Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Emmanuel Dennis 55' 1–0
1–1 71' Danny Ward
1–2 83' Danny Ward
Edo Kayembe 14' Y
Tom Ince 57' Y
Y 73' David Kasumu
Y 81' Brodie Spencer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Ian Cooper
4 games this season 🟨 5.5/game ⚽ 12.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
17 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
13 Feb Norwich City FC A 2–4 L
10 Feb Leicester City FC H 1–2 L
06 Feb Southampton FC A 0–3 L
03 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Watford FC A 2–1 W
17 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–2 L
14 Feb Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
10 Feb Southampton FC A 3–5 L
03 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W
28 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 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' Watford FC have kicked off against Huddersfield Town AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' Edo Kayembe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valerien Ismael will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' Watford FC make a change. Ismael Kone trudges off to be replaced by Tom Ince on 27 minutes.
  • 32' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact 3-5-2.
  • 37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thomas Edwards is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 42' Wesley Hoedt, a Netherlands , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Goal! Emmanuel Dennis scores his 39 goal in 359 matches.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Tom Ince. He receives a card.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Mileta Rajovic comes on to replace Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Danny Ward on, Jonathan Hogg off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 68 minute. Alex Matos leaves to be changed by Thomas Edwards.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danny Ward makes it 1-1.
  • 73' That is a card for Huddersfield Town AFC. David Kasumu will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' 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.
  • 81' Huddersfield Town AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danny Ward makes it 1-2.
  • 87' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Delano Burgzorg by Brahima Diarra on 87 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 1-2 Huddersfield Town AFC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Deulofeu 3
Joao Pedro 3
Kian Harratt 2
Danny Ward 2
Roberto Pereyra 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
Yaser Asprilla 1
Isaac Success 1

Head to Head

2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC 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

Watford FC Form

2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-02-17 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC L 2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2024-02-06 Southampton FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-02-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-10 Southampton FC 5–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-02-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-01-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC36% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC36%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
64%
Watford FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC28% Draw46% Huddersfield Town AFC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 0
8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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