Wrexham v Watford

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Wrexham v Watford in English Championship The match ended 1–1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics including xG, and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Wrexham v Watford

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Wrexham at 54.6% - the match finished 1:1, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Wrexham X 2 · Watford Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 49.7% 27.2% 23.0% Home win · Wrexham ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 54.6% 20.4% 25.0% Home win · Wrexham ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Watford ✘ Missed
Final score 1:1 Draw
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.92 on a Wrexham win, 3.53 on the draw and 3.85 on a Watford win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Wrexham win 1.92 1.96 Dafabet 52.1% 54.6%
Draw 3.53 3.73 Pinnacle 28.3% 20.4%
Watford win 3.85 4.00 Betfair 26% 25%
Over 2.5 goals 1.86 1.91 Pinnacle 53.8% 52.9%
Under 2.5 goals 1.92 1.98 Pinnacle 52.1% 47.2%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.71 1.75 Betano 58.5% 50.7%
Both teams to score - No 2.04 2.15 Betfair 49% 49.3%
Updated: 22.08.2026 14:41 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Wrexham v Watford

  1. 14′L. Kjerrumgaard · Goal (assist: O. H. Traore)
  2. 20′N. Broadhead · Yellow card
  3. 22′D. Imray · Goal
  4. 45′O. H. Traore · Substitution (off: A. Eames)
  5. 58′O. Maamma · Substitution (off: M. Payero)
  6. 63′K. Moore · Substitution (off: S. Smith)
  7. 67′E. Bove · Substitution (off: E. Kayembe)
  8. 67′L. Kjerrumgaard · Substitution (off: R. Vata)
  9. 67′A. Nabizada · Substitution (off: M. Doumbia)
  10. 70′O. Rathbone · Substitution (off: B. Cadamarteri)
  11. 72′B. Whiteman · Yellow card
  12. 78′N. Broadhead · Substitution (off: M. James)
  13. 78′D. Imray · Substitution (off: R. Longman)
  14. 90+4′G. Thomason · Substitution (off: M. Cleworth)

Match statistics: Wrexham v Watford

Statistic Wrexham Watford
Possession 59% 41%
Shots on target 2 6
Total shots 12 10
Shots off target 6 3
Blocked shots 4 1
Corners 10 3
Fouls 13 11
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 2 0
Saves 5 1
Passes 479 337
Pass accuracy 82% 73%

Line-ups: Wrexham v Watford

Wrexham 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Callum Doyle 7.0
  2. 5 Dominic Hyam 6.7
  3. 8 Ben Whiteman 6.6
  4. 14 George Thomason 6.9
  5. 19 Kieffer Moore 6.9
  6. 20 Oliver Rathbone 7.5
  7. 22 Anthony Patterson 7.0
  8. 26 Zak Vyner 6.9
  9. 27 Lewis O'Brien 7.0
  10. 30 Daniel Imray 7.3
  11. 33 Nathan Broadhead 7.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Max Cleworth
  2. 7 Davis Keillor-Dunn
  3. 11 Bailey Cadamarteri 6.3
  4. 15 George Dobson
  5. 21 Danny Ward
  6. 24 Dan Scarr
  7. 28 Sam Smith 6.3
  8. 37 Matty James 7.5
  9. 47 Ryan Longman 6.7

Watford 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Federico Ravaglia 6.5
  2. 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo 7.0
  3. 5 Hector Kyprianou 7.3
  4. 6 Matthew Pollock 6.6
  5. 7 Othmane Maamma 6.3
  6. 8 Edoardo Bove 7.0
  7. 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard 7.3
  8. 17 Iker Bravo 7.2
  9. 21 Amin Nabizada 6.5
  10. 23 Omar Haktab Traore 6.6
  11. 33 Jordan Zemura 6.6
Substitutes (9)
  1. 11 Rocco Vata 6.2
  2. 20 Mamadou Doumbia 6.3
  3. 22 Martín Payero 6.3
  4. 26 Daniel Bachmann
  5. 39 Edo Kayembe 6.6
  6. 48 Michael Adu-Poku
  7. 52 Leo Ramirez-Espain
  8. 53 James Clarridge
  9. 56 Albert Eames 6.7

Form and head-to-head: Wrexham v Watford

Wrexham

LDDWL

Watford

LWLLD

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Wrexham wins: 0; draws: 1; Watford wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Watford 3–1 Wrexham English Championship
Wrexham 2–2 Watford English Championship

English Championship standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: Wrexham v Watford

P. Parkinson
WrexhamManagerP. Parkinson
A. Dionisi
WatfordManagerA. Dionisi

Match information: Wrexham v Watford

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
2
City
Racecourse Ground
Surface
grass
Capacity
10,771