Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Leeds United FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' What a strike from Largie Ramazani! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' What a strike from Brenden Aaronson! The score is 2-0.
  • 12' 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.
  • 14' The whistle greets Largie Ramazani as he departs to be replaced by Manor Solomon.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Leeds United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Pascal Struijk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Festy Ebosele on 35.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Leeds United FC player. Ao Tanaka gets a card.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' Goal! Kwadwo Baah scores his 8 goal in 140 matches.
  • 52' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jayden Bogle made 385 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a card for Junior Firpo.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Porteous. He replaces Francisco Sierralta on 62 minute.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Andrews. He replaces Festy Ebosele on 72 minute.
  • 73' Leeds United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateo Fernandez is hanging Joel Piroe on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 83' Yasser Larouci needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 87' The whistle greets Kwadwo Baah as he departs to be replaced by Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 90' Sam Byram is replacing Manor Solomon for the Leeds United FC side.
  • Another three points for Leeds United FC.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Watford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jack Harrison 2
Rodrigo 2
Daniel James 2
Joel Piroe 2
Emmanuel Dennis 1
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1
Diego Llorente 1
Brenden Aaronson 1

Head to Head

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

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
6%
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.