Championship · 2025Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 19:45 UTCFull timeCarrow RoadFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricNorwich CityWatford
Shots9 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals0.95 xG/match0.36 xG/match
Possession55%45%
Corners8 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match6 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.

Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford · 19′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKenny McLean · Norwich City · 6′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMatthew Pollock · Watford · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarc Bola · Watford · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJacob Wright · Norwich City · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMax Alleyne · Watford · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMax Alleyne · Watford · 25′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVivaldo · Watford · 90′ · 0.04 xG · goalJacob Wright · Norwich City · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJacob Wright · Norwich City · 57′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTom Ince · Watford · 10′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 68′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMatthew Pollock · Watford · 79′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 47′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedJovon Makama · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedTony Springett · Norwich City · 12′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Norwich City: 9 shots, 1 on target, 0.96 xG. Watford: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.35 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Vivaldo · Watford · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Norwich City 0.96 xG · Watford 0.35 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Norwich City, Watford. A second useful context is: Watford'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 Norwich City, Watford.

3.2 daysRest daysNorwich City · Watford3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNorwich CityWatfordBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.2 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Watford have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.9 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.9 shots/match13.9 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Norwich City
0Draws
1Watford
WatfordNorwich City · Championship32

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Norwich City favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Watford in 10 · 4 too close

1.08 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 24/241.42 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/241.21 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 24/241.35 xG/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 24/241.04 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 23/2413.9 shots/match
13.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 23/2411.8 shots/match
3.83 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 23/244.71 shots/match
4.43 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 23/243.54 shots/match
51.8%Possessionseason · 23/2451.4%
4.91 corners/matchCornersseason · 23/244.46 corners/match
5.52 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 23/245.21 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.74 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 23/2311.3 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
8%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 24/2413%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2483%

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.

Norwich City56.2
Watford52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Norwich City37.5
Watford79.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Norwich City20.9
Watford72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Norwich City27.1
Watford77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Norwich City12.5
Watford77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Norwich City47.9
Watford18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Norwich City36.5
Watford64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.32 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots5/513.2 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
52.4%Possession5/550%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.35 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots10/1014.5 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target10/105.1 shots/match
49.8%Possession10/1054%
6 corners/matchCorners10/105.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

24 / 24 matches
1.08 goals/matchGoals scored24/241.42 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed24/241.21 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.35 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots23/2413.9 shots/match
3.83 shots/matchShots on target23/244.71 shots/match
51.8%Possession23/2451.4%
4.91 corners/matchCorners23/244.46 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.74 fouls/matchFouls23/2311.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 12 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored12/121.17 goals/match
1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.42 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals12/121.08 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots12/1210.9 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target12/123.5 shots/match
54.6%Possession12/1250%
5.67 corners/matchCorners12/123.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.17 fouls/matchFouls12/1111.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.2 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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