Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% 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' What a night it is going to be! Leicester City FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at King Power Stadium.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Enzo Maresca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Imran Louza is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 35' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 54' Ryan Porteous is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 56' Jamie Vardy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kelechi Iheanacho at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wilfred Ndidi on 62.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Wilfred Ndidi is replaced by Cesare Casadei.
  • 67' Watford FC ring the changes. Mileta Rajovic has done his job and it is now time for Vakoun Issouf Bayo to step up.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Jamie Vardy gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' Edo Kayembe is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Cesare Casadei on, Wilfred Ndidi off on 75 minutes.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Edo Kayembe on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Jamie Vardy puts Leicester City FC on the lead.
  • 81' The 22-year-old Ryan Andrews has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' Yaser Asprilla gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Tom Ince and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' It’s high time Enzo Maresca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yaser Asprilla on 90.
  • 2-0 the final result. Watford FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Craig Dawson 1
Ademola Lookman 1
Joshua King 1
Joao Pedro 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
1.53 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC55% Draw26% Watford FC19%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Watford FC
45%
Leicester City FC or Watford FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC36% Draw50% Watford FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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