0.770.051
Kiko Femenía Sub420 0.000.091
Isaac Success Sub111 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 43% Bet365 odds 2.25
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.50
Southampton win 29% Bet365 odds 3.40

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

Form going into the game

Watford LLWLW
Southampton WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 1-1 Watford, 10 Nov 18 Next meeting: Southampton 2-1 Watford, 30 Nov 19  All Watford vs Southampton 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.