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Championship 17th of 24 · 8 pts · P7 W2 D2 L3 · GD -2 DLLWL

Coach: Alessio Dionisi · since Jun 2026 · 1.14 ppg over 7

Next: at Bristol City · Championship

49 team matches · 56 goals · 2025-09-22 → 2026-09-12 · ranks within the current squad · 23 players who appeared but left not shown

Most influential

#1
Luca Kjerrumgaard 9 · Centre Forward New signing · 24 Jul
● 6.61
Minutes #2G+A #1Rating #6Creation #10
Minutes
2678 (61% of team) · 33 starts + 11 sub
Goals + assists
9 + 1 (18% of team goals) · xG 9.3
Rating
6.81 (64th pct, attackers in league)
Creation
28.0 key passes · 3.0 big chances · 1.04/90
With / without
1.36 ppg starting (33) · 0.94 without (16) +0.43
  • LStoke CityH6.7
  • WPreston North EndH6.7
  • LWest Bromwich AlbionA6.4
  • LSwansea CityA6.6
  • DWest Ham UnitedH6.7
#2
Edo Kayembe 39 · Central Midfield
● 6.84
Minutes #4G+A #2Rating #3Creation #2
Minutes
2588 (59% of team) · 28 starts + 11 sub
Goals + assists
5 + 3 (14% of team goals) · xG 4.9
Rating
6.92 (75th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
50.0 key passes · 9.0 big chances · 2.05/90
With / without
1.07 ppg starting (28) · 1.43 without (21) -0.36
  • LStoke CityH 1A6.2
  • WPreston North EndH1G7.9
  • LWest Bromwich AlbionA6.8
  • LSwansea CityA6.9
  • DWest Ham UnitedH6.5
#3
Marc Bola 16 · Left Back
● 6.59
Minutes #3G+A #4Rating #5Defence #3
Minutes
2604 (59% of team) · 28 starts + 7 sub
Goals + assists
2 + 4 (11% of team goals) · xG 2.0
Rating
6.84 (63th pct, defenders in league)
Defence
7.6 actions/90 · duels 55% · aerials 102%
With / without
1.39 ppg starting (28) · 1.0 without (21) +0.39
  • WSouthamptonH6.6
  • LCoventry CityH6.4
  • LMiddlesbroughA6.5
  • LSheffield UnitedH6.6
  • DLeicester CityH6.9
#4
Mattie Pollock 6 · Centre Back · captain ×8
● 6.91
Minutes #1G+A #8Rating #4Defence #1
Minutes
3498 (79% of team) · 39 starts + 3 sub
Goals + assists
1 + 1 (4% of team goals) · xG 2.1
Rating
6.86 (64th pct, defenders in league)
Defence
10.7 actions/90 · duels 64% · aerials 83%
With / without
1.23 ppg starting (39) · 1.2 without (10) +0.03
  • LStoke CityH6.7
  • WPreston North EndH7.1
  • LWest Bromwich AlbionA6.6
  • LSwansea CityA7.3
  • DWest Ham UnitedH6.9
#5
Mamadou Doumbia 20 · Centre Forward
● 6.76
Minutes #8G+A #3Rating #7Creation #7
Minutes
1946 (44% of team) · 19 starts + 17 sub
Goals + assists
6 + 1 (12% of team goals) · xG 5.9
Rating
6.76 (53th pct, attackers in league)
Creation
26.0 key passes · 5.0 big chances · 1.43/90
With / without
1.05 ppg starting (19) · 1.33 without (30) -0.28
  • LStoke CityH6.7
  • WPreston North EndH1G7.2
  • LWest Bromwich AlbionA6.5
  • LSwansea CityA6.8
  • DWest Ham UnitedH6.6

Full squad by position · click a column to sort

PlayerRankAppsMinGAxGRatingFormMin#G+A#Rat#
Goalkeepers
Federico Ravaglia 1 New signing · 31 Jul #9 7 630 0 0 0.0 6.96 ● 6.96 9 17 1
Daniel Bachmann 26 Back from loan 0 0 0 0 ● None
Sam Walker 24 New signing 0 0 0 0 6.12
Defenders
Marc Bola 16 #3 35 2604 2 4 2.0 6.84 ● 6.59 3 4 5
Mattie Pollock 6 #4 42 3498 1 1 2.1 6.86 ● 6.91 1 8 4
Kévin Keben 4 #11 32 2379 0 2 0.6 6.56 ● 6.41 5 10 16
Jordan Zemura 33 On loan · from Udinese #13 7 452 0 0 0.2 6.75 ● 6.78 13 14 8
Omar Traoré 23 New signing · 16 Jul #15 7 365 0 1 0.1 6.54 ● 6.38 15 13 17
Soumaïla Coulibaly 3 On loan · from Strasbourg #16 4 211 0 0 0.0 6.72 ● 6.51 16 18 11
Albert Eames 56 #19 2 104 0 0 0.0 6.2 6.2 19 19 19
Branimir Mlacic 29 On loan · from Udinese 2 59 0 0 0.0 6.51 ● 6.76
James Clarridge 53 0 0 0 0 ● None
Midfielders
Edo Kayembe 39 #2 39 2588 5 3 4.9 6.92 ● 6.84 4 2 3
Iker Bravo 17 New signing · 24 Jul #6 7 522 1 1 1.7 6.95 ● 6.8 12 9 2
Othmane Maamma 7 #7 32 2082 4 1 4.6 6.72 ● 6.68 7 5 12
Hector Kyprianou 5 #8 27 2095 0 1 1.0 6.74 ● 6.77 6 11 9
Edoardo Bove 8 #14 16 620 1 0 0.7 6.6 ● 6.67 10 12 15
Martín Payero 22 New signing · 31 Jul #17 6 204 0 0 0.1 6.65 ● 6.74 17 16 14
Stephy Alvaro Mavididi 45 On loan · from Leicester City #18 3 125 0 0 0.1 6.48 ● 6.65 18 15 18
J. Grieves 3 82 1 0 0.3 6.69 6.61
Attackers
Luca Kjerrumgaard 9 New signing · 24 Jul #1 44 2678 9 1 9.3 6.81 ● 6.61 2 1 6
Mamadou Doumbia 20 #5 36 1946 6 1 5.9 6.76 ● 6.76 8 3 7
Rocco Vata 11 #10 15 588 2 1 2.8 6.73 ● 6.5 11 6 10
Amin Nabizada 21 #12 10 426 3 0 0.7 6.72 ● 6.66 14 7 13
Michail Antonio 18 0 0 0 0 ● None
Myron Boadu New signing · 1 Sep 0 0 0 0 ● 6.6 at PSV
Nikoloz Chikovani 19 0 0 0 0 ● None

Ranks need 90+ minutes in the window (rating also 2+ rated matches). Form = average rating over the player's last 5 appearances anywhere, arrow vs their own last-365 average (±0.3). With/without shown only with 5+ matches each side and is a record, not an effect.

This week · last 7 days

1match played · last one 6 days ago
0 kmtravelled · round trips from Vicarage Road, as the crow flies
todayuntil the next match
Last win from behind · 10 days ago 8 Sep 2026 · v Preston North End 2-1 · Championship From 1 down at 5′ · level Edo Kayembe 69′ · winner Mamadou Doumbia 76′
  • 12 Sepv Stoke City · Vicarage Road, Watford · home · UK CHAMP

Market · 2026/2027 · Championship · 7 priced matches

8 ptsthe market expected 7.9 ± 3.2 · gap +0.1 (+0.0 sd)
14%went in as favourite · even 14% · underdog 71%

Pinnacle closing 1X2, margin removed; expected points = 3 × P(win) + P(draw) per match, summed. ± is one standard deviation of the season total, so about a third of team-seasons finish outside it and the gap is a description of this season, not a rating of the team or the market.

49 matches · 2025-09-22 → 2026-09-12

MetricAll 49Home 24Away 25
Results
Matches492425
Points per game1.221.670.80
W / D / L15 / 15 / 1911 / 7 / 64 / 8 / 13
Goals for / match1.141.330.96
Goals against / match1.491.171.80
Clean sheets14%21%8%
Failed to score29%25%32%
Both teams scored61%58%64%
Over 2.549%46%52%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.351.521.19
xG against / match1.331.181.47
xG difference0.030.34-0.27
Finishing vs xG-0.21-0.19-0.23
xPts / match1.401.561.24
Points vs xPts-0.170.11-0.44
Game state
Scored first26%33%20%
PPG when scoring first2.232.501.80
PPG when conceding first0.851.270.53
Came back from behind44%60%32%
Won from behind752
Came back for a point or win1596
Leads held65%85%40%
Minutes leading16%26%8%
Minutes level47%48%45%
Minutes trailing37%26%47%
First goal (min)484353
First goal conceded (min)303625
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half59%50%71%
Goals conceded in 2nd half44%50%40%
Late goals for (76'+)0.310.330.28
Late goals against0.220.170.28
Style
Possession50%50%50%
Shots13.615.511.8
On target4.45.43.5
Shot conversion8%9%8%
Shots inside box60%60%60%
Big chances created2.22.42.1
Corners4.95.34.5
xG from set plays26%24%29%
Goals from headers14%16%13%
Pressure index11.012.59.5
Dominant minutes45.951.041.1
Pass accuracy80%81%79%
Fouls10.711.010.4
Cards2.162.042.28

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

0–15'711
16–30'616
31–45'1014
46–60'911
61–75'910
76–90'1511

Current: winless 1 · scoring 2 · conceding 14

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-4-221 43%1.481.291.291.251.32
4-2-3-116 33%1.131.061.191.171.18
3-4-1-23 6%2.332.01.333.01.2
5-4-12 4%0.00.53.51.161.82
3-5-22 4%0.00.53.01.01.79

Windows with fewer than 5 matches show no figures. Won from behind counts matches the team trailed in at any point and won on goals; a shootout win after coming back to level counts as a comeback, not a win from behind. Distances are straight-line round trips from the ground the team hosts most, never road or air miles.

7 matches with pressure data · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units · raw 9.39 for, 14.76 against

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

Typical match · pressure by minute, smoothed · overall home away

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

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

Bars are SD units against the league baseline for the same venue, game state, men on the pitch and minute; the last column is the number of matches behind each figure. Fewer than 3 matches shows greyed.

7 played in the 2026/27 season · W2 D2 L3 · tap a result for the summary, events, stats, lineups, player stats and closing odds.

Championship· 2026/2027W2 D2 L3

39 fixtures in the feed · kick-off times in your local time.

Fri 18 SepChampionship · Matchweek 8 Bristol City v Watford 1/1 Sat 10 OctChampionship · Matchweek 9 Watford v Burnley 1/1 Tue 13 OctChampionship · Matchweek 10 Cardiff City v Watford 1/1 Sat 17 OctChampionship · Matchweek 11 Watford v Charlton Athletic 1/1 Sat 24 OctChampionship · Matchweek 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford 1/1 Sat 31 OctChampionship · Matchweek 13 Norwich City v Watford 1/1 Tue 3 NovChampionship · Matchweek 14 Watford v Lincoln City 1/1 Sat 7 NovChampionship · Matchweek 15 Watford v Middlesbrough 1/1 Sat 21 NovChampionship · Matchweek 16 Sheffield United v Watford 1/1 Wed 25 NovChampionship · Matchweek 17 Watford v Blackburn Rovers 1/1 Sat 28 NovChampionship · Matchweek 18 Derby County v Watford 1/1 Sat 5 DecChampionship · Matchweek 19 Watford v Millwall 1/1 Tue 8 DecChampionship · Matchweek 20 Birmingham City v Watford 1/1 Sat 12 DecChampionship · Matchweek 21 Queens Park Rangers v Watford 1/1 Sat 19 DecChampionship · Matchweek 22 Watford v Bolton Wanderers 1/1 Sat 26 DecChampionship · Matchweek 23 Portsmouth v Watford 1/1 Tue 29 DecChampionship · Matchweek 24 Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1/1 Fri 1 JanChampionship · Matchweek 25 Watford v Queens Park Rangers 1/1 Sat 16 JanChampionship · Matchweek 26 Charlton Athletic v Watford 1/1 Sat 23 JanChampionship · Matchweek 27 Watford v Norwich City 1/1 Tue 26 JanChampionship · Matchweek 28 Lincoln City v Watford 1/1 Sat 30 JanChampionship · Matchweek 29 Middlesbrough v Watford 1/1 Sat 6 FebChampionship · Matchweek 30 Watford v Sheffield United 1/1 Sat 13 FebChampionship · Matchweek 31 Stoke City v Watford 1/1 Tue 16 FebChampionship · Matchweek 32 Watford v Cardiff City 1/1 Sat 20 FebChampionship · Matchweek 33 Watford v Bristol City 1/1 Sat 27 FebChampionship · Matchweek 34 Burnley v Watford 1/1 Tue 2 MarChampionship · Matchweek 35 Watford v Wrexham 1/1 Sat 6 MarChampionship · Matchweek 36 Southampton v Watford 1/1 Sat 13 MarChampionship · Matchweek 37 Watford v Derby County 1/1 Wed 17 MarChampionship · Matchweek 38 Millwall v Watford 1/1 Sat 20 MarChampionship · Matchweek 39 Watford v Portsmouth 1/1 Sat 3 AprChampionship · Matchweek 40 Bolton Wanderers v Watford 1/1 Wed 7 AprChampionship · Matchweek 41 Preston North End v Watford 1/1 Sat 10 AprChampionship · Matchweek 42 Watford v West Bromwich Albion 1/1 Sat 17 AprChampionship · Matchweek 43 West Ham United v Watford 1/1 Wed 21 AprChampionship · Matchweek 44 Watford v Swansea City 1/1 Sat 24 AprChampionship · Matchweek 45 Watford v Birmingham City 1/1 Sat 1 MayChampionship · Matchweek 46 Blackburn Rovers v Watford 1/1

27 players in the current squad · 2026/2027. Appearances, minutes and rating over the last 365 days for this club.

Goalkeepers 3

  • 1 Federico Ravaglia New signing · 31 JulGoalkeeper · 26 · Italy 7 (7) 630′ 0+0 6.96
  • 24 Sam Walker New signing Yet to debutGoalkeeper · 34 · England 0 0′ 0+0
  • 26 Daniel Bachmann Back from loan Yet to debutGoalkeeper · 32 · Austria 0 0′ 0+0

Defenders 9

  • 3 Soumaïla Coulibaly On loan · from StrasbourgCentre Back · 22 · France 4 (3) 211′ 0+0 6.72
  • 4 Kévin KebenCentre Back · 22 · Cameroon 32 (25) 2379′ 0+2 6.56
  • 6 Mattie PollockCentre Back · 24 · England 42 (39) 3498′ 1+1 6.86
  • 16 Marc BolaLeft Back · 28 · England 35 (28) 2604′ 2+4 6.84
  • 23 Omar Traoré New signing · 16 JulRight Back · 28 · Germany 7 (6) 365′ 0+1 6.54
  • 29 Branimir Mlacic On loan · from UdineseCentre Back · 19 · Croatia 2 (1) 59′ 0+0 6.51
  • 33 Jordan Zemura On loan · from UdineseLeft Back · 26 · Zimbabwe 7 (5) 452′ 0+0 6.75
  • 53 James ClarridgeCentre Back · 22 · England 0 0′ 0+0
  • 56 Albert EamesRight Back · 20 · England 2 (1) 104′ 0+0 6.2

Midfielders 8

  • 5 Hector KyprianouDefensive Midfield · 25 · Cyprus 27 (24) 2095′ 0+1 6.74
  • 7 Othmane MaammaRight Wing · 20 · Morocco 32 (27) 2082′ 4+1 6.72
  • 8 Edoardo BoveCentral Midfield · 24 · Italy 16 (6) 620′ 1+0 6.6
  • 17 Iker Bravo New signing · 24 JulCentre Forward · 21 · Spain 7 (6) 522′ 1+1 6.95
  • 22 Martín Payero New signing · 31 JulCentral Midfield · 28 · Argentina 6 (3) 204′ 0+0 6.65
  • 39 Edo KayembeCentral Midfield · 28 · DR Congo 39 (28) 2588′ 5+3 6.92
  • 45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi On loan · from Leicester CityLeft Wing · 28 · England 3 (1) 125′ 0+0 6.48
  • J. GrievesCentral Midfield · 21 · England 3 82′ 1+0 6.69

Attackers 7

  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard New signing · 24 JulCentre Forward · 23 · Denmark 44 (33) 2678′ 9+1 6.81
  • 11 Rocco VataLeft Wing · 21 · Scotland 15 (6) 588′ 2+1 6.73
  • 18 Michail AntonioCentre Forward · 36 · Jamaica 0 0′ 0+0
  • 19 Nikoloz ChikovaniLeft Wing · 19 0 0′ 0+0
  • 20 Mamadou DoumbiaCentre Forward · 20 · Mali 36 (19) 1946′ 6+1 6.76
  • 21 Amin NabizadaLeft Wing · 19 · England 10 (5) 426′ 3+0 6.72
  • Myron Boadu New signing · 1 Sep Yet to debutCentre Forward · 25 · Netherlands 0 0′ 0+0