Derby County FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Derby County FC

2 – 3

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Watford FC

Sat 22 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Derby County FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Derby County FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0
7	Queens Park Rangers FC	1	3
8	Millwall FC	1	3
9	Middlesbrough FC	1	3
10	Swansea City AFC	1	3
11	Watford FC	1	3
12	Charlton Athletic FC	1	3
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	1	3
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	1	3
15	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
16	Burnley FC	1	1
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
18	West Ham United FC	1	1
19	Wrexham AFC	1	1
20	Cardiff City FC	1	1
21	Birmingham City FC	1	1
22	Sheffield United FC	1	1
23	Southampton FC	1	0
24	Derby County FC	1	0
25	Norwich City FC	1	0
26	Preston North End FC	1	0
27	Stoke City FC	1	0
28	Lincoln City FC	1	0
29	Portsmouth FC	1	0
30	Bristol City FC	1	0

Head-to-Head

Derby County FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-22 Derby County FC 2–3 Watford FC 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2020-10-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Nov	Watford FC	H	2–3	L
08 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
04 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
01 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
25 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Nov	Derby County FC	A	3–2	W
07 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
04 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
01 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–0	W
25 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	1–3	L
22 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Watford FC
#24	Position	#11
0	Points	3
1	Played	1
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
1	Scored	2
2	Conceded	1
-1	GD	+1
0.00	PPG	3.00
0%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Derby County FC are 24th (0 pts). Watford FC are 11th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Derby County FC vs Watford FC — let the football do the talking.
Derby County FC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Pedro	2
Will Hughes	1
William Troost-Ekong	1
Ebou Adams	1
Moussa Sissoko	1
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	1
Edo Kayembe	1
Imran Louza	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2025-11-22 Derby County FC 2–3 Watford FC L 2025-11-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Derby County FC W 2025-11-04 Derby County FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2025-11-01 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Derby County FC W 2025-10-25 Derby County FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-10-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W

Watford FC Form

2025-11-22 Derby County FC 2–3 Watford FC W 2025-11-07 Watford FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-11-04 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2025-10-22 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.15 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.31 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC22% Draw23% Watford FC55%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Watford FC

78%

Derby County FC or Watford FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC16% Draw39% Watford FC45%

Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

9.3%

1 – 1

9.2%

0 – 2

8.4%

1 – 3

7.1%

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 3

6.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 4

4.2%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 4

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	10%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	21%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	19%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.