Leeds United FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Leeds United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Watford FC

Tue 22 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Elland Road 34,968 HT 45' · FT 45'

Largie Ramazani 4' 1–0

Brenden Aaronson 7' 2–0

2–1 47' Kwadwo Baah

Y 35' Festy Ebosele

Ao Tanaka 38' Y

Junior Firpo 59' Y

Overview

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Leeds United FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

Leeds United FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-22 Leeds United FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-03-29 Watford FC 2–2 Leeds United FC 2023-09-23 Leeds United FC 3–0 Watford FC 2022-04-09 Watford FC 0–3 Leeds United FC 2021-10-02 Leeds United FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
18 Oct	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W
04 Oct	Sunderland AFC	A	2–2	D
01 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D
28 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	3–0	W
21 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Leeds United FC	A	1–2	L
19 Oct	Luton Town FC	A	0–3	L
05 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
02 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	0–3	L
28 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% 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' And we are off! Leeds United FC vs Watford FC — let the football do the talking.
4' Largie Ramazani makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Leeds United FC are in front.
7' What composure from Brenden Aaronson! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
12' Leeds United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
14' The crowd applauds Largie Ramazani as he leaves the pitch. Manor Solomon steps in for Leeds United FC.
19' Matthew Pollock needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' The 28-year-old Ao Tanaka has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
34' Daniel Bachmann is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Festy Ebosele on 35.
38' Poor challenge from Ao Tanaka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' Kwadwo Baah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' Leeds United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 3-5-2 shape.
57' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pascal Struijk is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
59' Leeds United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
62' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Porteous. He replaces Francisco Sierralta on 62 minute.
67' A quiet spell here at Elland Road. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
72' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Festy Ebosele exits the field as Ryan Andrews enters on 72.
73' Mateo Fernandez is replacing Joel Piroe for the Leeds United FC side.
78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leeds United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
83' Junior Firpo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 357 appearances.
87' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Mamadou Doumbia comes on to replace Kwadwo Baah.
90' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Manor Solomon is replaced by Sam Byram.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Leeds United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Watford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

7
Tom Ince
17
Moussa Sissoko ↓ Rocco Vata 87'
3
Francisco Sierralta ↓ Ryan Porteous 62'
1
Daniel Bachmann
39
Edo Kayembe
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
6
Matthew Pollock
34
Kwadwo Baah ↓ Mamadou Doumbia 87'
37
Yasser Larouci ↓ Ken Sema 72'
36
Festy Ebosele ↓ Ryan Andrews 72'
22
James Morris

Bench

12
Ken Sema ↑ 72'
23
Jonathan Bond
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 62'
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
14
Pierre Dwomoh
11
Rocco Vata ↑ 87'
45
Ryan Andrews ↑ 72'
15
Antonio Tikvic
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↑ 87'

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rodrigo	2
Daniel James	2
Joel Piroe	2
Jack Harrison	2
Kwadwo Baah	1
Raphinha	1
Sam Byram	1
Manor Solomon	1

Head to Head

Leeds United FC Form

2024-10-22 Leeds United FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-01 Norwich City FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-09-28 Leeds United FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W

Watford FC Form

2024-10-22 Leeds United FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.9 Leeds United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leeds United FC63% Draw23% Watford FC14%

Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Watford FC

37%

Leeds United FC or Watford FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leeds United FC43% Draw44% Watford FC13%

Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.2%

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap	Leeds United FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	24%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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