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Championship 2026/27

Watford lineup

21st in the Championship 11 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 LLLWL

Predicted lineup for Watford

Next match: Norwich City vs Watford,

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Watford 5-3-2
1 Ravaglia
16 Bola
29 Mlacic
6 Pollock
4 Keben
15 Diatta
17 Bravo
39 Kayembe
11 Vata or Kyprianou
7 Maamma or Boadu
20 Doumbia or Kjerrumgaard

Predicted lineup for Watford: Ravaglia, Bola, Mlacic, Pollock, Keben, Diatta, Bravo, Kayembe, Vata, Maamma, Doumbia

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Played 12 3W 2D 7L
Goals for 10 0.8 per match on average
Goals against 20 1.7 per match on average
Goal difference -10 11 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 5
xG 15.87 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.67 0.17 0.92
Goals for 1.33 0.33 0.83
Goals against 1.50 1.83 1.67
xG for 1.59 1.06 1.32
xG against 1.69 1.83 1.76
Corners 4.0 3.0 3.5
Cards 2.3 3.2 2.8
Clean sheets 17% 0% 8%

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Amin Nabizada 3
  2. 2 Luca Kjerrumgaard 2
  3. 3 Edo Kayembe 1
  4. 4 Jordan Zemura 1
  5. 5 Hector Kyprianou 1

Assists

  1. 1 Iker Bravo 2
  2. 2 Edo Kayembe 1
  3. 3 Omar Traoré 1
  4. 4 Rocco Vata 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Jordan Zemura 14
  2. 2 Edo Kayembe 11
  3. 3 Iker Bravo 11
  4. 4 Othmane Maamma 9
  5. 5 Omar Traoré 7

Duels won

  1. 1 Hector Kyprianou 58
  2. 2 Iker Bravo 57
  3. 3 Mattie Pollock 48
  4. 4 Othmane Maamma 43
  5. 5 Jordan Zemura 39

Shots on target

  1. 1 Iker Bravo 7
  2. 2 Mamadou Doumbia 6
  3. 3 Amin Nabizada 6
  4. 4 Edo Kayembe 4
  5. 5 Martín Payero 4

Rating

  1. 1 Federico Ravaglia 7.04
  2. 2 Soumaïla Coulibaly 7.02
  3. 3 Iker Bravo 6.81
  4. 4 Krepin Diatta 6.80
  5. 5 Hector Kyprianou 6.71

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for15.87
  • Actual goals scored10
  • Difference -5.87
  • xG against21.10
  • Passes per match381
  • Possession45.8%

Watford squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Federico Ravaglia Age 26 · Italy Goalkeeper 12 1080 0 0 355 68.5% 7.0
24 Sam Walker Age 35 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
26 Daniel Bachmann Age 32 · Austria Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
6 Mattie Pollock Age 25 · England Defender 12 1080 0 0 630 82.4% 6.6
4 Kévin Keben Age 22 · Cameroon Defender 11 990 0 0 458 82.5% 6.3
33 Jordan Zemura Age 26 · Zimbabwe Defender 11 605 1 0 209 71.8% 6.6
23 Omar Traoré Age 28 · Germany Defender 8 544 0 1 175 78.3% 6.2
3 Soumaïla Coulibaly Age 23 · France Defender 5 347 0 0 219 91.3% 7.0
29 Branimir Mlacic Age 20 · Croatia Defender 5 315 0 0 204 89.2% 6.5
16 Marc Bola Age 28 · England Defender 4 195 0 0 73 63.0% 6.4
56 Albert Eames Age 21 · England Defender 3 133 0 0 45 75.6% 6.4
53 James Clarridge Age 22 · 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 12 1080 1 0 499 83.6% 6.7
17 Iker Bravo Age 21 · Spain Midfielder 12 842 1 2 261 85.4% 6.8
39 Edo Kayembe Age 28 · DR Congo Midfielder 12 826 1 1 355 83.4% 6.6
7 Othmane Maamma Age 21 · France Midfielder 11 623 0 0 181 78.5% 6.5
21 Amin Nabizada Age 19 · England Midfielder 10 489 3 0 152 80.9% 6.5
22 Martín Payero Age 28 · Argentina Midfielder 9 356 0 0 109 77.1% 6.4
8 Edoardo Bove Age 24 · Italy Midfielder 5 353 0 0 127 80.3% 6.7
15 Krepin Diatta Age 27 · Senegal Midfielder 3 149 0 0 47 87.2% 6.8
52 L. Espain Age 19 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 12 624 1 0 126 65.9% 6.4
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard Age 23 · Denmark Forward 10 527 2 0 95 73.7% 6.6
11 Rocco Vata Age 21 · Republic of Ireland Forward 10 247 0 1 72 70.8% 6.6
10 Myron Boadu Age 25 · Netherlands Forward 5 244 0 0 50 78.0% 6.4
45 Stephy Mavididi Age 28 · England Forward 5 210 0 0 79 78.5% 6.5
48 Michael Adu-Poku Age 21 · England Forward 1 29 0 0 3 100.0% 6.7
18 Michail Antonio Age 36 · Jamaica Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
43 Jack Grieves Age 21 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
14 Kwadwo Baah Age 22 · Germany Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Watford play next?

Watford play away against Norwich City on .

When will the lineup for Watford be announced?

The predicted lineup for Watford against Norwich City is shown above. 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 Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock), Michail Antonio (not registered) and Soumaïla Coulibaly (hamstring injury).