Defender

Matthew Pollock

Watford
England
25 yrs
190 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 16
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Average rating: 6.98

Age25

Date of birth28 Sep 2001

Height190 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€2.2M

Contract until30 Jun 2029

Season performance · 2026

Championship

Watford

Appearances / Starts15 / 15

Minutes1,350

Rating6.93

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)4 (2)

Passes · accuracy744 · 83%

Key passes4

Tackles / Interceptions18 / 22

Duels won65 / 121

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.29 / 0.34

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls56

Accurate crosses0

Touches1,001

Possession lost135

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won42

Ground duels won23

Clearances134

Ball recoveries41

Fouls won7

Fouls committed17

Offsides2

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets3

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)121.82

Top speed (km/h)35.17

EFL Cup

Watford

Appearances / Starts1 / 1

Minutes90

Rating7.70

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)2 (1)

Passes · accuracy55 · 82%

Key passes0

Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0

Duels won6 / 10

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.18 / 0.00

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls7

Accurate crosses0

Touches70

Possession lost10

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won4

Ground duels won2

Clearances9

Ball recoveries3

Fouls won1

Fouls committed3

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking36

Technical43

Tactical61

Defending73

Creativity37

Characteristics

Strengths

1625

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
21 Nov 2026	Sheffield United – Watford	–	–	–
7 Nov 2026	Watford – Middlesbrough	0–0	90'	7.4
3 Nov 2026	Watford – Lincoln City	1–0	90'	7.9
31 Oct 2026	Norwich City – Watford	3–2	90'	6.8
24 Oct 2026	Wolverhampton – Watford	1–0	90'	7.1
17 Oct 2026	Watford – Charlton Athletic	2–0	90'	7.6
13 Oct 2026	Cardiff City – Watford	5–1	90'	5.3
10 Oct 2026	Watford – Burnley	0–4	90'	7.0
18 Sep 2026	Bristol City – Watford	1–0	90'	7.1
12 Sep 2026	Watford – Stoke City	1–2	90'	6.4
8 Sep 2026	Watford – Preston North End	2–1	90'	6.9
5 Sep 2026	West Bromwich Albion – Watford	1–0	90'	7.2
1 Sep 2026	Swansea City – Watford	2–0	90'	7.0
29 Aug 2026	Watford – West Ham United	1–1	90'	6.9
25 Aug 2026	Watford – Peterborough United	1–5	–	–

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 6 moves · total fees 300k €

Jun 2023

Aberdeen To: Watford

Loan return
Jan 2023

Watford To: Aberdeen

Loan
May 2022

Cheltenham To: Watford

Loan return
Aug 2021

Watford To: Cheltenham

Loan
Jul 2021

Grimsby To: Watford

Transfer 300k €
Jul 2019

Grimsby U18 To: Grimsby

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 7 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)40

Average rating6.85

Last match rating7.47 Nov 2026

Matches missed5

Last 10 matches

7.4 7.9 6.8 7.1 7.6 5.3 7.0 7.1 6.4 6.9

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Championship	Watford	15 (15)	1,350	0	1	6.93
2026	EFL Cup	Watford	1 (1)	90	0	0	7.70

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among defenders (200 players)

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45 matches · 3,814 min

Matthew Pollock: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.11	23
Interceptions / 90 min	1.42	87
Clearances / 90 min	5.95	77
Aerials won / 90 min	4.84	94
Duels won	61.8%	71
Pass accuracy	82.5%	61
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	46
Rating	7.13	88

How do we calculate this?