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Norwich City v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Carrow Road, Norwich

Javier Gracia Carlos leads his Watford team to the Carrow Road in the Championship on Monday evening, with Liam Manning's Norwich City their challengers. Analysing both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Norwich
39%
--
Draw
26%
--
Watford
36%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Norwich 1-0
9%
--
Watford 1-0
9%
--
Norwich 2-1
8%
--
Watford 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Norwich 2-0
6%
--
Watford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Norwich 3-1
4%
--
Watford 3-1
4%
--
Norwich 3-0
3%
--
Norwich 3-2
3%
--
Watford 3-0
3%
--
Watford 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
64%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
54%
--
Norwich win to nil
20%
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Watford win to nil
18%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Norwich have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Norwich have conceded 33 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Norwich have played 10 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Watford lay in 14th place on 29 points in the Championship league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Watford have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Watford have played 10 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Norwich
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2114523047 
Jan 26
d
 
1-1F
May 2
l
 
3-1A
2
M'Boro2112631142 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
3
Preston21984735 
Mar 14
Dec 20
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
4
Millwall211056-435 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 6
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
5
Ipswich219751334 
Apr 11
l
 
3-1A
Feb 24
d
 
1-1F
6
Hull211047134 
l
 
0-2A
May 2
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
7
Stoke211038833 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
Dec 20
Mar 14
8
Leicester21876331 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 28
Mar 21
Dec 26
9
QPR21948-531 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
10
Southampton21867530 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 7
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
11
Bristol C21867430 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
12
Derby21867130 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Feb 21
w
 
2-3A
13
Birmingham21858429 
Feb 21
l
 
4-1A
Jan 1
l
 
2-1A
14
Watford21786229 
Dec 29
l
 
3-2F
-
-
15
Wrexham216105128 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 17
Mar 7
d
 
2-2A
16
West Brom21849-328 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 20
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
17
Charlton20668-624 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
18
Sheff Utd217212-623 
Mar 10
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
19
Swansea216510-723 
Apr 25
l
 
2-1A
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
20
Blackburn206410-622 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
21
Portsmouth205510-1020 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
22
Oxford Utd214710-819 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 14
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
23
Norwich214512-1017 
-
-
w
 
3-2A
Dec 29
24
Sheff Wed201613-25-9 
Feb 25
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Norwich 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Watford 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Norwich since 1998
Norwich
Watford
Goals: Scored
34
26
Games: Scored
14 / 17
14 / 17
Clean sheets
3 / 17
3 / 17
NOR
8
D
1
WAT
8
League games at Watford since 1998
Watford
Norwich
Goals: Scored
30
24
Games: Scored
15 / 18
16 / 18
Clean sheets
2 / 18
3 / 18
NOR
4
D
3
WAT
11
Goal Statistics
Norwich 23rd Watford 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Norwich will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Norwich’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Watford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Norwich
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
0%
better
NOR
WAT
view stats
Games scored17
17
Failed to score4
4
Scored first10
5
Goals scored24
30
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
NOR
WAT
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
20
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first11
16
Goals conceded34
28
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

Norwich v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Norwich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21635
V KovacevicJ SargentJ SargentH Darling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Kovacevic GLK21
2
-
H Darling DEF2011
5
-
J Sargent FWD2063
-
O Schwartau MID1921
-
K. Fisher DEF18
4
-
K McLean MID181
3
-
J Makama FWD186
1
-
M Topic MID16
3
-
J Medić DEF141
3
-
J Stacey DEF1411
2
-
P Mattsson MID14
4
-
E Marcondes MID1411
-
M Kvistgaarden FWD144
-
M Jurásek FWD111
-
A. Crnac FWD11
2
-
A Forson MID101
-
J Schlupp MID91
2
-
J. Wright MID91
1
1
R. McConville DEF81
2
-
J Córdoba DEF71
1
-
L Gibbs MID7
-
B Chrisene DEF5
-
P Diallo FWD5
1
-
S Duffy DEF4
2
-
T Springett FWD3
1
-
L Mahovo DEF2
-
A Slimane MID1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18746
I Louza L KjerrumgaardJ NgakiaI Louza 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Kayembe MID202
2
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD197
1
-
J Ngakia DEF1824
1
-
H Kyprianou MID18
5
-
I Louza  MID1864
5
1
N Irankunda FWD1821
4
-
M Bola DEF1713
2
-
K Keben DEF171
3
-
M Pollock DEF161
2
-
M Sissoko MID16
-
V Semedo FWD1621
1
-
M. Doumbia FWD1621
2
-
E Selvik GLK15
1
-
K Baah FWD1511
4
-
M. Alleyne DEF12
2
-
T Ince FWD111
-
J Abankwah DEF10
1
1
R Vata FWD1022
-
O. Maamma FWD821
1
-
N Baxter GLK7
-
J Petris DEF7
2
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
G Chakvetadze MID5
2
-
N Mendy MID4
-
F Mendy DEF2
-
J Morris DEF1
1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-