Championship · Matchweek 1
Watford
WAT
2–1Full time
Southampton
SOU
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
50%Possession57%
35%Territory34%
35%From set plays30%
0.09Chance quality0.10
4.5%Directness3.8%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Watford, 4 for Southampton. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.