Derby vs Watford

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🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Pride Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Derby 8 · Watford 16
Referee Stats
24 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.08
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 13%
Home wins 54%
Draws 17%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (9-14).
  • Watford controlled possession (62%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derby (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 27
Avg: 1.35 / 1.17

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 38
Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

2

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

1.57
PPG
0.87
1.35
GF
1.00
1.17
GA
1.65
39%
O2.5
52%
65%
BTTS
65%
35%
Score 1st
9%

League-position context

Derby rank8th
Watford rank16th
Derby points69
Watford points57
Derby: #8 · 69 pts · GD +8
15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12
27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derby last 5 home

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals7-3
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-15
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 2.539%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Derby score at home96%
Derby clean sheet at home30%
Watford score away70%
Watford clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Derby score first35%
Derby win after scoring first63%
Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Derby 100% · Watford 14%
Avg first goal minute: Derby 29.3' · Watford 16.5'

Vs league average

Derby score at home1.35 vs 1.40
Derby concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Watford score away1.00 vs 1.20
Watford concede away1.65 vs 1.40
Derby score 4% below league average, while Watford score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Derby are 3% 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)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
4
Total Shots
9
14
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
1
7
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
8
15
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
265
470
Passes Accurate
173
387
Passes %
65%
82%

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