Watford vs Leicester
Ref: J. SmithVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Leicester drew 0–0 in their Championship fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.25 for Watford versus 2.22 for Leicester. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
Mendy
Yellow Card
17'
Mavididi
Yellow Card
42'
James
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Mendy
54'
Fatawu
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
James
61'
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Chakvetadze
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Louza
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
80'
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Lascelles
80'
⇄
Skipp
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Ekwah
89'
⇄
Daka
Doumbia
Yellow Card
90+2'
De Cordova-Reid
Yellow Card
Selvik
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WatfordLeicester
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.25VS2.22
Attack1 · 5 won
6
Shots
15
2
Shots on target
5
3
Shots in the box
11
3
Shots outside box
4
2
Shots off goal
6
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
334
Total passes
408
250
Accurate passes
325
75%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
4
0.25
Goals prevented
0.25
Watford
4-4-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17P. EkwahM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 27F. MendyD
- 39E. KayembeF
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 23N. MendyM
- 53Amin NabizadaF
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 24J. LascellesD
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 4B. NelsonD
- 9J. AyewF
- 12D. RichardsF
- 13Fran VieitesG
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidF
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. AriboM
- 28J. MongaM
- 29D. MukasaM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 87 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 66 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Formose Mendy | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Edo Kayembe | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 76 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Thomas Ince | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Eames | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3/8 |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jamaal Lascelles | D | 80 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Patson Daka | F | 89 | 5.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dujuan Richards | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Vieites | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Divine Mukasa | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Joe Aribo | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |