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

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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

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Huddersfield Town AFC and Watford FC get this one started.
5' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Rarmani Edmonds-Green has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyle Hudlin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Huddersfield Town AFC.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' The 32-year-old Wesley Hoedt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 4-3-3.
45' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' Jake Livermore is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
62' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Ryan Andrews on, Jeremy Ngakia off on 62 minutes.
64' Ryan Andrews has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremy Ngakia on 64 minute.
67' A moment of madness from Giorgi Chakvetadze on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
67' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Giorgi Chakvetadze exits the field as Ismael Kone enters on 67.
68' Mileta Rajovic gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Brahima Diarra comes on to replace Kyle Hudlin.
78' Daniel Bachmann is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Huddersfield Town AFC so far.
83' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Watford FC backline.
87' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Rarmani Edmonds-Green is withdrawn and Josh Ruffels gets his opportunity.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

1
Lee Nicholls
14
Sorba Thomas
32
Tom Lees
23
Ben Wiles
33
Yuta Nakayama
5
Michal Helik
30
Ben Jackson
2
Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↓ Josh Ruffels 87'
15
Jaheim Headley
27
Kyle Hudlin ↓ Brahima Diarra 73'
4
Matty Pearson

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Ken Sema
8
Jake Livermore
4
Wesley Hoedt
6
Jamal Lewis
3
Francisco Sierralta
1
Daniel Bachmann
39
Edo Kayembe
16
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓ Ismael Kone 67'
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mileta Rajovic 68'
2
Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ryan Andrews 62'
18
Yaser Asprilla ↓ Matheus Martins 87'

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Pedro	3
Gerard Deulofeu	3
Danny Ward	2
Kian Harratt	2
Isaac Success	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Emmanuel Dennis	1
Fraizer Campbell	1

Head to Head

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.