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Championship · Matchweek 2

Momentum

WrexhamWatford
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Match momentum Δ pressure · 0–100

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
2

Venue

Stadium
Racecourse Ground, Racecourse Ground
Capacity
10,771
Surface
grass
Attendance
10,502

Teams

Coaches
Phil Parkinson · Alessio Dionisi
Position
15 · 5
Formation
3-4-2-1 · 4-2-3-1

Referee

John Busby

Weather

Conditions
broken clouds
Temperature
17.8° (feels 17.2°)
Wind
6.2
Humidity
63%

Where to watch · 6

2026/2027

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 West Ham United 7421 20911 14 DWWWW
2 Swansea City 7421 1156 14 WWDLW
3 Middlesbrough 7421 14104 14 WDWWD
4 West Bromwich Albion 7421 1073 14 LDWWD
5 Queens Park Rangers 7331 853 12 WWLDD
6 Charlton Athletic 7331 67-1 12 WDLDD
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6321 14104 11 WWLDW
8 Lincoln City 7322 660 11 WDDWW
9 Southampton (-4) 7421 18810 10 WDDWW
10 Birmingham City 7241 1091 10 WDDLW
11 Millwall 7313 13130 10 LLWLD
12 Stoke City 7313 11110 10 LWWDW
13 Bristol City 7313 1012-2 10 WWWLL
14 Norwich City 7304 13130 9 WLWWL
15 Sheffield United 7232 89-1 9 DWLWL
16 Blackburn Rovers 7223 10100 8 LDLLW
17 Watford 7223 79-2 8 DLLWL
18 Portsmouth 6213 78-1 7 WLLWD
19 Wrexham 7142 711-4 7 LWDDL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7214 712-5 7 LLLLW
21 Cardiff City 7043 711-4 4 DLLDL
22 Derby County 7115 613-7 4 LWLLL
23 Preston North End 7106 613-7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7034 816-8 3 LDLDL
  • Promotion
  • Promotion Play-off
  • Relegation

Wrexham

LDD 0W 2D 1L · 2 pts (0.67 ppg) · GF 4 GA 6 · xG 4.75–5.12 · xPts 3.94

  • D A Cardiff City 1–1 xG 1.69–1.07 UK CHAMP
  • D H Middlesbrough 2–2 xG 2.04–2.36 UK CHAMP
  • L A Coventry City 1–3 xG 1.02–1.69 UK CHAMP

Watford

LLW 1W 0D 2L · 3 pts (1.0 ppg) · GF 3 GA 10 · xG 3.97–5.49 · xPts 3.29

  • W H Southampton 2–1 xG 1.24–1.56 UK CHAMP
  • L H Coventry City 0–4 xG 1.61–1.41 UK CHAMP
  • L A Middlesbrough 1–5 xG 1.13–2.51 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 3 matches since 2025

Wrexham 02 draws1 Watford

Goals 4–6 · 3.33 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 67%

Last 10 · 3 matches

Wrexham 02 draws1 Watford

Goals 4–6 · 3.33 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 67%

Last 5 · 3 matches

Wrexham 02 draws1 Watford

Goals 4–6 · 3.33 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 67%

Recent meetings

  • D Wrexham 1–1 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 3–1 Wrexham UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Wrexham 2–2 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricWrexham all · 7Wrexham at home · 3Watford all · 7Watford away · 3
Results
Matches77
Points per game1.001.14
W / D / L1 / 4 / 22 / 2 / 3
Goals for / match1.001.00
Goals against / match1.571.29
Clean sheets29%0%
Failed to score29%29%
Both teams scored57%71%
Over 2.543%43%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.371.17
xG against / match1.241.78
xG difference0.13-0.60
Finishing vs xG-0.37-0.17
xPts / match1.521.01
Points vs xPts-0.520.13
Game state
Scored first29%43%
PPG when scoring first2.001.67
PPG when conceding first0.500.75
Came back from behind50%25%
Leads held50%50%
Minutes leading24%17%
Minutes level50%44%
Minutes trailing26%39%
First goal (min)3241
First goal conceded (min)3428
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half57%43%
Goals conceded in 2nd half54%22%
Late goals for (76'+)0.000.29
Late goals against0.430.00
Style
Possession51%43%
Shots11.311.7
On target3.43.7
Shot conversion9%8%
Shots inside box77%73%
Big chances created2.01.7
Corners5.13.4
xG from set plays30%22%
Goals from headers14%29%
Pressure index10.99.3
Dominant minutes47.642.6
Pass accuracy81%79%
Fouls11.311.1
Cards1.142.57

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Wrexham

0–15'12
16–30'22
31–45'01
46–60'31
61–75'12
76–90'03

Watford

0–15'22
16–30'23
31–45'02
46–60'02
61–75'10
76–90'20

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Wrexham · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (+0.02) · stands out: v bottom-tier opponents +0.16

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.027
Early press (0-15, level)-0.137
Late push (76+, level)-0.044

Game state

When ahead+0.122
When level+0.017
When behind-0.034
10 min after conceding-0.135
10 min after scoring+0.135

Situations

At home+0.053
Away+0.004
3 days rest or fewer+0.073
4+ days rest-0.014

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.103
v bottom-tier opponents+0.163
As favourite+0.053
Evenly matched+0.033

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.087
Conceded when ahead+0.062
Conceded late (76+)-0.165

Congested vs rested +0.07 · Ahead vs level +0.12 · Behind vs level -0.04

Watford · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.09) · stands out: late push (76+, level) -0.45

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.097
Early press (0-15, level)-0.117
Late push (76+, level)-0.453
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.193

Game state

When ahead-0.144
When level-0.157
When behind+0.004
10 min after conceding-0.177
10 min after scoring-0.015

Situations

At home-0.234
Away+0.093
3 days rest or fewer+0.062
4+ days rest-0.155

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.024
v bottom-tier opponents-0.122
As underdog-0.085

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.277
Conceded when ahead+0.454
Conceded late (76+)-0.017

Congested vs rested +0.21 · Ahead vs level +0.01 · Behind vs level +0.16

Wrexham

Current: winless 3 · conceding 2

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-4-2-16 86%1.01.01.671.321.27
5-4-11 14%1.01.01.01.691.07

Watford

Current: winless 1 · scoring 2 · conceding 14

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-16 86%0.830.831.331.031.75
4-1-4-11 14%3.02.01.02.021.93

Windows with fewer than 5 matches show no figures.

Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

Pinnacle · opened 2.0d before kick-off · 49 snapshots · last 1.0h before kick-off · biggest step: home -1.9 pts at 25.0h

1.94Home 50% · -0.8 ptsopened 1.883.73Draw 26% · +0.0 ptsopened 3.683.97Away 24% · +0.8 ptsopened 4.04
2d24h12h6h1hKO 30%40%50%

Home Draw Away consensus of 8 bookmakers (dashed) · time axis compressed towards kick-off

BookmakerHomeDrawAwayLast
Pinnacle1.94 · -0.83.73 · +0.03.97 · +0.81.0h
bet3651.9 · +0.03.5 · +0.04.0 · +0.01.0h
Betfair1.91 · -0.63.6 · +1.04.0 · -0.41.0h
BetVictor1.91 · -0.13.6 · +0.03.9 · +0.11.0h
Coral1.95 · +0.23.6 · +0.13.75 · -0.31.0h
Ladbrokes1.95 · +0.03.6 · +0.03.7 · +0.01.0h
Unibet1.89 ▲ +1.93.55 · -0.73.85 ▼ -1.21.0h
WilliamHill1.95 · -0.83.4 · +0.13.7 · +0.71.0h

Latest prices

bet365 · last snapshot 1.0h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

1.9Home 50% P 50%3.5Draw 27% P 26%4.0Away 24% P 24%

Double Chance

1.22Wrexham or Draw 38%1.28Wrexham or Watford 36%1.83Draw or Watford 25%

Draw No Bet

1.41 66%2.752 34%

Both Teams To Score

1.72Yes 54%2.0No 46%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.9Over 50% P 51%1.9Under 50% P 49%

Total Corners

10.0Under 6 9%3.256 - 8 27%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%10.0Over 14 9%

Number of Cards

3.51.66Over 56% P 57%2.1Under 44% P 43%
4.52.1Over 44% P 38%1.66Under 56% P 62%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 47.5–50% · away 22.5–25% · 808 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home50%49%47%-1.9
Draw26%28%29%+1.7
Away24%24%24%+0.3

In those fixtures: 2.6 goals a game · BTTS 54% · over 2.5 48%

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 50–52.5% · 3,575 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.551%51%51%-0.1

John Busby

Career
130 matches · 13 seasons
Cards / match
3.9 (3.82 yellow · 0.05 red)
Fouls / match
20.7 · 5.1 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.15
Cards to home side
46%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 113 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.874.05-0.3335
Fouls / match20.921.8-0.89
Fouls per card5.55.4-0.15 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.150.17-0.4029
Time added7.87.2+0.6871
First card
37' on average
Card timing
15% in first 30' · 33% in last 15'
Cards to home side
45% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-04-25 40 200 53'12
2026-04-18 · Watford 60 200 26'10
2026-04-11 50 140 33'10
2026-04-03 20 210 21'8
2026-03-21 60 261 22'4
2026-03-07 60 300 19'6
2026-02-25 50 260 9'10
2026-02-21 30 170 76'13
2026-02-07 21 210 5'7
2026-01-31 30 211 33'8