Match Centre: Watford vs Southampton
Player of the match Ryan Manning 7.6
GolVolt rating 5.2GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 12' Bravo, 1:0-
15 → 7
Watford climb 8 places in the table. Southampton: 14 → 21.
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25% → 93%
Watford: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 94.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 23% to 50% (Watford).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+5' · 2:1Watford 93%draw 6%Southampton 0%
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 89′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 89′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.8 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.5 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.8 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.9 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 5.2more watchable than 52% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals9 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 8' Hector Kyprianouyellow card
- 12' Goal: Iker BravoWatford1:0
- 13' Mattie Pollockyellow card
- 14' Cyle Larinyellow card
- 18' James Breeyellow card
- 24' SubstitutionZemura for Bola
- 29' Goal: Amin NabizadaWatford2:0
- 43' Amin Nabizadayellow card
- Half-time · 2:0
- 56' Goal: Cyle Larinassist: Bragg2:1
- 57' SubstitutionAzaz for Dobbin
- 61' 3 substitutionsKayembe for BovePayero for BravoAdu-Poku for Nabizada
- 70' 2 substitutionsEdozie for BraggMubama for Larin
- 72' Mamadou Doumbiayellow card
- 74' Flynn Downesyellow card
- 74' Othmane Maammayellow card
- 77' SubstitutionVata for Maamma
- 84' Martín Payeroyellow card
- 89' SubstitutionDíaz for Matsuki
- Full-time · 2:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Watford
Southampton
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Watford
- 26 Daniel Bachmann GK —
- 33 Jordan Zemura DEF on
- 53 James Clarridge DEF —
- 56 Albert Eames DEF —
- 22 Martín Payero MID on
- 39 Edo Kayembe MID on
- 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard ATT —
- 11 Rocco Vata ATT on
- 48 Michael Adu-Poku ATT on
Southampton
- 25 George Long GK —
- 15 Nathan Wood DEF —
- 34 Welington DEF —
- 10 Finn Azaz MID on
- 18 Tom Fellows MID —
- 23 Samuel Edozie MID on
- 19 Cameron Archer ATT —
- 22 Ben Brereton Díaz ATT on
- 28 Divin Mubama ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road, Watford
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Southampton Ryan Manning
- 2. place · Southampton Cyle Larin
- 3. place · Southampton Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Watford
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Watford
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Pro analysis
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Watford
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Southampton · 3 out
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Yukinari Sugawara Suspended
red card · since 10 May · until 31 Aug
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Gavin Bazunu Injured
since 23 Apr · return date unknown · 9 matches missed · Unknown Injury
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Mads Roerslev Injured
since 8 Nov 2025 · return date unknown · 43 matches missed · Knee Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.