David Watson stats
Now at Bolton. The 2025/26 season below was played at Kilmarnock — use the season buttons above for their other campaigns.
Next: Bolton v Middlesbrough · Championship · Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 BST · Middlesbrough allow 11.3 shots per game over their last 8 — form, head-to-head and stats on the match page.
David Watson (Bolton, midfielder) has 3 goals and 1 assist in 34 appearances in 2025/26 (2410 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in Premiership: 0.93, higher than 60% of 90 midfielders. Started 26 of 34. Next: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 BST.
Key facts
As of 29 August 2026: A midfielder for Kilmarnock, David Watson has 34 appearances (2410 minutes) in the Premiership 2025/26.
As of 29 August 2026: In 2025/26 David Watson has three goals, one assist and 34 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.
As of 29 August 2026: David Watson averages 2.7 Impact a match over 34 games in Premiership matches — 66th percentile among the 275 Premiership players who qualify.
David Watson (Bolton) averages a TACTIX Impact of 2.7 per match across 34 appearances, and has three goals and one assist in 34 appearances in 2025/26 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 29 August 2026).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 34 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
David Watson is a midfielder at Kilmarnock, with 34 appearances and 2410 minutes in the Premiership 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 2.7 per match across 34 appearances in Premiership matches, the 66th percentile of 275 qualifying Premiership players. David Watson has started 26 of 34 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 71 minutes. That is 70% of the Premiership minutes available to him (2410 of 3420 across 38 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 1.10 shots per 90 at home (1312 minutes) against 0.74 away (1098 minutes), all competitions 2025/26.
By the numbers
Successful dribbles per 90 is up from 0.21 last season (2139 minutes in the Premiership) to 0.78 in 2025/26.
Strengths and weaknesses
Lower on the radar: Passing (eighth percentile), against 90 Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 90).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 0.1, -0.1, 1.8, 0.9, 2.2 — trending down, averaging 1.0 against a season figure of 2.7. Discipline: eight yellow cards and one red card in 34 appearances in 2025/26, and 1.23 fouls per 90 in the Premiership. Next up: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 BST (Championship). Middlesbrough allow 11.3 shots per game over their last 8.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 90): Kyrell Wilson, Findlay Curtis and E. Agyei (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025/26 · all competitions
Started 26 of 34 appearances, 8 from the bench · 71 minutes per appearance · 70% of the Premiership minutes available (2410 of 3420).
Premiership only: 34 apps · 2.7 Impact per match in 2025/26. See the Premiership Impact leaderboard.
David Watson stats per 90 · Premiership 2025/26, midfielder
| Stat | David Watson | vs midfielders | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passesper 90 | 23.75 | higher than 8% | 23.94 |
| Pass accuracy | 69.8% | higher than 9% | 62.9% |
| Key passesper 90 | 0.78 | higher than 38% | 0.88 |
| Shotsper 90 | 0.93 | higher than 60% | 0.72 |
| Shots on targetper 90 | 0.45 | higher than 67% | 0.38 |
| Successful dribblesper 90 | 0.78 | higher than 64% | 0.21 |
| Tacklesper 90 | 2.09 | higher than 66% | 1.43 |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 0.82 | higher than 43% | 0.97 |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 1.23 | fewer than 51% | 1.22 |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.34 | fewer than 20% | 0.17 |
Per 90 minutes over 2410 minutes in Premiership 2025/26. Ranked against 90 Premiership midfielders with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction. Last season: the same competition, 2139 minutes.
Last 10 appearances · all competitions
- 1+ shot2 of 10
- 1+ shot on target1 of 10
- 1+ tackle5 of 10
- 1+ foul committed2 of 10
- Scored0 of 10
- Assisted0 of 10
- Booked0 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2026-03-14 to 2026-08-29, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile radar · Premiership 2025/26, midfielder
David Watson · Midfielders, Premiership 2025/26 (n = 90) median
| Axis | David Watson | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 0.93on target 48.0% | 0.77 | 60th |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 61st |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 0.82 | 1.04 | 37th |
| Passingpasses p90 | 23.75accuracy 69.8% | 36.55 | 8th |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 0.78success 53.8% | 0.58 | 64th |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 5.60win rate 47.5% | 4.96 | 67th |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 3.32 | 2.90 | 66th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 1.57 | 1.51 | 54th |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 2410 minutes in Premiership 2025/26. Cohort: 90 players with 450+ minutes.
Where that sits in the Premiership
2.7 per match — 66th percentile of 275 qualifying Premiership players (10+ apps), 2025/26. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · every team, by season · all competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | SoT/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Bolton | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0.0 |
| 2025/26 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0.45 | 0.78 | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | Kilmarnock | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.82 | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0.27 | 0.93 | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | Kilmarnock | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.96 | 2.1 |
Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Bolton v Lincoln2026/27 sub | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.1 | Match → |
| 2026-08-08 | Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton2026/27 sub | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | -0.1 | Match → |
| 2026-05-17 | @ Livingston sub | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 1.8 | Match → |
| 2026-05-12 | v Dundee sub | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.9 | Match → |
| 2026-05-09 | @ ST Mirren sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.2 | Match → |
| 2026-04-25 | @ Aberdeen sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | Match → |
| 2026-04-11 | v Dundee sub | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | Match → |
| 2026-04-04 | @ Hibernian sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.2 | Match → |
| 2026-03-21 | v Livingston sub | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | Match → |
| 2026-03-14 | v Heart Of Midlothian | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.4 | Match → |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2025/26 · all competitions: Key passes 0.69 at home (1312 min), 0.90 away (1098 min); Shots 1.10 at home (1312 min), 0.74 away (1098 min).
Impact trend · last 10 matches
TACTIX model: David Watson’s match projections
Frequently asked questions
- How many shots does David Watson average per 90?
- David Watson averages 0.93 shots per 90 minutes in Premiership 2025/26 (2410 minutes) — higher than 60% of 90 Premiership midfielders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists does David Watson have this season?
- This season David Watson has 3 goals and 1 assist in 34 appearances (2410 minutes played).
- Does David Watson start every game?
- David Watson started 26 of 34 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 71 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- How often does David Watson get booked?
- David Watson was booked in 0 of the last 10 appearances where cards were recorded (all competitions); 8 yellow and 1 red this season.
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