Watford FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

2 – 0

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Derby County FC

Sat 21 Feb 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Watford FC vs Derby County FC — Championship .

Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb

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	Millwall FC	0	0
7	Southampton FC	0	0
8	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
9	Wrexham AFC	0	0
10	Derby County FC	0	0
11	Norwich City FC	0	0
12	Birmingham City FC	0	0
13	Swansea City AFC	0	0
14	Bristol City FC	0	0
15	Sheffield United FC	0	0
16	Preston North End FC	0	0
17	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
18	Watford FC	0	0
19	Stoke City FC	0	0
20	Portsmouth FC	0	0
21	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
22	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	0
23	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
24	Burnley FC	0	0
25	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	0
26	Cardiff City FC	0	0
27	West Ham United FC	0	0
28	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
29	Lincoln City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Derby County FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-21 Watford FC 2–0 Derby County FC 2025-11-22 Derby County FC 2–3 Watford FC 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Derby County FC	H	2–0	W
14 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
07 Feb	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	0–0	D
31 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	0–2	L
24 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
14 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	2–0	W
07 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	5–0	W
23 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Watford FC		Derby County FC
#18	Position	#10
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 18th (0 pts). Derby County FC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Watford FC face off against Derby County FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
Derby County FC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Pedro	2
Will Hughes	1
William Troost-Ekong	1
Ebou Adams	1
Moussa Sissoko	1
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	1
Edo Kayembe	1
Imran Louza	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2026-02-21 Watford FC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2026-02-07 Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-02-03 Hull City AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2026-01-31 Watford FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Derby County FC Form

2026-02-21 Watford FC 2–0 Derby County FC L 2026-02-14 Derby County FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2026-02-07 Derby County FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-01-30 Bristol City FC 0–5 Derby County FC W 2026-01-23 Derby County FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-01-20 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.83 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.59 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Watford FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC44% Draw35% Derby County FC21%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	42%	58%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Derby County FC

56%

Watford FC or Derby County FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC22% Draw64% Derby County FC14%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.9%

1 – 0

18.5%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

12.5%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 0

2.1%

2 – 2

1.6%

3 – 1

1.5%

0 – 3

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Derby County FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	24%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	16%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

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