Thursday , 2 July 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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 14' That looks like a foul for a card for Edo Kayembe.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yaser Asprilla made 358 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' The supporters are chanting for Tom Ince. He replaces Ismael Kone on 27 minute.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' It’s high time Andre Breitenreiter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' 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.
  • 55' What a strike from Emmanuel Dennis! The score is 1-0.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Tom Ince. He receives a card.
  • 59' The whistle greets Emmanuel Dennis as he departs to be replaced by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 62' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Jonathan Hogg by Danny Ward on 62 minute.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 68 minute. Alex Matos leaves to be changed by Thomas Edwards.
  • 71' GOAL! Danny Ward scores on 71. Assisted by Yuta Nakayama
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for David Kasumu.
  • 78' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Hogg suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brodie Spencer on 81.
  • 83' GOAL! Danny Ward scores on 83. Assisted by Thomas Edwards
  • 87' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Delano Burgzorg is replaced by Brahima Diarra.
  • Full Time. Huddersfield Town AFC beats Watford FC

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
Joao Pedro 3
Gerard Deulofeu 3
Kian Harratt 2
Danny Ward 2
Etienne Capoue 1
Tom Cleverley 1
Daniel Ward 1
Jack Rudoni 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.