Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Millwall FC
Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 12:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Leandro Bacuna 10' Y
Y 28' George Saville
Hassane Kamara 38' R
Y 39' Dan McNamara
Y 63' George Long
Daniel Bachmann 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

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

2
2
6
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-26 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC 2022-10-19 Millwall FC 3–0 Watford FC 2021-04-24 Watford FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2021-01-26 Millwall FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Millwall FC H 0–2 L
17 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
12 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
08 Nov Reading FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Watford FC A 2–0 W
10 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
03 Dec Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L
12 Nov Preston North End FC A 4–2 W
05 Nov Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
02 Nov Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Watford FC Millwall FC
#16 Position #3
57 Points 83
46 Played 46
14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 24 / 11 / 11
53 Scored 64
65 Conceded 49
-12 GD +15
1.24 PPG 1.80
30% Win % 52%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Millwall FC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road Stadium.
  • 5' Millwall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' A moment of madness from Leandro Bacuna on 10 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 15' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Millwall FC backline.
  • 20' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 22' Andreas Voglsammer doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' Poor challenge from George Saville. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Joao Pedro exits the field as Yaser Asprilla enters on 35.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Hassane Kamara.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Dan McNamara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' Shaun Hutchinson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Leandro Bacuna by William Troost-Ekong on 46 minute.
  • 51' The travelling Millwall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Mario Gaspar on 61 minute.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for George Long on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Billy Mitchell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Christian Kabasele as he leaves the pitch. Samuel Kalu steps in for Watford FC.
  • 75' Another substitution for Millwall FC to replace Tyler Burey by Jamie Shackleton on 75 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Andreas Voglsammer as he departs to be replaced by George Honeyman.
  • 83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Zian Flemming makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 88' Austria international Daniel Bachmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Daniel Bachmann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Millwall FC players.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Bradshaw 4
Zian Flemming 3
Mileta Rajovic 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Casper De Norre 1
Ismaila Sarr 1
Josh Coburn 1
Matthew Pollock 1

Head to Head

2022-12-26 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC 2022-10-19 Millwall FC 3–0 Watford FC 2021-04-24 Watford FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2021-01-26 Millwall FC 0–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2022-12-26 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC W 2022-12-11 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L

Millwall FC Form

2022-12-26 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC W 2022-12-10 Millwall FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-12-03 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Millwall FC L 2022-11-12 Preston North End FC 2–4 Millwall FC W 2022-11-05 Millwall FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-11-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw31% Millwall FC43%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Millwall FC
74%
Watford FC or Millwall FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC16% Draw51% Millwall FC33%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
13%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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