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Championship 2026/27

Watford line-up

17th in the Championship 8 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DLLWL

Predicted line-up for Watford

Next match: Bristol City vs Watford,

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Watford 4-2-3-1

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Watford fielded on against Stoke City.

1 Ravaglia
33 Zemura
3 Coulibaly
6 Pollock
4 Keben
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
45 Mavididi
17 Bravo
7 Maamma
20 Doumbia

Line-up for Watford: Ravaglia, Zemura, Coulibaly, Pollock, Keben, Kyprianou, Kayembe, Mavididi, Bravo, Maamma, Doumbia

Watford injuries and suspensions

  • Branimir Mlačić Not registered Unavailable
  • Edoardo Bove Knee injury Unavailable
  • Jack Grieves Lacking match fitness Unavailable
  • Jeremy Ngakia Thigh injury Unavailable
  • Kwadwo Baah Knock Unavailable
  • Myron Boadu Injury Unavailable
  • Marc Bola Hamstring injury Unavailable
  • Travis Akomeah Lacking match fitness Unavailable
Played 7 2W 2D 3L
Goals for 7 1.0 per match on average
Goals against 9 1.3 per match on average
Goal difference -2 8 points
Clean sheets 0 failed to score in 2
xG 9.10 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.75 0.33 1.14
Goals for 1.50 0.33 1.00
Goals against 1.25 1.33 1.29
xG for 1.39 1.18 1.30
xG against 1.71 1.48 1.61
Corners 3.5 3.3 3.4
Cards 2.8 2.3 2.6
Clean sheets 0% 0% 0%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Amin Nabizada 3
  2. 2 Edo Kayembe 1
  3. 3 Iker Bravo 1
  4. 4 Luca Kjerrumgaard 1
  5. 5 Mamadou Doumbia 1

Assists

  1. 1 Edo Kayembe 1
  2. 2 Omar Traoré 1
  3. 3 Iker Bravo 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Jordan Zemura 9
  2. 2 Othmane Maamma 7
  3. 3 Edo Kayembe 6
  4. 4 Iker Bravo 5
  5. 5 Omar Traoré 4

Duels won

  1. 1 Iker Bravo 39
  2. 2 Hector Kyprianou 30
  3. 3 Jordan Zemura 28
  4. 4 Mattie Pollock 27
  5. 5 Othmane Maamma 27

Shots on target

  1. 1 Iker Bravo 6
  2. 2 Amin Nabizada 4
  3. 3 Rocco Vata 3
  4. 4 Edo Kayembe 2
  5. 5 Mattie Pollock 2

Rating

  1. 1 Federico Ravaglia 7.26
  2. 2 Iker Bravo 7.07
  3. 3 Soumaïla Coulibaly 7.02
  4. 4 Mattie Pollock 6.86
  5. 5 Hector Kyprianou 6.71

Watford squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Federico Ravaglia Age 26 · Italy Goalkeeper 7 630 0 0 200 69.5% 7.3
24 Sam Walker Age 34 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
26 Daniel Bachmann Age 32 · Austria Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
6 Mattie Pollock Age 24 · England Defender 7 630 0 0 347 80.7% 6.9
4 Kévin Keben Age 22 · Cameroon Defender 7 630 0 0 307 82.7% 6.3
33 Jordan Zemura Age 26 · Zimbabwe Defender 7 452 0 0 171 73.7% 6.7
23 Omar Traoré Age 28 · Germany Defender 6 364 0 1 110 74.5% 6.3
3 Soumaïla Coulibaly Age 22 · France Defender 3 211 0 0 142 93.0% 7.0
56 Albert Eames Age 20 · England Defender 2 105 0 0 29 75.9% 6.3
29 Branimir Mlacic Age 20 · Croatia Defender 1 59 0 0 35 94.3% 6.6
16 Marc Bola Age 28 · England Defender 1 24 0 0 9 55.6% 6.6
53 James Clarridge Age 22 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
15 Travis Akomeah Age 19 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
2 Jeremy Ngakia Age 25 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 Hector Kyprianou Age 25 · Cyprus Midfielder 7 630 0 0 290 81.7% 6.7
17 Iker Bravo Age 21 · Spain Midfielder 7 523 1 1 164 84.1% 7.1
7 Othmane Maamma Age 20 · France Midfielder 7 443 0 0 120 77.5% 6.6
39 Edo Kayembe Age 28 · DR Congo Midfielder 7 376 1 1 174 83.9% 6.7
8 Edoardo Bove Age 24 · Italy Midfielder 5 353 0 0 127 80.3% 6.7
21 Amin Nabizada Age 19 · England Midfielder 7 333 3 0 101 84.2% 6.7
22 Martín Payero Age 28 · Argentina Midfielder 5 203 0 0 55 76.4% 6.5
52 Leo Ramirez-Espain Age 19 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
60 Amar Sanghrajka Age 19 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
20 Mamadou Doumbia Age 20 · Mali Forward 7 419 1 0 80 62.5% 6.5
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard Age 23 · Denmark Forward 6 243 1 0 44 68.2% 6.6
11 Rocco Vata Age 21 · Republic of Ireland Forward 6 155 0 0 47 72.3% 6.6
45 Stephy Mavididi Age 28 · England Forward 3 126 0 0 51 78.4% 6.5
48 Michael Adu-Poku Age 20 · England Forward 1 29 0 0 3 100.0% 6.7
18 Michail Antonio Age 36 · Jamaica Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
14 Kwadwo Baah Age 22 · Germany Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
43 Jack Grieves Age 21 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Myron Boadu Netherlands · Injury Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Watford play next?

Watford play away against Bristol City on .

When will the line-up for Watford be announced?

The predicted line-up for Watford against Bristol City will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Watford?

Federico Ravaglia has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Watford?

Amin Nabizada has scored 3 goals for Watford this season.

Which Watford players are injured or suspended?

Watford are without Branimir Mlačić (not registered), Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jack Grieves (lacking match fitness), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock) and Myron Boadu (injury).