Thursday , 2 July 2026

Leicester City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Leicester City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith

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
2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 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

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Watford FC H 1–2 L
20 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–4 L
13 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 3–1 W
10 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
06 Dec Derby County FC A 3–1 W
29 Nov Sheffield United FC H 2–3 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
20 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
13 Dec Wrexham AFC A 2–2 D
09 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec Norwich City FC H 3–2 W
01 Dec Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L

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' The game is set. Watford FC kicks off things out of here…
  • Another three points for Watford FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 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

Leicester City FC Form

2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2025-12-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2025-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-12-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-12-06 Derby County FC 1–3 Leicester City FC W 2025-11-29 Leicester City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2025-12-13 Wrexham AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-12-06 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W 2025-12-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC45% Draw25% Watford FC30%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Watford FC
55%
Leicester City FC or Watford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC35% Draw41% Watford FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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