Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Aston Villa 14th on 45, Watford 19th on 23. In league terms the two rates read 1.37/1.42 for Aston Villa and 0.89/2.03 for Watford (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
12 games without a win framed Watford's arrival.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Aston Villa, 4 by Watford, 0 drawn, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Villa Park in Birmingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,640. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.