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

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Championship · 2022-23

Watford FC

2 – 1

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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

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

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#20	Position	#17
8	Points	9
8	Played	8
2 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
7	Scored	16
10	Conceded	17
-3	GD	-1
1.00	PPG	1.13
25%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

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

Norwich City FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

5/3

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Vicarage Road Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Watford FC and Norwich City FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Imran Louza has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' GOAL! Imran Louza fires home to make it 1-0!
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Keinan Davis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
36' The 28-year-old Kieran Dowell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' William Troost-Ekong, a Nigeria , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' A moment of madness from Max Aarons on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
45' Josh Sargent is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
46' The whistle greets Liam Gibbs as he departs to be replaced by Isaac Hayden.
51' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Norwich City 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.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slaven Bilic will be considering his options from the bench.
63' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Joao Pedro comes on to replace Yaser Asprilla.
68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
73' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Kieran Dowell by Onel Hernandez on 73 minute.
74' Craig Cathcart was booked on 74.
79' Andrew Omobamidele is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
82' Norwich City FC make a change. Max Aarons trudges off to be replaced by Todd Cantwell on 82 minutes.
87' Watford FC make a change. Keinan Davis trudges off to be replaced by Edo Kayembe on 87 minutes.
90' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Omobamidele departs to be replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
It finishes all square. Watford FC and Norwich City FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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Ben Gibson
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Isaac Hayden ↑ 46'
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Onel Hernandez ↑ 73'
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Tim Krul
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Todd Cantwell ↑ 82'
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Gabriel Sara ↑ 46'
20
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 90'

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Sargent	5
Ismaila Sarr	3
Emmanuel Dennis	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Yaser Asprilla	2
Mileta Rajovic	2
Ashley Barnes	1
Juraj Kucka	1

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

1.47 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.43 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Norwich City FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC43% Draw26% Norwich City FC31%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

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	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Norwich City FC

57%

Watford FC or Norwich City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC28% Draw45% Norwich City FC27%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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