Wolves vs Watford

20 October 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Etienne Capoue 20’
  • Roberto Pereyra 21’

Match summary

Watford beat Wolves 2-0 on the road. Watford led 2-0 at half-time.

Etienne Capoue put Watford ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré and Roberto Pereyra made it 0-2 in the 21st minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Wolves's 0.47 from 10.

Match stats

Wolves Watford
10 Shots 9
1 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.47 xG 1.07
0.47 Non-penalty xG 1.07
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Wolves Watford
Kick-off
20’
Etienne Capoue
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré0-1 (Watford)
21’
Roberto Pereyra
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré0-2 (Watford)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Ryan Bennett
  • Rúben Neves
  • Diogo Jota
Watford
  • Will Hughes

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 0.47 1.07 20’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), 0-1 20’ 21’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 0-2 21’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 1.07 20’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), 0-1 Capoue 20’ 21’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 0-2 Pereyra 21’
Wolves 0.47 xGWatford 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Wolves attacking 
68’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 21’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 26’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 43’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 61’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 78’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 38’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 21’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 26’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 78’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 61’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 71’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF901 0.100.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bennett DEF901 0.020.101
Matt Doherty MID740 0.000.000
Jonny MID480 0.000.000
Rúben Neves MID902 0.060.000
João Moutinho MID901 0.010.102
Hélder Costa FWD902 0.090.011
Raúl Jiménez FWD621 0.020.000
Diogo Jota FWD901 0.080.021
Rúben Vinagre Sub420 0.000.101
Ivan Cavaleiro Sub281 0.100.092
Adama Traoré Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 56% Bet365 odds 1.75
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Watford win 18% Bet365 odds 5.25

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WWDWW
Watford WLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Watford 1-2 Wolves, 27 Apr 19  All Wolves vs Watford 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.