Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Derby County FC
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 18,911 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Ebou Adams
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 31' 1–1
Moussa Sissoko 76' 2–1
Giorgi Chakvetadze 45' Y
Y 50' Ebou Adams
Y 89' Sonny Bradley
Mileta Rajovic 90' Y
Y 90' Curtis Nelson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

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
2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 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
24 Aug Derby County FC H 2–1 W
17 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Millwall FC A 3–2 W
04 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–3 L
27 Apr Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
17 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
09 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
27 Apr Carlisle United FC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W
13 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 3–0 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' KICK OFF: Derby County FC gets underway.
  • 2' The Gambia Ebou Adams breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 0-1!
  • 7' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 12' James Morris, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' Sonny Bradley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' GOAL! Vakoun Issouf Bayo scores on 31. Assisted by Matthew Pollock
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Giorgi Chakvetadze catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Ebou Adams is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Ken Sema on, Yasser Larouci off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Derby County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' The whistle greets Callum Elder as he departs to be replaced by Craig Forsyth.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Liam Thompson comes on to replace Kenzo Goudmijn.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 73' Edo Kayembe makes way for Kwadwo Baah at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 74' The whistle greets James Morris as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Porteous.
  • 75' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing makes way for Thomas Barkhuizen at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Derby County FC.
  • 76' What a moment for Moussa Sissoko! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Derby County FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Jerry Yates as he leaves the pitch. James Collins steps in for Derby County FC.
  • 84' The whistle greets Ryan Nyambe as he departs to be replaced by Joe Ward.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 89' Sonny Bradley catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
  • 90' Mileta Rajovic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-02-19 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2020-10-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-08-10 Millwall FC 2–3 Watford FC W 2024-05-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-20 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Derby County FC Form

2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2024-08-17 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC L 2024-04-27 Derby County FC 2–0 Carlisle United FC W 2024-04-20 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2024-04-13 Derby County FC 3–0 Leyton Orient FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC56% Draw26% Derby County FC18%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Derby County FC
44%
Watford FC or Derby County FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC38% Draw47% Derby County FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+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
43% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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