Holding Leads

Do Watford hold on to leads?

Points per game when leading at half-time, against the league average (min 3 leads).

Club

Too few games

3.00 pts/game

avg

League avg: 2.32
Gap: +0.68
half-time leads: 1

Only 1 half-time leads so far.

Holding Leads table

League avg 2.34 pts/game

Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
Brighton & Hove Albion	4	4	0	0	12	3.00	Too few games
Manchester City	4	4	0	0	12	3.00	Too few games
Chelsea	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Too few games
Aston Villa	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
Everton	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
Coventry City	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
Crystal Palace	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
Ipswich Town	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
Liverpool	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
Hull City	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games
Leeds United	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games
Newcastle United	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games
Fulham	2	1	0	1	3	1.50	Too few games
Brentford	3	1	1	1	4	1.33	Too few games
Bournemouth	4	1	2	1	5	1.25	Too few games
Nottingham Forest	1	0	1	0	1	1.00	Too few games
Manchester United	1	0	1	0	1	1.00	Too few games
Sunderland	0	–	–	–	–	–	Too few games

League avg 2.32 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Birmingham City	4	4	0	0	12	3.00	Well above average
2	Bristol City	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
3	Portsmouth	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
4	Sheffield United	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
5	Swansea City	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
6	West Ham United	6	5	1	0	16	2.67	Above average
7	Stoke City	5	4	1	0	13	2.60	Above average
8	Queens Park Rangers	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Average
9	Wrexham	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Average
10	Southampton	6	4	2	0	14	2.33	Average
11	Blackburn Rovers	4	3	0	1	9	2.25	Average
12	Norwich City	4	3	0	1	9	2.25	Average
13	Millwall	5	3	2	0	11	2.20	Below average
14	Cardiff City	4	2	2	0	8	2.00	Below average
15	Middlesbrough	5	2	2	1	8	1.60	Below average
16	Burnley	4	1	3	0	6	1.50	Below average
17	Derby County	3	1	1	1	4	1.33	Well below average
18	Preston North End	3	1	1	1	4	1.33	Well below average
19	Lincoln City	3	0	1	2	1	0.33	Well below average
	Bolton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	West Bromwich Albion	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Charlton Athletic	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Watford	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games

League avg 2.38 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Sheffield Wednesday	4	4	0	0	12	3.00	Well above average
2	Stockport County	4	4	0	0	12	3.00	Well above average
3	Leyton Orient	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
4	Mansfield Town	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
5	Huddersfield Town	5	4	1	0	13	2.60	Above average
6	Leicester City	5	4	1	0	13	2.60	Above average
7	Plymouth Argyle	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Average
8	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	1	0	7	2.33	Average
9	Blackpool	3	2	1	0	7	2.33	Average
10	Bradford City	3	2	1	0	7	2.33	Average
11	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	0	7	2.33	Average
12	Oxford United	5	3	2	0	11	2.20	Below average
13	Reading	5	3	0	2	9	1.80	Below average
14	Wycombe Wanderers	5	2	3	0	9	1.80	Below average
15	Burton Albion	4	2	1	1	7	1.75	Well below average
16	MK Dons	3	1	2	0	5	1.67	Well below average
17	Barnsley	3	1	0	2	3	1.00	Well below average
	Luton Town	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Stevenage	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Wigan Athletic	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Cambridge United	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Notts County	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Peterborough United	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Bromley	0	–	–	–	–	–	Too few games

League avg 2.15 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Salford City	3	3	0	0	9	3.00	Well above average
2	Cheltenham Town	5	4	1	0	13	2.60	Well above average
3	Grimsby Town	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Above average
4	Rochdale	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Above average
5	Walsall	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Above average
6	York City	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Above average
7	Port Vale	3	2	1	0	7	2.33	Average
8	Swindon Town	3	2	1	0	7	2.33	Average
9	Chesterfield	6	3	3	0	12	2.00	Average
10	Tranmere Rovers	6	3	2	1	11	1.83	Average
11	Bristol Rovers	5	3	0	2	9	1.80	Below average
12	Oldham Athletic	4	2	1	1	7	1.75	Below average
13	Barnet	3	1	2	0	5	1.67	Below average
14	Newport County	3	1	2	0	5	1.67	Below average
15	Northampton Town	3	1	2	0	5	1.67	Below average
16	Accrington Stanley	3	1	1	1	4	1.33	Well below average
	Crewe Alexandra	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Exeter City	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Fleetwood Town	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Shrewsbury Town	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Gillingham	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games
	Rotherham United	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games
	Crawley Town	2	1	0	1	3	1.50	Too few games
	Colchester United	2	0	1	1	1	0.50	Too few games

Above average Could be chance

2.50 pts/game

avg

League avg: 2.33
Gap: +0.17
Rank: 8th/22
half-time leads: 18

Holding Leads table

League avg 2.32 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Liverpool	33	29	3	1	90	2.73	Well above average
2	Manchester United	22	17	5	0	56	2.55	Well above average
3	Nottingham Forest	23	18	4	1	58	2.52	Above average
4	Aston Villa	23	18	4	1	58	2.52	Above average
5	Arsenal	39	30	8	1	98	2.51	Above average
6	Manchester City	47	35	8	4	113	2.40	Above average
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	30	22	6	2	72	2.40	Average
8	Newcastle United	34	26	3	5	81	2.38	Average
9	Chelsea	32	23	5	4	74	2.31	Average
10	Tottenham Hotspur	24	17	3	4	54	2.25	Average
11	Everton	27	18	6	3	60	2.22	Average
12	Bournemouth	30	19	9	2	66	2.20	Average
13	Brentford	33	22	6	5	72	2.18	Below average
14	Leeds United	14	9	3	2	30	2.14	Below average
15	Fulham	21	13	5	3	44	2.10	Below average
16	Crystal Palace	21	13	4	4	43	2.05	Well below average
17	Sunderland	8	4	4	0	16	2.00	Well below average
18	Ipswich Town	9	5	2	2	17	1.89	Well below average
	Coventry City	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Hull City	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games

League avg 2.33 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Birmingham City	18	16	2	0	50	2.78	Well above average
2	Burnley	23	20	3	0	63	2.74	Well above average
3	West Ham United	6	5	1	0	16	2.67	Well above average
4	Millwall	32	26	6	0	84	2.63	Above average
5	Southampton	22	18	3	1	57	2.59	Above average
6	Bristol City	31	25	4	2	79	2.55	Above average
7	Queens Park Rangers	24	19	4	1	61	2.54	Above average
8	Watford	18	14	3	1	45	2.50	Above average
9	Middlesbrough	37	28	4	5	88	2.38	Average
10	West Bromwich Albion	32	22	9	1	75	2.34	Average
11	Blackburn Rovers	28	20	4	4	64	2.29	Average
12	Portsmouth	29	20	6	3	66	2.28	Average
13	Sheffield United	37	27	3	7	84	2.27	Average
14	Stoke City	28	19	6	3	63	2.25	Average
15	Derby County	32	23	3	6	72	2.25	Average
16	Swansea City	30	21	4	5	67	2.23	Below average
17	Charlton Athletic	7	4	3	0	15	2.14	Below average
18	Norwich City	32	21	5	6	68	2.13	Below average
19	Wrexham	20	12	6	2	42	2.10	Below average
20	Cardiff City	11	6	5	0	23	2.09	Well below average
21	Preston North End	33	16	13	4	61	1.85	Well below average
22	Lincoln City	3	0	1	2	1	0.33	Well below average
	Bolton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games

League avg 2.39 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Sheffield Wednesday	4	4	0	0	12	3.00	Well above average
2	Bradford City	16	14	2	0	44	2.75	Well above average
3	Luton Town	18	15	3	0	48	2.67	Well above average
4	Stevenage	23	19	4	0	61	2.65	Above average
5	Leyton Orient	31	27	1	3	82	2.65	Above average
6	Plymouth Argyle	19	16	2	1	50	2.63	Above average
7	Leicester City	5	4	1	0	13	2.60	Above average
8	Huddersfield Town	34	27	5	2	86	2.53	Above average
9	Stockport County	36	28	7	1	91	2.53	Average
10	Peterborough United	29	22	5	2	71	2.45	Average
11	Wigan Athletic	27	19	8	0	65	2.41	Average
12	AFC Wimbledon	14	10	3	1	33	2.36	Average
13	Doncaster Rovers	14	10	3	1	33	2.36	Average
14	Mansfield Town	34	24	7	3	79	2.32	Average
15	Cambridge United	10	7	2	1	23	2.30	Below average
16	Blackpool	30	20	7	3	67	2.23	Below average
17	Wycombe Wanderers	35	23	9	3	78	2.23	Below average
18	Oxford United	5	3	2	0	11	2.20	Below average
19	Reading	35	22	9	4	75	2.14	Below average
20	Barnsley	36	21	8	7	71	1.97	Well below average
21	Burton Albion	27	14	9	4	51	1.89	Well below average
22	MK Dons	3	1	2	0	5	1.67	Well below average
	Notts County	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Bromley	0	–	–	–	–	–	Too few games

League avg 2.30 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Shrewsbury Town	7	6	1	0	19	2.71	Well above average
2	Port Vale	17	14	3	0	45	2.65	Well above average
3	Fleetwood Town	27	22	5	0	71	2.63	Well above average
4	Crewe Alexandra	24	20	3	1	63	2.63	Above average
5	Salford City	31	26	2	3	80	2.58	Above average
6	Swindon Town	24	19	4	1	61	2.54	Above average
7	Oldham Athletic	17	14	1	2	43	2.53	Above average
8	Rochdale	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Average
9	York City	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Average
10	Grimsby Town	35	27	6	2	87	2.49	Average
11	Walsall	30	22	6	2	72	2.40	Average
12	Colchester United	21	15	4	2	49	2.33	Average
13	Chesterfield	40	26	13	1	91	2.27	Average
14	Cheltenham Town	20	14	3	3	45	2.25	Average
15	Newport County	20	14	3	3	45	2.25	Average
16	Bristol Rovers	18	12	2	4	38	2.11	Below average
17	Accrington Stanley	33	19	11	3	68	2.06	Below average
18	Barnet	17	10	5	2	35	2.06	Below average
19	Tranmere Rovers	27	15	7	5	52	1.93	Below average
20	Crawley Town	10	5	4	1	19	1.90	Well below average
21	Gillingham	18	9	6	3	33	1.83	Well below average
22	Northampton Town	3	1	2	0	5	1.67	Well below average
	Exeter City	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Rotherham United	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games

Average Could be chance

2.33 pts/game

avg

League avg: 2.36
Gap: −0.03
Rank: 13th/22
half-time leads: 36

Holding Leads table

League avg 2.35 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Liverpool	61	54	6	1	168	2.75	Well above average
2	Arsenal	77	65	11	1	206	2.68	Well above average
3	Manchester United	51	42	8	1	134	2.63	Well above average
4	Aston Villa	53	43	7	3	136	2.57	Above average
5	Manchester City	89	71	14	4	227	2.55	Above average
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	53	41	9	3	132	2.49	Above average
7	Newcastle United	61	47	6	8	147	2.41	Average
8	Chelsea	53	38	11	4	125	2.36	Average
9	Fulham	40	28	8	4	92	2.30	Average
10	Tottenham Hotspur	48	34	6	8	108	2.25	Average
11	Nottingham Forest	41	28	8	5	92	2.24	Average
12	Everton	42	27	10	5	91	2.17	Below average
13	Brentford	54	36	9	9	117	2.17	Below average
14	Crystal Palace	39	25	8	6	83	2.13	Below average
15	Bournemouth	50	31	13	6	106	2.12	Below average
16	Leeds United	20	12	5	3	41	2.05	Well below average
17	Sunderland	8	4	4	0	16	2.00	Well below average
18	Ipswich Town	9	5	2	2	17	1.89	Well below average
	Coventry City	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Hull City	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games

League avg 2.36 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Burnley	41	35	5	1	110	2.68	Well above average
2	West Ham United	6	5	1	0	16	2.67	Well above average
3	Birmingham City	43	34	8	1	110	2.56	Well above average
4	Queens Park Rangers	45	35	8	2	113	2.51	Above average
5	Millwall	58	45	10	3	145	2.50	Above average
6	Southampton	46	36	7	3	115	2.50	Above average
7	Sheffield United	53	43	3	7	132	2.49	Above average
8	Middlesbrough	64	51	5	8	158	2.47	Above average
9	Blackburn Rovers	57	44	7	6	139	2.44	Average
10	Stoke City	51	39	7	5	124	2.43	Average
11	Bristol City	59	44	10	5	142	2.41	Average
12	West Bromwich Albion	64	46	15	3	153	2.39	Average
13	Watford	36	25	9	2	84	2.33	Average
14	Portsmouth	29	20	6	3	66	2.28	Average
15	Derby County	32	23	3	6	72	2.25	Below average
16	Norwich City	64	44	12	8	144	2.25	Below average
17	Swansea City	61	41	11	9	134	2.20	Below average
18	Preston North End	51	33	13	5	112	2.20	Below average
19	Cardiff City	27	17	8	2	59	2.19	Below average
20	Charlton Athletic	7	4	3	0	15	2.14	Well below average
21	Wrexham	20	12	6	2	42	2.10	Well below average
22	Lincoln City	3	0	1	2	1	0.33	Well below average
	Bolton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games

League avg 2.41 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Bradford City	16	14	2	0	44	2.75	Well above average
2	Plymouth Argyle	35	31	3	1	96	2.74	Well above average
3	Sheffield Wednesday	30	25	5	0	80	2.67	Well above average
4	Luton Town	18	15	3	0	48	2.67	Well above average
5	Peterborough United	65	54	7	4	169	2.60	Above average
6	Leicester City	5	4	1	0	13	2.60	Above average
7	Huddersfield Town	34	27	5	2	86	2.53	Above average
8	Stockport County	36	28	7	1	91	2.53	Above average
9	Blackpool	49	38	8	3	122	2.49	Average
10	Leyton Orient	44	35	4	5	109	2.48	Average
11	Stevenage	40	30	9	1	99	2.48	Average
12	Wycombe Wanderers	71	53	13	5	172	2.42	Average
13	Wigan Athletic	44	32	10	2	106	2.41	Average
14	AFC Wimbledon	14	10	3	1	33	2.36	Average
15	Doncaster Rovers	14	10	3	1	33	2.36	Average
16	Cambridge United	30	22	4	4	70	2.33	Below average
17	Mansfield Town	34	24	7	3	79	2.32	Below average
18	Reading	47	32	10	5	106	2.26	Below average
19	Barnsley	74	49	18	7	165	2.23	Below average
20	Oxford United	40	26	11	3	89	2.23	Well below average
21	MK Dons	13	8	4	1	28	2.15	Well below average
22	Burton Albion	50	29	13	8	100	2.00	Well below average
	Notts County	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	Too few games
	Bromley	0	–	–	–	–	–	Too few games

League avg 2.33 pts/game

#	Club	Led at HT	W	D	L	Pts	Pts/g	Verdict
1	Shrewsbury Town	7	6	1	0	19	2.71	Well above average
2	Port Vale	17	14	3	0	45	2.65	Well above average
3	Fleetwood Town	27	22	5	0	71	2.63	Well above average
4	Oldham Athletic	17	14	1	2	43	2.53	Above average
5	Rochdale	12	9	3	0	30	2.50	Above average
6	York City	4	3	1	0	10	2.50	Above average
7	Salford City	57	45	6	6	141	2.47	Above average
8	Northampton Town	18	13	4	1	43	2.39	Above average
9	Crewe Alexandra	53	39	9	5	126	2.38	Average
10	Crawley Town	36	25	9	2	84	2.33	Average
11	Walsall	53	36	14	3	122	2.30	Average
12	Swindon Town	55	39	9	7	126	2.29	Average
13	Grimsby Town	63	43	15	5	144	2.29	Average
14	Chesterfield	40	26	13	1	91	2.27	Average
15	Newport County	44	31	7	6	100	2.27	Below average
16	Colchester United	47	32	10	5	106	2.26	Below average
17	Cheltenham Town	20	14	3	3	45	2.25	Below average
18	Gillingham	38	25	8	5	83	2.18	Below average
19	Accrington Stanley	44	28	12	4	96	2.18	Below average
20	Tranmere Rovers	54	35	11	8	116	2.15	Well below average
21	Bristol Rovers	18	12	2	4	38	2.11	Well below average
22	Barnet	17	10	5	2	35	2.06	Well below average
	Exeter City	2	2	0	0	6	3.00	Too few games
	Rotherham United	2	1	1	0	4	2.00	Too few games

How it works

Takes every league game a club led at half-time and the points it ended up with: 3 for holding on, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat. Averaged per game and compared with the league. Better sides hold leads more often, so this partly reflects how good a side is. Only half-time scores are published, so a lead taken and lost within one half doesn't count. Only seasons in the club's current division count.

/ = roughly the top or bottom 15% of the league, / the next 20%, the middle. “Could be chance” means the gap is small enough to be luck. League games only.