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Match preview · Championship

Derby County – Watford

Derby County Home 23rd in Championship
1.52
Watford Away 21st in Championship
1.14 Projected xG
Derby County
44%
Fair 2.26
Draw
30%
Fair 3.35
Watford
26%
Fair 3.87

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Data coverage · full
  • Derby County 20/20
  • Watford 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 03:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Derby County xG 1.07 xGA 1.61
  • L 1.11 created, 3.17 conceded against Birmingham City
  • D 1.75 created, 0.45 conceded against Burnley
  • D 0.60 created, 1.46 conceded against Wrexham
  • L 0.85 created, 1.52 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • L 0.99 created, 0.56 conceded against Stoke City
  • D 1.09 created, 2.47 conceded against Sheffield United
Watford xG 1.00 xGA 1.95
  • L 0.39 created, 1.50 conceded against Stoke City
  • L 0.57 created, 1.47 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 0.64 created, 1.94 conceded against Burnley
  • L 1.46 created, 3.67 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 2.78 created, 1.25 conceded against Charlton Athletic
  • L 0.13 created, 1.84 conceded against Wolverhampton

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.66
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
59%
Derby County 2+ goals
46%
Derby County clean sheet
29%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

1:1
15.2%
2:1
10.8%
1:0
8.3%

Why the model favours Derby County

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Derby County.

Attack
Favours Derby County
19th vs 23rd
Derby County attack v Watford defence
Defence
Favours Derby County
20th vs 22nd
Derby County defence v Watford attack
Recent xG form
Favours Derby County
-0.54 vs -0.95
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Derby County and Watford compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Derby County Watford
xG / match 0.97 · 23rd (better) 1.05 · 20th
xGA / match (better) 1.72 · 21st 1.88 · 23rd
xGD / match (better) -0.75 · 22nd -0.83 · 24th
xPts / match (better) 1.02 · 20th 0.82 · 24th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.54 -0.95

Head to head

Derby County 0 Draws 0 Watford 2

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It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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