Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 13 Dec 2025

Wrexham 2–2 Watford

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.2 – 0.8
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made Wrexham favourites at 42%.

A draw the chances agree with: 1.2 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dominic Hyam, 55.3 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Dominic Hyam +17.2, Othmane Maamma +9.6.

Well below it: James Abankwah −23.0, Arthur Okonkwo −17.8, Marc Bola −17.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Wrexham

10 Dec 2025L 0–2at Hull City Championship
6 Dec 2025D 1–1at Preston North End Championship
29 Nov 2025D 1–1v Blackburn Rovers Championship
26 Nov 2025W 2–0v Bristol City Championship
22 Nov 2025D 0–0at Ipswich Town Championship

Watford

9 Dec 2025D 1–1v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
6 Dec 2025W 3–2v Norwich City Championship
1 Dec 2025L 1–2at Birmingham City Championship
25 Nov 2025D 1–1v Preston North End Championship
22 Nov 2025W 3–2at Derby County Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Wrexham

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oliver Rathbone Forward10100.03100.0–
Dominic Hyam Defender89000.0455.3+17.2
Ben Sheaf Midfielder2800–50.4–
Lewis O'Brien Midfielder62000.2844.1+3.3
Josh Windass Forward90100.3042.2−1.2
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper9000–39.9−17.8
Matty James Midfielder6201–37.9−4.6
Kieffer Moore Forward90000.0236.4−5.2
James McClean Midfielder7800–34.6−3.7
Nathan Broadhead Forward2800–33.7–
Ryan Longman Midfielder90000.1033.2−7.2
Max Cleworth Defender90000.0331.7−2.9
Ryan Hardie Forward12000.0929.4–
George Dobson Midfielder78000.0529.4−12.7
Callum Doyle Defender90000.2528.6−6.0
Ryan Barnett Midfielder1200–25.5–

Watford

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mamadou Doumbia Forward90100.2245.1+2.8
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper9000–42.4−10.2
Othmane Maamma Midfielder73110.2842.2+9.6
Edo Kayembe Midfielder8900–39.6−2.4
Imrân Louza Midfielder90000.0436.9−14.4
Matthew Pollock Defender90000.0636.5−10.1
Vivaldo Forward17000.0236.3–
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder1700–35.2–
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder1100–34.9–
Hector Kyprianou Midfielder9000–32.2−9.8
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward73000.1532.0−12.0
Max Alleyne Defender9000–31.4−10.8
James Abankwah Defender8300–21.5−23.0
Marc Bola Defender90000.0820.3−17.2
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender1700–17.5–