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Watford vs BournemouthPremier League 2026

Watford
Watford
FT
04
HT: 03
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
C. Wilson 47'
J. King 45', 33' (pen)
D. Brooks 14'
10/6/2018Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 8Vicarage Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 112+ matches

Watford42%
×Draw24%
Bournemouth34%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Watford
1.56
Bournemouth
1.39

Watford creates 12% more chances

Season form · 112 home / 141 away

creates per match

Watford
1.21
Bournemouth
1.16

allows per match

Watford
1.61
Bournemouth
1.92

finishing

Watford+0.00on par
Bournemouth+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Watford

Bournemouth
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
025%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
315%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Watford or draw
66%
Watford or Bournemouth
76%
Draw or Bournemouth
58%

Winning margin

Watford wins by 2+
21%
Bournemouth wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Watford 1+ goals
79%
Watford 2+ goals
46%
Watford 3+ goals
21%
Bournemouth 1+ goals
75%
Bournemouth 2+ goals
40%
Bournemouth 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Watford (draw refunded)
55%
Bournemouth (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Watford at homecreates 1.21, concedes 1.61 · 112 matches

Bournemouth awaycreates 1.16, concedes 1.92 · 141 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Watford attack 1.21 + Bournemouth defence 1.92 → ÷2 → 1.56

Bournemouth attack 1.16 + Watford defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.39

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Watford scores more
42%
level
24%
Bournemouth scores more
34%

Watford at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Watford will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

17
J. KingBournemouthBournemouth · F
9.4

Possession

47%Watford

Shots

14Watford

Pass accuracy

48%Watford

Statistics

WatfordBournemouth
Overview
47%Possession53%
14Total Shots10
10Corners7
11Fouls9
Shots
14Total Shots10
2On Target7
2Off Target3
10Blocked0
8Inside Box9
6Outside Box1
Passing
47%Possession53%
374Total Passes426
291Accurate Passes355
78%Pass Accuracy83%
Goalkeeping
3Saves2
Discipline
11Fouls9
5Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
1Offsides2

Watford 0 – 4 Bournemouth

Bournemouth beat Watford 4-0 in Premier League on October 6, 2018.

Goals: D. Brooks (14'), J. King (33' pen, 45'), C. Wilson (47').

Bournemouth controlled possession (53%) and registered 10 shots to 14.

The match was played at Vicarage Road in Watford.