Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Huddersfield Town AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Ryan Porteous will be fuming at that decision.
  • 19' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' Tom Lees is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
  • 29' Matthew Pearson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yaser Asprilla makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 37' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Against the run of play, Jack Rudoni has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Ferreira departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Pedro on 54.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Ward makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 57' Ismaila Sarr is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Cathcart at the 57 minute mark.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Kasumu on 60.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Hassane Kamara comes on to replace Yaser Asprilla.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Rarmani Edmonds-Green as he leaves the pitch. Scott High steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 73' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 407 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Kian Harratt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Kian Harratt on, Daniel Ward off on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Kian Harratt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Hogg on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 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
Kian Harratt 2
Danny Ward 2
Jack Rudoni 1
Roberto Pereyra 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
Yaser Asprilla 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.