Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
#5 Position #19
46 Points 0
46 Played 0
12 / 16 / 18 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
58 Scored 0
68 Conceded 0
-10 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
26% Win % –

Key Stats

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

Leicester City FC are 5th (46 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Hamza Choudhury has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Imran Louza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Justin made 382 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Wilfred Ndidi, a Nigeria , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Porteous.
  • 56' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Kelechi Iheanacho exits the field as Jamie Vardy enters on 56.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Wilfred Ndidi was booked on 62.
  • 64' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Wilfred Ndidi departs to be replaced by Cesare Casadei.
  • 67' Watford FC make a change. Mileta Rajovic trudges off to be replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo on 67 minutes.
  • 68' Jamie Vardy is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Edo Kayembe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 75 minute. Wilfred Ndidi leaves to be changed by Cesare Casadei.
  • 75' Edo Kayembe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' GOAL! Jamie Vardy scores on 76.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' Yaser Asprilla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Ince at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Jannik Vestergaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 31 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Yaser Asprilla gets a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Harvey Barnes 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
0.88 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC51% Draw36% Watford FC13%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Watford FC
49%
Leicester City FC or Watford FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC26% Draw68% Watford FC6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.4%
1 – 0
25.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
1.3%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%
4 – 0
0.7%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 30% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 9% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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