Saturday , 14 November 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 17 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Brahima Diarra 17' Y
Jonathan Hogg 20' Y
Y 28' Leandro Bacuna
Y 81' Ken Sema

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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1
4
Huddersfield Town AFC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC 2021-01-16 Watford FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-12-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-04-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Watford FC 2018-10-27 Watford FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Watford FC H 0–2 L
10 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
12 Nov Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
08 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
02 Nov Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
12 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
08 Nov Reading FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds John Smith's Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Huddersfield Town AFC and Watford FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ismaila Sarr is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brahima Diarra.
  • 20' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Hogg on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 407 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' Leandro Bacuna catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Joao Pedro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 38' Jordan Rhodes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Joao Pedro gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Bacuna, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Josh Ruffels exits the field as Tyreece Simpson enters on 62.
  • 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' Watford FC make a change. Leandro Bacuna trudges off to be replaced by Yaser Asprilla on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. William Boyle departs to be replaced by Kaine Hayden.
  • 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Daniel Ward has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Rhodes to step up.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ken Sema.
  • 86' Joao Pedro adds to his 9 season tally! Watford FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Watford FC ring the changes. Ismaila Sarr has done his job and it is now time for Mario Gaspar to step up.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Huddersfield Town AFC 0-2 Watford FC.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Fotheringham

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Deulofeu 3
Joao Pedro 3
Danny Ward 2
Kian Harratt 2
Yaser Asprilla 1
Isaac Success 1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1
Emmanuel Dennis 1

Head to Head

2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC 2021-01-16 Watford FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-12-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-04-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Watford FC 2018-10-27 Watford FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC L 2022-12-10 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-11-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2022-11-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-11-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L

Watford FC Form

2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC W 2022-12-11 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC24% Draw30% Watford FC46%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
54%
Draw or Watford FC
76%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Watford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC16% Draw53% Watford FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.7%
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 25% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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