Match Report
11 points and 9 places separated them: Watford 14th with 57, Plymouth Argyle 23rd with 46. Plymouth Argyle had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Watford ran at 1.15 scored and 1.33 conceded, Plymouth Argyle at 1.11 and 1.91.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Watford wins, 0 for Plymouth Argyle, 3 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Vicarage Road, capacity 21,400, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Watford 72% · Plymouth Argyle 28% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 14-5