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

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Championship · 2024-25

Watford FC

2 – 1

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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.

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 8 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#22
8	Points	5
8	Played	8
2 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 5
7	Scored	7
10	Conceded	14
-3	GD	-7
1.00	PPG	0.63
25%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts).

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

Derby County FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/4

■ 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	2 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	2 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Watford FC host Derby County FC — let the battle begin!
2' A stunning finish from Ebou Adams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
7' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Collins, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Derby County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
22' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Derby County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
31' Assisted by Matthew Pollock with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vakoun Issouf Bayo makes no mistake. 1-1!
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Derby County FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' 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.
45' Giorgi Chakvetadze was booked on 45.
50' The referee calls foul for Ebou Adams. He receives a card.
55' Francisco Sierralta, a Chile , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' Another change for Watford FC made on 57 minute. Yasser Larouci leaves to be changed by Ken Sema.
62' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Craig Forsyth is hanging Callum Elder on the field on 65 minute.
66' Liam Thompson is replacing Kenzo Goudmijn for the Derby County FC side.
71' 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.
73' Watford FC ring the changes. Edo Kayembe has done his job and it is now time for Kwadwo Baah to step up.
74' Watford FC make a change. James Morris trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Porteous on 74 minutes.
75' Thomas Barkhuizen is replacing Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for the Derby County FC side.
76' Moussa Sissoko puts Watford FC on the lead.
81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Derby County FC that had 389 games and scored 457 goals.
83' Derby County FC make a change. Jerry Yates trudges off to be replaced by James Collins on 83 minutes.
84' Another change for Derby County FC made on 84 minute. Ryan Nyambe leaves to be changed by Joe Ward.
85' Mileta Rajovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo on 85 minute.
89' That looks like a foul for a card for Sonny Bradley.
90' The referee calls foul for Mileta Rajovic. He receives a card.
2-1 the final result. Derby County FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

17
Moussa Sissoko
3
Francisco Sierralta
1
Daniel Bachmann
39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Kwadwo Baah 73'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mileta Rajovic 85'
6
Matthew Pollock
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
37
Yasser Larouci ↓ Ken Sema 57'
22
James Morris ↓ Ryan Porteous 74'
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

12
Ken Sema ↑ 57'
23
Jonathan Bond
7
Tom Ince
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 74'
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 73'
11
Rocco Vata
9
Mileta Rajovic ↑ 85'
20
Mamadou Doumbia

Coach Tom Cleverley

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Kenzo Goudmijn ↓ Liam Thompson 66'
11
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↓ Thomas Barkhuizen 75'
19
Kayden Jackson
24
Ryan Nyambe ↓ Joe Ward 84'
35
Curtis Nelson
10
Jerry Yates ↓ James Collins 83'
5
Sonny Bradley
32
Ebou Adams
20
Callum Elder ↓ Craig Forsyth 65'
1
Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
4
David Ozoh

Bench

3
Craig Forsyth ↑ 65'
14
Conor Washington
23
Joe Ward ↑ 84'
9
James Collins ↑ 83'
16
Liam Thompson ↑ 66'
13
Rohan Luthra
7
Thomas Barkhuizen ↑ 75'
39
Dajaune Brown

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.57 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC56% Draw26% Derby County FC18%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Derby County FC

44%

Watford FC or Derby County FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC38% Draw49% Derby County FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.3%

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 0

11.8%

2 – 0

11.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

2.7%

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%	25%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

Derby County FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Clean Sheet