Match Report
Southampton (18th, 3 pts) visited Watford (14th, 5 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Southampton 4th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Watford 1 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Southampton 2.5 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.47.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Southampton. Watford had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Southampton, 15.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Watford 2, draws 8, Southampton 11, at 2.71 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
The referee was M. Donohue, with 100 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Vicarage Road (capacity 21,400). On the scoreboard, Watford led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Watford: Iker Bravo (12'), Amin Nabizada (29') · Southampton: Cyle Larin (56')
Key stats
Possession: Watford 34% · Southampton 66% · Total shots: 16-17 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-8