EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 23, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
0 - 2
MK Dons

FT(HT: 0-1)

Dennis (45'), Burns (53')
O'Hora (45+5'), Devoy (76'), Oyegoke (79')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Watford and MK Dons, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 0-0 Watford
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	5	5	10
2	Watford	5	2	9
3	Reading	5	0	9

MK Dons

Last Six:

Last Game: MK Dons 1-1 Accrington
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in League One

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
21	Cheltenham Town	5	-3	4
22	MK Dons	5	-4	4
23	Morecambe	5	-4	3

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 47.51%. A win for MK Dons had a probability of 27.85% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.41%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest MK Dons win was 0-1 (7.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	MK Dons
47.51% ( 0)	24.64%	27.85% ( -0)

Both teams to score 55.44% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.88% (

-0)

47.12% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.64% (

-0)

69.36% (

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.1% (

19.9%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.98% (

52.03%

MK Dons Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.22% (

-0.01)

30.79% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.95% (

-0.01)

67.05% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Watford 47.51%

MK Dons 27.85%

Draw 24.64%

Watford	Draw	MK Dons
1-0 @ 9.89% ( 0) 2-1 @ 9.41% 2-0 @ 7.98% ( 0) 3-1 @ 5.06% 3-0 @ 4.3% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.98% 4-1 @ 2.04% 4-0 @ 1.73% 4-2 @ 1.2% Other @ 2.91% Total : 47.51%	1-1 @ 11.65% 0-0 @ 6.13% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.54% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.17% Other @ 0.15% Total : 24.64%	0-1 @ 7.22% 1-2 @ 6.86% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.25% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.7% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.18% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.67% Other @ 2.98% Total : 27.85%