Thursday , 2 July 2026

Leicester City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Leicester City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jamie Vardy 76' 1–0
Jamie Vardy pen 90+6' 2–0
Y 30' Imran Louza
Y 54' Ryan Porteous
Wilfred Ndidi 62' Y
Jamie Vardy 68' Y
Y 72' Giorgi Chakvetadze
Y 75' Edo Kayembe
Y 90' Yaser Asprilla
R 90' Daniel Bachmann

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

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

6
2
2
Leicester City FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Watford FC H 2–0 W
11 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
03 Nov Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
28 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
24 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
11 Nov Rotherham United FC H 5–0 W
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

Season Stats

Leicester City FC Watford FC
#23 Position #16
46 Points 57
46 Played 46
12 / 16 / 18 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17
58 Scored 53
68 Conceded 65
-10 GD -12
1.00 PPG 1.24
26% Win % 30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to King Power Stadium that hosts another battle between Leicester City FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Mads Hermansen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Imran Louza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Leicester City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 54' Ryan Porteous picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Jamie Vardy.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Wilfred Ndidi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Cesare Casadei on, Wilfred Ndidi off on 64 minutes.
  • 67' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Mileta Rajovic exits the field as Vakoun Issouf Bayo enters on 67.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Leicester City FC. Jamie Vardy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Edo Kayembe on 72 minutes.
  • 75' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Wilfred Ndidi departs to be replaced by Cesare Casadei.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Edo Kayembe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' Jamie Vardy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valerien Ismael will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Tom Ince by Yaser Asprilla on 84 minute.
  • 89' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yaser Asprilla on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Leicester City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 9
James Maddison 4
Harvey Barnes 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Joao Pedro 1
Ricardo Pereira 1
Patson Daka 1
Troy Deeney 1

Head to Head

2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC

Leicester City FC Form

2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-11-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2023-11-03 Leicester City FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-10-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-10-24 Leicester City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2023-10-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Leicester City FC W

Watford FC Form

2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-11-11 Watford FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.67 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC56% Draw25% Watford FC19%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Watford FC
44%
Leicester City FC or Watford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC38% Draw47% Watford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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