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 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at John Smith's Stadium!
5' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Michal Helik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Watford FC backline.
35' It’s high time Darren Moore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Ben Jackson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sorba Thomas, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
50' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Edo Kayembe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jake Livermore.
62' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Ngakia departs to be replaced by Ryan Andrews.
64' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Andrews. He replaces Jeremy Ngakia on 64 minute.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
67' The crowd applauds Giorgi Chakvetadze as he leaves the pitch. Ismael Kone steps in for Watford FC.
68' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is withdrawn and Mileta Rajovic gets his opportunity.
73' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brahima Diarra is hanging Kyle Hudlin on the field on 73 minute.
78' 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.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
87' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Josh Ruffels comes on to replace Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three 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
Kian Harratt	2
Danny Ward	2
Etienne Capoue	1
Tom Cleverley	1
Daniel Ward	1
Jack Rudoni	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.