Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Max Aarons
Craig Cathcart 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

10
4
Watford FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
17 Sep Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D
13 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Watford FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct Preston North End FC H 2–3 L
04 Oct Reading FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–0 W
17 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
14 Sep Bristol City FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Norwich City FC
#19 Position #24
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Norwich City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Kenny McLean is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Ken Sema, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Goal! Imran Louza scores his 21 goal in 426 matches.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Keinan Davis makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' Daniel Bachmann has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Aarons.
  • 45' GOAL! Josh Sargent scores on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Isaac Hayden comes on to replace Liam Gibbs.
  • 51' 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 Sam Byram suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road Stadium. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Yaser Asprilla departs to be replaced by Joao Pedro.
  • 68' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's shape.
  • 73' The whistle greets Kieran Dowell as he departs to be replaced by Onel Hernandez.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Craig Cathcart. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' 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.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Todd Cantwell on, Max Aarons off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Watford FC ring the changes. Keinan Davis has done his job and it is now time for Edo Kayembe to step up.
  • 90' Aaron Ramsey gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Andrew Omobamidele and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — Watford FC 2-1 Norwich City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 5
Ismaila Sarr 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Keinan Davis 1
Benjamin Chrisene 1

Head to Head

2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC

Watford FC Form

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 2022-09-17 Watford FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2022-09-13 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Watford FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-10-08 Norwich City FC 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2022-10-01 Blackpool FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-09-17 Norwich City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.73 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Watford FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC39% Draw37% Norwich City FC24%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Norwich City FC
61%
Watford FC or Norwich City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC19% Draw66% Norwich City FC15%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.9%
1 – 0
17.4%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
1.5%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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