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Championship | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
2 - 1
Derby

Issouf Bayo (31'), Sissoko (76')
Chakvetadze (45'), Rajovic (89')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Adams (2')
Adams (50'), Bradley (89'), Nelson (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Derby County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Watford 3-0 Stoke
Saturday, August 17 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, August 17 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-0 Derby County

After netting six goals across their opening two Championship matches, Watford will be confident of continuing their rich vein of form in front of goal against Derby. The Rams were impressive as they fought to victory at home against Middlesbrough last time out, but we feel that Paul Warne's side will struggle on the road once again. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 44.91%. A win for Derby County had a probability of 29.72% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (7.7%). The likeliest Derby County win was 0-1 (7.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.

Result
WatfordDrawDerby County
44.91% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08) 25.36% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 29.72% (0.065999999999999 0.07)
Both teams to score 54.32% (0.007000000000005 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.84% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)49.15% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.77% (-0.004999999999999 -0)71.22% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.13% (-0.037000000000006 -0.04)21.87% (0.035 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.88% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06)55.12% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.53% (0.042000000000002 0.04)30.47% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.32% (0.052 0.05)66.68% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Watford 44.9%
    Derby County 29.72%
    Draw 25.35%
WatfordDrawDerby County
1-0 @ 10.12% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.15% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.7% (-0.015 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.64% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.9% (-0.012 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.75% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 1.76% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.48% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.05% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.36%
Total : 44.9%
1-1 @ 12.03%
0-0 @ 6.66% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 5.44% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.09%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.35%
0-1 @ 7.92% (0.011 0.01)
1-2 @ 7.15% (0.011 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.71% (0.012 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.83% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.15% (0.004 0)
0-3 @ 1.86% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 3.09%
Total : 29.72%

How you voted: Watford vs Derby

Watford
72.6%
Draw
15.1%
Derby County
12.3%
73
Head to Head
Feb 19, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 31
Watford
2-1
Derby
Pedro (19'), Hughes (21')
Hughes (20'), Cleverley (42')
Troost-Ekong (77' og.)
Buchanan (45'), Byrne (90+1')
Oct 16, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 5
Derby
0-1
Watford

Evans (58')
Pedro (76')
Wilmot (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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