Watford 1–2 Norwich City
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.6 – 1.2
- Actual xG
- 0.5 – 0.7
- Goals
- 1 – 2
Footybot made Watford favourites at 45%.
Norwich City won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 0.5.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marcelino Núñez, 64.9 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Watford
| 9 Aug 2025 | L 0–1 | at Charlton Athletic |
Norwich City
| 9 Aug 2025 | L 1–2 | v Millwall |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Watford
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwadwo Baah | 28 | 61.1 | – |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | 45 | 48.1 | – |
| Imrân Louza | 45 | 47.0 | – |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | 44.2 | – |
| Edo Kayembe | 90 | 41.8 | – |
| Nestory Irankunda | 90 | 40.3 | – |
| Hector Kyprianou | 90 | 36.9 | – |
| Vivaldo | 80 | 35.2 | – |
| Jack Grieves | 45 | 35.1 | – |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 45 | 34.7 | – |
| Max Alleyne | 90 | 33.6 | – |
| Tom Ince | 62 | 31.3 | – |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 10 | 31.0 | – |
| Ryan Andrews | 45 | 27.1 | – |
| Marc Bola | 90 | 25.1 | – |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 45 | 20.4 | – |
Norwich City
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelino Núñez | 90 | 64.9 | – |
| Matěj Jurásek | 8 | 57.5 | – |
| Josh Sargent | 62 | 54.1 | – |
| Harry Darling | 90 | 52.0 | – |
| Mirko Topić | 45 | 50.2 | – |
| Ben Chrisene | 90 | 49.9 | – |
| Daniel Grimshaw | 90 | 48.6 | – |
| Papa Amadou Diallo | 62 | 45.0 | – |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 28 | 43.3 | – |
| Jacob Wright | 45 | 39.9 | – |
| Jakov Medić | 90 | 38.9 | – |
| Kellen Fisher | 82 | 38.2 | – |
| Emiliano Marcondes | 90 | 34.6 | – |
| Oscar Schwartau | 73 | 34.0 | – |
| Liam Gibbs | 17 | 33.3 | – |
| Jovon Makama | 28 | 33.2 | – |