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Watford 0–0 Leicester City · Championship

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0–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Watford and Leicester City drew 0–0.

Shots
615
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.272.13
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Watford and Leicester City drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Watford – Leicester City): shots 6–15, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.27–2.13, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Leicester City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Leicester City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.31 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.31 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Watford, Leicester City.

3.8 days ▲Rest daysWatford · Leicester City7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWatfordLeicester CityBaseline
Rest days3.8 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots15 shotsWatford 6 shots, Leicester City 15 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsWatford 2 shots, Leicester City 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.27 xG2.13 xGWatford 0.27 xG, Leicester City 2.13 xG
  • Possession45%55%Watford 45%, Leicester City 55%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersWatford 7 corners, Leicester City 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls8 foulsWatford 13 fouls, Leicester City 8 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Ricardo Pereira · Leicester City · 36′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 60′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 72′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarc Bola · Watford · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEdo Kayembe · Watford · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 51′ · 0.04 xG · on targetNestory Irankunda · Watford · 70′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 70′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 75′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJoe Aribo · Leicester City · 86′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJordan James · Leicester City · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 63′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 63′ · 0.13 xG · on targetEdo Kayembe · Watford · 2′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 65′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.48 xG · on targetPatson Daka · Leicester City · 41′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Watford: 6 shots, 2 on target, 0.27 xG. Leicester City: 15 shots, 5 on target, 2.18 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Watford 0.27 xG · Leicester City 2.18 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Watford
0Draws
4Leicester City
Leicester City — Watford · Championship1–2
Watford — Leicester City · Championship1–2
Leicester City — Watford · Championship2–0
Watford — Leicester City · Premier League1–5
Leicester City — Watford · Premier League4–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Watford favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Leicester City in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Watford39 matchesLeicester City39 matches
1.28 goals/matchGoals scored39/391.31 goals/match
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals allowed39/391.54 goals/match
1.28 xG/match ▲Expected goals39/391.03 xG/match
13.9 shots/match ▲Shots39/3811.5 shots/match
4.49 shots/match ▲Shots on target39/383.68 shots/match
51% ●Possession39/3850.9%
4.79 corners/match ●Corners39/384.63 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls38/3810.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples39 / 39home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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