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Carabao Cup 2nd Round Tue 25 Aug

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Home Watford

Doumbia 73′

Full-time 1:5
Away Peterborough United

Clarridge 10′ (og)Leonard 23′Leonard 51′Shofowoke 55′Jones 64′

Player of the match Benjamin Woods 8.5

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.0/10 more watchable than 30% of Carabao Cup matches xG 4.5. How we rate

GolVolt rating 3.0GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 10' Clarridge, 0:1
  1. 5 of 10

    Peterborough United turned that many shots on target into goals with only 37% of the ball.

  2. 31% → 90%

    Peterborough United: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 52.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:1, from 31% to 56% (Peterborough United).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+2' · 1:5Watford 3%draw 7%Peterborough United 90%

Key stats

63% Possession 37%
1.63 xG (expected goals) 3.02
17 Shots 19
5 On target 10
2 Corners 2
52 Dangerous attacks 35
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

xG 4.5.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 35′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 0.9 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.5, 6 goals, 36 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.3 out of 10

Five goals or a hat-trick: the rating never drops below 3.0.

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.0more watchable than 30% of Carabao Cup 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

6 goals1 card

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal: James Clarridgeown goal · right foot0:1
  2. 23' Goal: Harry Leonardright foot0:2
  3. Half-time · 0:2
  4. 46' 2 substitutionsKeben for LondonNabizada for Vata
  5. 46' SubstitutionWilliams for Masara
  6. 51' Goal: Harry Leonardright foot · assist: Woods0:3
  7. 55' Goal: B. Shofowokeright foot0:4
  8. 57' SubstitutionKyprianou for Ramirez-Espain
  9. 64' Goal: Harrison Jonesright foot · assist: Woods0:5
  10. 65' 3 substitutionsJohnston for KellyKamara for LeonardMendonça for Okagbue
  11. 66' 2 substitutionsBove for ClarridgeMaamma for Payero
  12. 66' SubstitutionConn-Clarke for Woods
  13. 73' Goal: Mamadou Doumbiaheader · assist: Nabizada1:5
  14. 83' G. Nevettyellow card · foul
  15. Full-time · 1:5

Match stats

Shooting

1.63 xG (expected goals) 3.02
17 Shots 19
5 On target 10
9 Off target 6

Play

63% Possession 37%
2 Corners 2
576 Passes 325
89% Pass accuracy 85%
111 Attacks 66
52 Dangerous attacks 35

Defence

19 Tackles 16
9 Interceptions 6
6 Saves 3

Discipline

7 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-3-3

Watford

Peterborough United

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Came on

Bench

Watford

Peterborough United

Match sheet

Stadium
Vicarage Road, Watford

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Peterborough United Benjamin Woods 8.47
  2. 2. place · Peterborough United Harry Leonard 8.38
  3. 3. place · Peterborough United Harrison Jones 8.14

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Absences

Watford · 1 out

  • Federico Ravaglia Injured

    since 8 Jul · return date unknown · 7 matches missed · Lumbago

Peterborough United · 4 out

  • Declan Frith Injured

    since 8 Jun · return date unknown · 9 matches missed · Broken Ankle

  • Matthew Garbett Injured

    since 15 Jun · return date unknown · 9 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • R. Adebisi Injured

    since 7 Jul 2025 · return date unknown · 63 matches missed · Knee Injury

  • S. Hughes Injured

    since 26 Jul 2025 · return date unknown · 62 matches missed · Achilles tendon rupture

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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