Derby vs Watford

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🕒 Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Pride Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Herczeg 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Derby 19 · Watford 14
Referee Stats
6 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-15).
  • Derby controlled possession (56%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derby (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 18
Avg: 1.09 / 0.78

Points

32
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

9
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-5-14

Goals For / Against

26 / 39
Avg: 1.13 / 1.70

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.39
PPG
0.74
1.09
GF
1.13
0.78
GA
1.70
30%
O2.5
61%
30%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Derby rank19th
Watford rank14th
Derby points50
Watford points57
Derby: #19 · 50 pts · GD -8
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #14 · 57 pts · GD -8
43 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derby last 5 home

D L D W W
Points8/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-1
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-8
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Derby trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Derby score at home61%
Derby clean sheet at home43%
Watford score away70%
Watford clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Derby score first0%
Derby win after scoring first0%
Watford score first0%
Watford win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Derby 0% · Watford 0%

Vs league average

Derby score at home1.09 vs 1.43
Derby concede at home0.78 vs 1.02
Watford score away1.13 vs 1.02
Watford concede away1.70 vs 1.43
Derby score 24% below league average, while Watford score 11% above league average.
Defensive side: Derby are 23% below league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Derby goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Watford goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
15
15
Shots off Goal
9
4
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
15
11
Shots Outside Box
0
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
4
8
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
375
307
Passes Accurate
300
234
Passes %
80%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Derby vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season