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Watford vs SouthamptonResult, Lineups & H2H

Watford

Watford

Nabizada29'
2
-FT
1
Aug 16, 2026
Vicarage Road

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Southampton
84'Yellow Card
Watford
Watford
74'Yellow Card
Southampton
74'Yellow Card
Watford
72'Yellow Card
Watford
Southampton
Southampton
Watford
Watford
61'Substitution
Michael Adu-Poku
Michael Adu-Poku· In
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada· Out
Watford
Southampton
Goal!
2-1
Cyle Larin
Cyle Larin
56'·Southampton
⚽
43'Yellow Card
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada
Watford
Goal!
2-0
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada
29'·Watford
⚽
Watford
18'Yellow Card
Southampton
14'Yellow Card
Southampton
13'Yellow Card
Watford
Goal!
1-0
Iker Bravo
Iker Bravo
12'·Watford
⚽
8'Yellow Card
Watford

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Watford
Watford
Southampton
Southampton
34%Ball Possession66%
16Shots Total17
4Shots On Target3
4Corners8
12Fouls9
6Yellow Cards3
0Offsides3
2Saves2
266Passes514
5Shots Off Target8
63Attacks138
22Dangerous Attacks56
11Shots Inside Box11
5Shots Outside Box6
2Goals1
9Free Kicks12
7Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions4
17Tackles20
0Assists1
207Accurate Passes451
14Total Crosses31
3Accurate Crosses5
8Interceptions3
48Duels Won45
1Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed2

Team Lineups

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.2
61'101/4
13(77%)
-
3/5
7.1
90'000/1
31(89%)
2
4/6
7.1
90'00-
27(71%)
-
3/3
7.1
90'000/2
41(76%)
4
7/12
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada
MF
7.0
61'101/1
8(78%)
2
2/6
7.0
90'00-
40(89%)
2
3/5
6.9
77'001/3
19(83%)
-
4/6
6.8
90'001/1
12(90%)
2
2/6
Michael Adu-Poku
Michael Adu-Poku
FW
6.7
29'00-
3(100%)
1
1/2
6.7
13'000/1
-
-
2/3
6.7
61'000/1
19(84%)
3
5/10
6.6
90'00-
16(64%)
-
7/15
6.6
24'000/1
9(60%)
-
-
6.5
66'00-
22(70%)
1
4/8
6.4
29'000/1
5(50%)
-
1/3
6.3
29'00-
1
-
0/3

Watford vs Southampton — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Watford15W110107/157-5
Southampton15W5805015/1510-3
Watford — last 5 games
  1. L1-2 vs Boreham Wood2026-07-11
  2. D2-2 @ Barnet2026-07-14
  3. W3-0 vs Hansa Rostock2026-07-25
  4. L0-1 vs Fiorentina2026-07-29
  5. W1-0 vs Crawley Town2026-08-08
Southampton — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 vs Middlesbrough2026-05-12
  2. W3-1 @ Eastleigh2026-07-18
  3. W1-0 @ Eintracht Braunschweig2026-07-24
  4. W2-1 @ Preußen Münster2026-08-01
  5. W2-0 @ Colchester United2026-08-08
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
21
Period covered
2011-10-01 – 2026-02-07
Watford wins
2
Draws
8
Southampton wins
11
Avg goals per meeting
2.71
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams scored
57%
Home side won
33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings
0W 2D 3L (Watford view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3 vs 2.71
Most recent meetings (5 of 21)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-02-07Southampton1-0Watford
2025-08-30Watford2-2Southampton
2024-04-13Southampton3-2Watford
2024-02-06Southampton3-0Watford
2024-01-28Watford1-1Southampton

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Head to Head

Fixtures

Match summary

Southampton had won 5 matches in a row before this one.

Watford won with 34% of the possession.

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