Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Fri 7 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Porteous 14' Y
Joao Pedro 54' Y
Y 60' David Kasumu
Y 90' Jonathan Hogg
Hamza Choudhury 90' Y
Daniel Bachmann 90' Y
Daniel Bachmann 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

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

4
1
3
Watford FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC 2021-01-16 Watford FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-12-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-04-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–3 L
01 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
18 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
11 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Watford FC A 3–2 W
01 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 4–2 W
18 Mar Millwall FC A 1–0 W
15 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
07 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Watford FC get us underway at Vicarage Road Stadium.
  • 5' England international Kian Harratt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Porteous is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' Jack Rudoni, a England , has 33 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' A goal from the Colombia international Yaser Asprilla! He fires home on 32 to make it 1-0!
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's shape.
  • 44' Brilliant from the ! Jack Rudoni makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 44.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Jeremy Ngakia on, Joao Ferreira off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Josh Ruffels has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 54' Joao Pedro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' A stunning finish from Daniel Ward — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Ismaila Sarr gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Craig Cathcart and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 369 games and scored 378 goals.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Hassane Kamara comes on to replace Yaser Asprilla.
  • 68' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Rarmani Edmonds-Green departs to be replaced by Scott High.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Wilder might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' Magnificent from Kian Harratt! That is 3 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Daniel Ward is withdrawn and Kian Harratt gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Kian Harratt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Hogg argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Deulofeu 3
Joao Pedro 3
Danny Ward 2
Kian Harratt 2
Britt Assombalonga 1
Yaser Asprilla 1
Isaac Success 1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1

Head to Head

2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC 2021-01-16 Watford FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-12-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-04-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-04-01 Luton Town FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-03-18 Watford FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-03-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-04-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-03-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-03-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-03-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC38% Draw29% Huddersfield Town AFC33%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
62%
Watford FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC29% Draw47% Huddersfield Town AFC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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