Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 10 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Patson Daka pen
0–2 56' Ricardo Pereira
Emmanuel Dennis 63' 1–2
Y 37' Harry Winks
Y 45' Ben Nelson
Ryan Porteous 75' Y
Wesley Hoedt 90' Y
Y 90' Jamie Vardy

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Richard Woodward
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

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

2
2
6
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
31 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
28 Jan Southampton FC H 1–1 D
20 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Feb Watford FC A 2–1 W
03 Feb Stoke City FC A 5–0 W
30 Jan Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
27 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
22 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
13 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 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' Temperatures are rising at Vicarage Road as Watford FC face off against Leicester City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 4' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is withdrawn and Mileta Rajovic gets his opportunity.
  • 9' Ben Nelson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
  • 11' Patson Daka adds to his 0 season tally! Leicester City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 16' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Wout Faes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' Abdul Issahaku has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 509 appearances.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' 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 Tom Dele-Bashiru suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Harry Winks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Nelson.
  • 50' Hamza Choudhury, a Bangladesh , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 358 games and scored 514 goals.
  • 56' What a moment for Ricardo Pereira! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Ken Sema by Emmanuel Dennis on 60 minute.
  • 61' The whistle greets Matheus Martins as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Andrews.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Ben Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Callum Doyle steps in for Leicester City FC.
  • 63' Emmanuel Dennis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-2-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Vardy. He replaces Patson Daka on 72 minute.
  • 75' Ryan Porteous has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Dennis Praet is replaced by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 83' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Abdul Issahaku departs to be replaced by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Enzo Maresca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Wesley Hoedt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Watford FC will have plenty to reflect on. Leicester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Leicester City FC Lineups

3-2-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 9
James Maddison 4
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Harvey Barnes 2
Ricardo Pereira 1
Patson Daka 1
Troy Deeney 1
Andre Gray 1

Head to Head

2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC

Watford FC Form

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 2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-28 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Leicester City FC Form

2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2024-02-03 Stoke City FC 0–5 Leicester City FC W 2024-01-30 Leicester City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2024-01-22 Leicester City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2024-01-13 Coventry City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC24% Draw26% Leicester City FC50%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Leicester City FC
76%
Watford FC or Leicester City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC19% Draw44% Leicester City FC37%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
9%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 22% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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