Championship · 2025Tue, 17 Mar 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeVicarage RoadFull-time recap

Watford

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Wrexham

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricWatfordWrexham
Shots13 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals2.03 xG/match0.35 xG/match
Possession42%58%
Corners3 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match7 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Pierre Ekwah · Watford · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetZak Vyner · Wrexham · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarc Bola · Watford · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJay Rodriguez · Wrexham · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis O'Brien · Wrexham · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMamadou Doumbia · Watford · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGiorgi Chakvetadze · Watford · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJames Abankwah · Watford · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBailey Cadamarteri · Wrexham · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSam Smith · Wrexham · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarc Bola · Watford · 18′ · 0.05 xG · goalMax Cleworth · Wrexham · 49′ · 0.05 xG · goalNestory Irankunda · Watford · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDominic Hyam · Wrexham · 69′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 28′ · 0.08 xG · on targetImrân Louza · Watford · 27′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedEdo Kayembe · Watford · 38′ · 0.10 xG · goalDavis Keillor-Dunn · Wrexham · 78′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 5′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedSaba Goglichidze · Watford · 47′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedEdoardo Bove · Watford · 90′ · 0.94 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Watford: 13 shots, 6 on target, 2.05 xG. Wrexham: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.34 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′Marc Bola · Watford · 18′Edo Kayembe · Watford · 38′Edoardo Bove · Watford · 90′Max Cleworth · Wrexham · 49′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Watford 2.05 xG · Wrexham 0.34 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Watford, Wrexham. A second useful context is: Wrexham's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Watford, Wrexham.

3.2 daysRest daysWatford · Wrexham3.99 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWatfordWrexhamBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.99 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Wrexham have a visible away split

strong

Wrexham's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.06 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.06 shots/match11.3 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Wrexham's recent record differs from the season

weak

Wrexham's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9.4 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9.4 shots/match11.3 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Watford
1Draws
0Wrexham
WrexhamWatford · Championship22

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Watford favored in 7 of 14 directional metrics · Wrexham in 3 · 4 too close

1.32 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 38/381.53 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 38/381.32 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 38/381.18 xG/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 38/381.28 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 38/3711.3 shots/match
11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 38/3713.6 shots/match
4.55 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 38/373.78 shots/match
3.63 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 38/374.24 shots/match
51.2%Possessionseason · 38/3748%
4.74 corners/matchCornersseason · 38/374.46 corners/match
5.21 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 38/375.46 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 37/369.61 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
16%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 38/3826%
76%Scoring frequencyseason · 38/3887%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Watford52.1
Wrexham35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Watford70.1
Wrexham47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Watford75
Wrexham24.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Watford85.4
Wrexham27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Watford39.6
Wrexham6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Watford39.6
Wrexham14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Watford59.4
Wrexham21.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.7 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots5/59.4 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/52.4 shots/match
49.4%Possession5/548.2%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.8 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.01 xG/match
15.1 shots/matchShots10/1011.2 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
51%Possession10/1051.8%
4.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010 fouls/match

Window

Season

38 / 38 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored38/381.53 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed38/381.32 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals38/381.18 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots38/3711.3 shots/match
4.55 shots/matchShots on target38/373.78 shots/match
51.2%Possession38/3748%
4.74 corners/matchCorners38/374.46 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls37/369.61 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

19 / 18 matches
1.53 goals/matchGoals scored19/181.22 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowed19/181.11 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals19/180.85 xG/match
15.7 shots/matchShots19/188.06 shots/match
5.53 shots/matchShots on target19/182.78 shots/match
51.7%Possession19/1844.8%
4.84 corners/matchCorners19/183.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls19/1710.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.99 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples38 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 17 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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