Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Vicarage Road Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Watford FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 14' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Daniel Bachmann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 264 appearances.
  • 29' The 24-year-old Joao Pedro has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' Yaser Asprilla does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 37' Watford FC have won 396 goals from 362 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' Jonathan Hogg is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 44' Jack Rudoni does the damage! The net is bulging and Huddersfield Town AFC surge ahead!
  • 46' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Jeremy Ngakia on, Joao Ferreira off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Joao Pedro gets a Yellow card.
  • 55' Sensational shot from Daniel Ward. Huddersfield Town AFC is back in the lead.
  • 57' Ismaila Sarr has so much to prove this time. He replaces Craig Cathcart on 57 minute.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Kasumu.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Another change for Watford FC made on 66 minute. Yaser Asprilla leaves to be changed by Hassane Kamara.
  • 68' Scott High has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rarmani Edmonds-Green on 68 minute.
  • 73' Watford 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.
  • 78' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Kian Harratt gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 82' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 82 minute. Daniel Ward leaves to be changed by Kian Harratt.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kian Harratt makes it 1-4.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Jonathan Hogg gets a Yellow card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.