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

Sat 21st Mar, 15:00 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

We’ve Championship action to enjoy on Saturday afternoon, as Javier Gracia Carlos and his Watford side host Martí Cifuentes Corvillo’s Leicester City at the Vicarage Road. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a smart selection is published below. Go between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for it all.


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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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Watford
45%
--
Draw
25%
--
Leicester
30%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Watford 1-0
10%
--
Watford 2-1
9%
--
Leicester 1-0
8%
--
Watford 2-0
7%
--
Leicester 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Watford 3-1
5%
--
Leicester 2-0
5%
--
Watford 3-0
4%
--
Leicester 3-1
3%
--
Watford 3-2
3%
--
Leicester 3-2
2%
--
Leicester 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
48%
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Watford win to nil
23%
--
Leicester win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 35 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 8 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 48 goals to 45 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 18 games at home winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Leicester are in 22nd position in the Championship on 35 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 25 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 10 and won 9. Leicester have conceded 52 goals, scored 43, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Leicester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3622863674 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
2
M'Boro3519971966 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
3
Millwall361989965 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
4
Ipswich35181072664 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
5
Hull3618612560 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 22
l
 
2-1A
6
Wrexham3515128957 
Mar 17
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
7
Derby3615912754 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
8
Southampton351411101153 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
3-4F
l
 
3-0A
9
Watford35131210451 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Mar 21
10
Bristol C3614814250 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 10
d
 
2-2F
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
13
Swansea3614715-149 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
w
 
1-3F
14
Preston36121311-149 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
15
Stoke3613815347 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
16
QPR3513814-847 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Mar 14
l
 
4-1A
17
Norwich3513616345 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
May 2
21
West Brom369918-1836 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
22
Leicester36101115-935 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2A
-
-
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford0 - 2Ipswich
Watford2 - 0Derby
Watford0 - 2Swansea
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Watford0 - 2Millwall
Watford3 - 0Birmingham
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford3 - 2Norwich
Watford1 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1Bristol C
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Watford2 - 1Oxford Utd
Watford2 - 1Hull
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Watford2 - 2Southampton
Watford2 - 1QPR
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 2Burnley
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford2 - 1Bristol C
HWatford0 - 2Ipswich
HWatford2 - 0Derby
AWatford2 - 2Preston
AWatford0 - 1Southampton
AWatford0 - 0Hull
HWatford0 - 2Swansea
AWatford1 - 1Blackburn
HWatford1 - 1Portsmouth
HWatford0 - 2Millwall
HWatford3 - 0Birmingham
AWatford1 - 0Norwich
AWatford2 - 1Leicester
HWatford1 - 0Stoke
AWatford2 - 2Wrexham
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
HWatford3 - 2Norwich
AWatford1 - 2Birmingham
HWatford1 - 1Preston
AWatford3 - 2Derby
Leicester 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich1 - 1Leicester
M'Boro1 - 1Leicester
Stoke2 - 2Leicester
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Wrexham1 - 1Leicester
Coventry2 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
QPR4 - 1Leicester
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Derby1 - 3Leicester
Southampton3 - 0Leicester
Norwich1 - 2Leicester
Millwall1 - 0Leicester
Hull2 - 1Leicester
Swansea1 - 3Leicester
West Brom1 - 1Leicester
Oxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
Charlton0 - 1Leicester
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Bournemouth2 - 0Leicester
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALeicester1 - 1Ipswich
HLeicester0 - 2Norwich
ALeicester1 - 1M'Boro
ALeicester2 - 2Stoke
HLeicester3 - 4Southampton
ALeicester1 - 2Birmingham
HLeicester0 - 2Charlton
HLeicester1 - 2Oxford Utd
ALeicester1 - 1Wrexham
ALeicester1 - 2Coventry
HLeicester2 - 1West Brom
ALeicester1 - 3Sheff Utd
HLeicester2 - 1Derby
HLeicester1 - 2Watford
ALeicester1 - 4QPR
HLeicester3 - 1Ipswich
ALeicester2 - 2Bristol C
ALeicester3 - 1Derby
HLeicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
ALeicester0 - 3Southampton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 1992
Watford
Leicester
Goals: Scored
30
36
Games: Scored
17 / 21
20 / 21
Clean sheets
1 / 21
4 / 21
WAT
8
D
5
LEI
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
1 - 2Leicester
1 - 5Leicester
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford2 - 1
Watford2 - 1
Watford2 - 1
0 - 1Leicester
0 - 3Leicester
Watford3 - 1
Watford2 - 1
Watford3 - 2
Watford3 - 2
Draw3 - 3Draw
Watford1 - 0
1 - 2Leicester
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Leicester
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Leicester
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Leicester
League games at Leicester since 1993
Leicester
Watford
Goals: Scored
51
22
Games: Scored
21 / 22
12 / 22
Clean sheets
10 / 22
1 / 22
WAT
3
D
3
LEI
16
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leicester
1 - 2Watford
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester4 - 2
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester3 - 0
Leicester2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Leicester1 - 0
1 - 2Watford
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester4 - 2
Leicester4 - 1
Leicester4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Watford
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester1 - 0
Leicester1 - 0
Draw4 - 4Draw
Leicester5 - 2
Goal Statistics

Watford's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Leicester City have conceded in each of their last 29 Championship outings. A PG of 1.6 for J. Gracia Carlos's side suggests that run should continue.

Watford 9th Leicester 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Leicester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Watford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Leicester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Leicester
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
WAT
LEI
15%
better
view stats
Games scored26
29
Failed to score9
6
Scored first11
16
Goals scored45
47
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
15%
better
WAT
LEI
view stats
Games conceded29
32
Clean sheets6
3
Conceded first23
18
Goals conceded41
56
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+15%

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Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
311079
I Louza L KjerrumgaardI Louza N Irankunda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Kjerrumgaard FWD33101
1
-
I Louza  MID3167
6
1
M Bola DEF3014
2
-
J Ngakia DEF3034
3
-
E Selvik GLK29
1
-
N Irankunda FWD2923
8
1
E Kayembe MID2832
4
-
M Pollock DEF2611
5
-
H Kyprianou MID251
8
-
M. Doumbia FWD2441
4
-
K Baah FWD2311
4
-
J Abankwah DEF22
2
1
K Keben DEF221
3
-
V Semedo FWD2131
2
-
T Ince FWD214
-
M Sissoko MID20
-
O. Maamma FWD2041
1
-
G Chakvetadze MID191
5
-
M. Alleyne DEF16
2
-
N Mendy MID14
-
R Vata FWD1222
-
J Petris DEF11
3
-
N Baxter GLK7
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
F Mendy DEF4
-
J Morris DEF2
1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-
Leicester Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34979
I FatawuJ JamesI FatawuL Thomas
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Fatawu FWD3587
6
-
L Thomas DEF335
9
-
J Ayew FWD3353
4
-
S Mavididi FWD3221
3
-
P Daka FWD3133
1
-
R Pereira DEF2921
6
-
J Stolarczyk GLK28
1
-
B Cordova-Reid FWD2751
2
1
O Skipp MID261
4
-
J James MID2693
5
-
J Vestergaard DEF243
4
-
C Okoli DEF2411
2
1
H Winks MID2412
2
-
H Choudhury MID23
4
-
J. Monga FWD2212
2
-
B Nelson DEF20
1
-
B Soumaré MID162
2
-
L. Page MID161
-
W Faes DEF1511
1
-
A Begovic GLK9
2
-
J Carranza FWD9
1
-
A Ramsey MID82
1
V Kristiansen DEF5
-
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