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 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 46 games · 69 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	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

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
#16	Position	#8
57	Points	69
46	Played	46
14 / 15 / 17	W / D / L	20 / 9 / 17
53	Scored	67
65	Conceded	59
-12	GD	+8
1.24	PPG	1.50
30%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Watford FC kicks off things out of here…
Full Time. Watford FC beats Derby County FC

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1 / 4

1.49 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC46% Draw26% Derby County FC28%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Derby County FC

54%

Watford FC or Derby County FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC29% Draw46% Derby County FC25%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Derby County FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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