Match Centre: Watford vs Lincoln City
Six of the Round · Championship
Player of the match Marc Bola 7.8
GolVolt rating 2.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 46' Mavididi, 1:0-
36% → 96%
Watford: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 93.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 30% to 65% (Watford).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+4' · 1:0Watford 96%draw 4%Lincoln City 0%
90+4' · 1:0xG Watford 0.61xG Lincoln City 0.97
90+4' · 1:0Last 10 minutes: level (3:4 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Few chances, settled by 85′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 85′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 4.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Mavididi scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.5 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 1.7 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 2.3more watchable than 23% 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
1 goal7 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- Half-time · 0:0
- 46' Goal: Stephy Alvaro Mavididiright foot · assist: Boadu1:0
- 47' Ben Houseyellow card · dissent
- 50' Stephy Alvaro Mavididiyellow card · time-wasting
- 56' Kévin Kebenyellow card · foul
- 60' SubstitutionDoumbia for Boadu
- 61' SubstitutionDiatta for Traoré
- 61' 2 substitutionsHackett for OgbeneStreet for Elder
- 70' SubstitutionHamer for Oyegoke
- 70' 2 substitutionsMlacic for MaammaPayero for Mavididi
- 79' 2 substitutionsJefferies for BaylissReach for Elerewe
- 80' Branimir Mlacicyellow card · foul
- 86' SubstitutionNabizada for Bravo
- 88' Sonny Bradleyyellow card · dissent
- 88' Edo Kayembeyellow card · dissent
- 90' Hector Kyprianouyellow card · time-wasting
- Full-time · 1:0
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Watford
Lincoln City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Watford
- 26 Daniel Bachmann GK —
- 29 Branimir Mlacic DEF on
- 33 Jordan Zemura DEF —
- 15 Krépin Diatta MID on
- 22 Martín Payero MID on
- 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard ATT —
- 11 Rocco Vata ATT —
- 20 Mamadou Doumbia ATT on
- 21 Amin Nabizada ATT on
Lincoln City
- 46 Joe Gauci GK —
- 6 Ryley Towler DEF —
- 22 Tom Hamer DEF on
- 3 Adam Reach MID on
- 7 Reeco Hackett MID on
- 16 Dom Jefferies MID on
- 24 Ivan Varfolomeev MID —
- 17 Rob Street ATT on
- 19 Tanto Olaofe ATT —
Match sheet
- Coaches
- Alessio Dionisi Watford Tom Shaw Lincoln City
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Attendance
- 15,641
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Watford Marc Bola
- 2. place · Watford Mattie Pollock
- 3. place · Watford Hector Kyprianou
Watford
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Watford · 1 out
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Kwadwo Baah Injured
since 13 Aug · return date unknown · 14 matches missed · Hamstring Injury
Lincoln City · 2 out
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Tendayi Darikwa Injured
since 23 Aug · until 30 Jun 2027 · 13 matches missed · Knee Injury
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Mason Melia Injured
since 4 Sep · return date unknown · 10 matches missed · Thigh Problems
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.