Sunday , 16 August 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Jake Livermore
Y 67' Giorgi Chakvetadze

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

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 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
4
Huddersfield Town AFC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC 2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D
28 Oct Leeds United FC A 1–4 L
24 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L
21 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
07 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
03 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–4 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Millwall FC H 2–2 D
24 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
21 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Ryan Andrews has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Wesley Hoedt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • 45' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valerien Ismael will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Livermore is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Andrews. He replaces Jeremy Ngakia on 62 minute.
  • 64' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Ngakia departs to be replaced by Ryan Andrews.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 67' Watford FC make a change. Giorgi Chakvetadze trudges off to be replaced by Ismael Kone on 67 minutes.
  • 68' Mileta Rajovic is replacing Vakoun Issouf Bayo for the Watford FC side.
  • 73' Brahima Diarra is replacing Kyle Hudlin for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 83' Francisco Sierralta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 87' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Rarmani Edmonds-Green trudges off to be replaced by Josh Ruffels on 87 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC 2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2023-10-28 Leeds United FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L 2023-10-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-10-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Watford FC Form

2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2023-10-28 Watford FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC W 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Watford FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC34% Draw32% Watford FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
66%
Draw or Watford FC
66%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Watford FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC22% Draw53% Watford FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
11.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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