Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Derby County FC
Fri 19 Feb 2021 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Will Hughes 20' Y
Tom Cleverley 42' Y
Y 45' Lee Buchanan
Y 90' Nathan Byrne

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Andrew Fox
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

6
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2020-10-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Derby County FC H 2–1 W
16 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
13 Feb Bristol City FC H 6–0 W
06 Feb Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
01 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
26 Jan Millwall FC A 0–0 D
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Watford FC A 1–2 L
16 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
13 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
03 Feb Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L
30 Jan Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
23 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Derby County FC
#20 Position #23
15 Points 10
15 Played 15
4 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 9
13 Scored 14
23 Conceded 30
-10 GD -16
1.00 PPG 0.67
27% Win % 13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Derby County FC are 23rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Derby County FC
0-15
1/5
16-30
3/6
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/4
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 3 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 3 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Derby County FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Derby County FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Will Hughes, a England , has 44 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Derby County FC's compact .
  • 19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joao Pedro makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. Will Hughes is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 20.
  • 21' Will Hughes adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' Derby County FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Masina made 373 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' Tom Cleverley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Lee Buchanan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Austria international Daniel Bachmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Graeme Shinnie as he leaves the pitch. Lee Gregory steps in for Derby County FC.
  • 60' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dan Gosling is hanging Nathaniel Chalobah on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Derby County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 76' The whistle greets Ken Sema as he departs to be replaced by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 77' William Troost-Ekong does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 81' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Louie Sibley is hanging Martyn Waghorn on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Byrne on 90.
  • 2-1 the final result. Derby County FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2020-10-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2021-02-13 Watford FC 6–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2021-02-01 Watford FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-01-26 Millwall FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Derby County FC Form

2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2021-02-16 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Derby County FC W 2021-02-13 Derby County FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-02-03 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Derby County FC L 2021-01-30 Derby County FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-01-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.72 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC56% Draw25% Derby County FC19%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Derby County FC
44%
Watford FC or Derby County FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC39% Draw46% Derby County FC15%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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