Watford vs Wrexham
Ref: A. HerczegVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Wrexham 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Bola, Kayembe, and Bove scored for Watford; Cleworth replied for Wrexham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.97 for Watford versus 0.35 for Wrexham. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Wrexham are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Bola
Assist: Chakvetadze
⚽
Kayembe
Assist: Irankunda
Second Half
46'
⇄
Broadhead
49'
⚽
Cleworth
Assist: Rathbone
64'
⇄
Rathbone
64'
⇄
Longman
⇄
Ekwah
⇄
Irankunda
75'
⇄
Smith
Chakvetadze
Yellow Card
⇄
Chakvetadze
⇄
Kayembe
88'
⇄
Vyner
⇄
Abankwah
Bove
Yellow Card
⚽
Bove
Match Statistics
WatfordWrexham
5Won
Statistical edge
5–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.97VS0.35
Attack5 · 1 won
13
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
1
10
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
413
Total passes
529
327
Accurate passes
441
79%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
4
-0.96
Goals prevented
-0.96
Watford
4-4-2
Wrexham
3-4-2-1Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17P. EkwahM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeF
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 23N. MendyM
- 27F. MendyD
- 53Amin NabizadaF
Wrexham
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1A. OkonkwoG
- 2C. DoyleD
- 4M. CleworthD
- 5D. HyamD
- 14G. ThomasonM
- 20O. RathboneF
- 26Z. VynerM
- 27L. O'BrienM
- 28S. SmithF
- 33N. BroadheadF
- 47R. LongmanM
Substitutes
- 3L. BruntD
- 7D. Keillor-DunnM
- 10J. WindassM
- 11B. CadamarteriF
- 12I. KaboréD
- 16J. RodríguezF
- 21D. WardG
- 24D. ScarrD
- 29R. BarnettM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Edo Kayembe | F | 83 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 83 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| James Abankwah | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Albert Eames | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 15 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 19 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
Wrexham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Cleworth | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Nathan Broadhead | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Zak Vyner | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Dominic Hyam(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| George Thomason | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis O'Brien | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ryan Longman | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sam Smith | F | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Okonkwo | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Rathbone | F | 64 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Callum Doyle | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lewis Brunt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Scarr | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Barnett | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ward | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issa Kaboré | D | 26 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Josh Windass | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jay Rodriguez | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | M | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bailey Cadamarteri | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |