Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 12:00 UTC Vicarage Road 20,252 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Dele-Bashiru pen 11' 1–0
Edo Kayembe 23' 2–0
Jeremy Ngakia 5' Y
Y 42' Mads Juel Andersen
Matthew Pollock 58' Y
Y 73' Carlton Morris

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

3
3
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC 2023-04-01 Luton Town FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
15 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
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
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Watford FC A 0–2 L
19 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
01 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
25 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vicarage Road will turn into a battlefield for Watford FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 382 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 11' Watford FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tom Dele-Bashiru on 11.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' 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.
  • 23' What a strike from Edo Kayembe! The score is 2-0.
  • 28' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Giorgi Chakvetadze has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a card for Mads Juel Andersen.
  • 46' Another change for Watford FC made on 46 minute. Yasser Larouci leaves to be changed by Ryan Andrews.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Kevin Keben Biakolo is replaced by Matthew Pollock on 53 minute.
  • 58' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Josh Bowler. He replaces Shandon Baptiste on 70 minute.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Carlton Morris.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Mamadou Doumbia is replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 84' Elijah Adebayo is replacing Carlton Morris for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Giorgi Chakvetadze is replaced by James Morris on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Watford FC and Luton Town FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Bloomfield

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro 2
Ismaila Sarr 1
William Troost-Ekong 1
Gabriel Osho 1
Allan Campbell 1
Jacob Brown 1
Carlton Morris 1
Jordan Clark 1

Head to Head

2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC 2023-04-01 Luton Town FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2025-02-11 Watford FC 0–4 Leeds United FC L 2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2025-02-19 Luton Town FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-02-15 Luton Town FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2025-02-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2025-01-25 Luton Town FC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC45% Draw28% Luton Town FC27%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Luton Town FC
55%
Watford FC or Luton Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC29% Draw50% Luton Town FC21%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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