Watford FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
- Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver Langford
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 George Byrne
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Feb Leeds United FC H 0–4 L 08 Feb Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D 01 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–1 L 25 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–2 L 21 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 18 Jan Derby County FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Feb Watford FC A 4–0 W 08 Feb Millwall FC H 0–2 L 05 Feb Coventry City FC A 2–0 W 01 Feb Cardiff City FC H 7–0 W 27 Jan Burnley FC A 0–0 D 22 Jan Norwich City FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' The travelling Leeds United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Goal! Daniel James scores his 48 goal in 383 matches.
- 25' 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.
- 28' GOAL! Daniel James scores on 28. Assisted by Joel Piroe
- 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 35' What a strike from Manor Solomon! The score is 0-3.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Rodon made 383 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Imran Louza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 59' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rocco Vata is hanging Mamadou Doumbia on the field on 59 minute.
- 62' GOAL! Joel Piroe scores on 62. Assisted by Manor Solomon
- 67' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Amin Nabizada. He replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru on 72 minute.
- 77' Another substitution for Leeds United FC to replace Daniel James by Wilfried Gnonto on 77 minute.
- 80' Another change for Watford FC made on 80 minute. Matthew Pollock leaves to be changed by Kevin Keben Biakolo.
- 81' Another change for Leeds United FC made on 81 minute. Joel Piroe leaves to be changed by Mateo Fernandez.
- 86' 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 Edo Kayembe suffering a number of foals already.
- 87' The whistle greets Ethan Ampadu as he departs to be replaced by Pascal Struijk.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Leeds United FC players.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Moussa Sissoko ↓ Tom Ince 59'
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Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Yasser Larouci 59'
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- 45
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Mamadou Doumbia ↓ Rocco Vata 59'
Bench
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Tom Ince ↑ 59'
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37
Yasser Larouci ↑ 59'
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Kevin Keben Biakolo ↑ 80'
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Rocco Vata ↑ 59'
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Amin Nabizada ↑ 72'
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Coach Tom CleverleyLeeds United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Ethan Ampadu ↓ Pascal Struijk 87'
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Daniel James ↓ Wilfried Gnonto 77'
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Ao Tanaka ↓ Joe Rothwell 81'
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Manor Solomon ↓ Largie Ramazani 77'
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Joel Piroe ↓ Mateo Fernandez 81'
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Bench
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Pascal Struijk ↑ 87'
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Joe Rothwell ↑ 81'
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Largie Ramazani ↑ 77'
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Wilfried Gnonto ↑ 77'
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Mateo Fernandez ↑ 81'
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Coach Daniel Farke -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Rodrigo 2 Daniel James 2 Joel Piroe 2 Jack Harrison 2 Kwadwo Baah 1 Raphinha 1 Sam Byram 1 Manor Solomon 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Leeds United FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.81 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.88 Leeds United FC xGI would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Leeds United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 43%Draw or Leeds United FC 82%Watford FC or Leeds United FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Leeds United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 12.1%0 – 2 11.8%1 – 1 11.1%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 0 8.7%0 – 3 7.2%1 – 3 5.9%1 – 0 4.6%2 – 1 4%2 – 2 3.8%0 – 4 Actual1 – 4 2.9%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 10% 86% -0.5 14% — 86% +0.5 39% — 61% +1 39% 24% 37% +1.5 63% — 37% +2 63% 19% 18% +2.5 82% — 18% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.