Watford vs Wolves

27 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Andre Gray 49’
  • Raúl Jiménez 41’
  • Diogo Jota 77’

Match summary

Wolves won 2-1 away at Watford. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Raúl Jiménez put Wolves ahead with a header in the 41st minute, set up by Diogo Jota, Andre Gray equalised in the 49th minute, and Diogo Jota won it in the 77th minute, set up by Rúben Neves.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 2.44 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Watford's 0.91 from 10.

Match stats

Watford Wolves
10 Shots 11
1 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.90 xG 2.44
0.90 Non-penalty xG 2.44
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Watford Wolves
Kick-off
41’
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Diogo Jota0-1 (Wolves)
Half-time0-1
Andre Gray1-1 (Watford)
49’
77’
Diogo Jota
Assist: Rúben Neves1-2 (Wolves)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • José Holebas
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Isaac Success
Wolves
  • João Moutinho
  • Diogo Jota

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 0.91 2.44 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 0-1 41’ 49’ Andre Gray (Watford), 1-1 49’ 77’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 1-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 2.44 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 0-1 Jiménez 41’ 49’ Andre Gray (Watford), 1-1 Gray 49’ 77’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 1-2 Jota 77’
Watford 0.91 xGWolves 2.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Watford attacking 
33’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.93 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.53 xG, goal 39’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 58’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 77’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 46’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 46’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Jonny (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 33’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.93 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.53 xG, goal 39’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 58’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 77’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 46’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 46’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Jonny (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 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
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.000
Adrian Mariappa DEF901 0.040.461
Craig Cathcart DEF830 0.000.000
José Holebas DEF900 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID900 0.000.011
Roberto Pereyra MID903 0.080.173
Will Hughes MID752 0.510.051
Gerard Deulofeu FWD902 0.130.092
Andre Gray FWD9012 0.150.000
Christian Kabasele Sub150 0.000.000
Isaac Success Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 37% Bet365 odds 2.62
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Wolves win 34% Bet365 odds 2.90

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

Form going into the game

Watford LWLWD
Wolves LWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 0-2 Watford, 20 Oct 18 Next meeting: Wolves 2-0 Watford, 28 Sep 19  All Watford vs Wolves 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.