Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sun 23 Oct 2022 · 11:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Sonny Bradley
Keinan Davis 29' Y
William Troost-Ekong 45' Y
Y 51' Alfie Doughty
Y 59' Allan Campbell
Ken Sema 67' Y
Y 67' Harry Cornick
R 83' Gabriel Osho

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Luton Town FC — 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

3
3
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC 2020-09-26 Watford FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Luton Town FC H 4–0 W
19 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–3 L
05 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
02 Oct Stoke City FC A 4–0 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Watford FC A 0–4 L
18 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
15 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
08 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
04 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–3 D
30 Sep Hull City AFC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Watford FC launch into their encounter with Luton Town FC.
  • 3' Keinan Davis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 8' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Jerome made 191 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sonny Bradley.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' The referee has no hesitation. Keinan Davis is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' A goal from the Nigeria international William Troost-Ekong! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for William Troost-Ekong.
  • 46' The whistle greets Sonny Bradley as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Osho.
  • 51' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Alfie Doughty will be fuming at that decision.
  • 56' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Craig Cathcart has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' GOAL! Joao Pedro fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 57' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 57 minute. Luke Freeman leaves to be changed by Harry Cornick.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Allan Campbell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Ken Sema is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' Watford FC ring the changes. Keinan Davis has done his job and it is now time for Vakoun Issouf Bayo to step up.
  • 74' Gabriel Osho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Another change for Watford FC made on 75 minute. Hamza Choudhury leaves to be changed by Mario Gaspar.
  • 77' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Carlton Morris is withdrawn and Cameron Jerome gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Goal! Ismaila Sarr scores his 73 goal in 436 matches.
  • 83' Gabriel Osho was booked on 83.
  • 84' Joao Pedro makes way for Yaser Asprilla at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Samuel Kalu. He replaces Ismaila Sarr on 85 minute.
  • 88' The whistle greets Allan Campbell as he departs to be replaced by Louie Watson.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro 2
Jacob Brown 1
Carlton Morris 1
Jordan Clark 1
Edo Kayembe 1
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1
James Collins 1
Keinan Davis 1

Head to Head

2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC 2020-09-26 Watford FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Watford FC Form

2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-10-19 Millwall FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-10-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2022-10-05 Watford FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2022-10-02 Stoke City FC 0–4 Watford FC W

Luton Town FC Form

2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-10-18 Norwich City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-10-15 Luton Town FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-10-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2022-10-04 Luton Town FC 3–3 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2022-09-30 Hull City AFC 0–2 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC53% Draw27% Luton Town FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Luton Town FC
47%
Watford FC or Luton Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC38% Draw48% Luton Town FC14%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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