Watford vs Derby County – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:0
21/02/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 33
  • Referee: Webb D. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.560.65
Ball possession
45%55%
Total shots
185
Shots on target
81
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
22
Passes
78% (279/359)84% (356/425)
Yellow cards
22
Expected goals (xG)
1.560.65
xG on target (xGOT)
1.440.17
Total shots
185
Shots on target
81
Shots off target
53
Blocked shots
51
Shots inside the box
83
Shots outside the box
102
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
22
Touches in opposition box
2316
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
10
Free kicks
1113
Passes
78% (279/359)84% (356/425)
Long passes
33% (19/57)53% (27/51)
Passes in final third
62% (68/109)63% (73/115)
Crosses
0% (0/9)26% (5/19)
Expected assists (xA)
1.070.61
Throw ins
1834
Fouls
1311
Tackles
74% (17/23)67% (6/9)
Duels won
6041
Clearances
3535
Interceptions
95
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
16
xGOT faced
0.171.44
Goals prevented
0.17-0.56

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 5', 1 - 0, Kjerrumgaard L. ,
  • 23', Clarke M. 🟨,
  • 23', Maamma O. , Chakvetadze G. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 52', Chakvetadze G. 🟨,
  • 55', Elder C. 🟨,
  • 62', Ozoh D. , Clark B. ,
  • 62', Brewster R. , Morris C. ,
  • 62', Elder C. , Murkin D. ,
  • 68', Irankunda N. , Baah K. ,
  • 68', Kjerrumgaard L. , Doumbia M. ,
  • 78', Brereton Diaz B. , Fraulo O. ,
  • 83', Doumbia M. 🟨,
  • 85', Baah K. , Bola M. ,
  • 86', Goglichidze S. , Pollock M. ,
  • 90', 2 - 0, Doumbia M. , Bola M. (A),
  • 90+2', Travis L. , Allen C. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Watford
44.8%
Draw
27.9%
Derby County
27.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
48.5% 26.9% 24.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

51.2% 28.4% 23.3%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Watford has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.7%)
  • Derby County has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Watford than the current prediction. (+6.4%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Watford, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Derby County than the current prediction. (-4%)
  • Watford - Derby County Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.13
    (1.95)
    3.41
    (3.51)
    3.47
    (3.84)
    5%
    (5.8%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Watford - Derby County?
  • Users Predictions: 21 users predict this event. Watford will win (votes: 7 - 33.3%). Derby will win (votes: 10 - 47.6%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 19%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Derby: 26.2%69%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Watford (votes: 2 - 40%). Derby (votes: 2 - 40%). Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 12 and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Watford won 5.
    • Recent form of Watford has been disappointing (last 5 games: 0 wins).
    • Derby is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Recently, Watford has had a series of away games.
    • Watford will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Watford: Ekwah P. (Injury) Kyprianou H. (Ankle Injury) Vata R. (Hamstring Injury)
    • There will not play in Derby: Johnston M. (Hamstring Injury) Langas S. (Hamstring Injury) Widell Zetterstrom J. (Illness)
    • In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Watford won 7 matches, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 22:22. (average 1.8:1.8).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Watford won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 9:8. (average 1.8:1.6).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Watford - Derby County were as follows:
    22.11.2025 Derby County - Watford 2:3
    18.01.2025 Derby County - Watford 0:2
    24.08.2024 Watford - Derby County 2:1
    Latest results of Watford
    07.02.2026 Southampton - Watford 1:0
    03.02.2026 Hull City - Watford 0:0
    31.01.2026 Watford - Swansea City 0:2
    24.01.2026 Blackburn Rovers - Watford 1:1
    Latest results of Derby County
    English League Championship Table
    Main
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Coventry ✔ 462811797:455295
    2Ipswich462315880:473384
    3Millwall4624111164:491583
    4Southampton ✔ 4622141082:562680
    5Middlesbrough4622141072:472580
    6Hull4621101570:66473
    7Wrexham4619141369:65471
    8Derby462091767:59869
    9Norwich461981963:56765
    10Birmingham4617131657:56164
    11Swansea4618101857:59-264
    12Bristol City4617111859:59062
    13Sheffield Utd461862266:66060
    14Preston4615151655:62-760
    15QPR4616102061:73-1258
    16Watford4614151753:65-1257
    17Stoke4615102151:56-555
    18Portsmouth4614131949:64-1555
    19Charlton4613141944:58-1453
    20Blackburn4613132042:56-1452
    21West Brom4613141948:58-1051
    22Oxford Utd ✔ 4611142145:59-1447
    23Leicester ✔ 4612161858:68-1046
    24Sheffield Wed ✔ 462123229:89-600

          Promotion ~ Premier League
          Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
          Relegation ~ League One

    Clinched Spots for Teams
    Coventry is Confirmed as championsnQualified for Premier League
    Southampton is Qualified for Championship (Play Offs Semi~finals)
    Oxford Utd is Relegated to League One
    Leicester is Relegated to League One
    Sheffield Wed is Relegated to League One