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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 24 Feb 2026

Watford 0–2 Ipswich Town

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.0 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.7 – 1.1
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot saw it as open: Watford 31%, the draw 30%, Ipswich Town 40%.

Ipswich Town won although Watford made the better chances (1.7 xG to 1.1): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christian Walton, 57.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Sindre Walle Egeli +21.7, Matthew Pollock +12.2.

Well below it: Egil Selvik −11.4, Nestory Irankunda −9.7, Giorgi Chakvetadze −8.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Watford

21 Feb 2026W 2–0v Derby County Championship
14 Feb 2026D 2–2at Preston North End Championship
7 Feb 2026L 0–1at Southampton Championship
3 Feb 2026D 0–0at Hull City Championship
31 Jan 2026L 0–2v Swansea City Championship

Ipswich Town

21 Feb 2026L 3–5at Wrexham Championship
13 Feb 2026L 0–1at Wrexham FA Cup
7 Feb 2026W 2–1at Derby County Championship
31 Jan 2026D 1–1v Preston North End Championship
24 Jan 2026L 1–3at Sheffield United Championship

Head to head

4 Nov 2025Ipswich Town 1–1 Watford Championship

Watford

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Matthew Pollock Defender9000–53.5+12.2
Pierre Ekwah Midfielder10000.0350.3–
Stephen Mfuni Defender9000–46.0+3.7
Mamadou Doumbia Forward31000.1643.2–
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward59000.2041.4+1.4
Nestory Irankunda Forward90000.2441.0−9.7
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper9000–40.3−11.4
Marc Bola Defender9000–39.7+4.7
Jeremy Ngakia Defender4500–39.5+6.3
Imrân Louza Midfielder80000.0538.6−1.7
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder9000–38.0+0.4
Edoardo Bove Midfielder45000.0437.8–
James Abankwah Defender73000.0337.5−2.1
Tom Ince Midfielder17000.7934.8–
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder4500–32.3−8.5
Jeremy Petris Defender45000.1529.7−6.8

Ipswich Town

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
George Hirst Forward16100.52100.0–
Christian Walton Goalkeeper9000–57.2+8.0
Jacob Greaves Defender9001–52.7−0.1
Sindre Walle Egeli Midfielder66100.1452.3+21.7
Dara O'Shea Defender9000–46.9+5.8
Dan Neil Midfielder6600–46.7–
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder74000.2044.5+3.7
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder9000–43.1−1.4
Cédric Kipré Defender9000–42.6+2.9
Ivan Azón Forward74000.2140.8+0.8
Jack Clarke Midfielder89000.0639.9−4.2
Wes Burns Midfielder2400–38.7–
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder2400–35.4–
Anis Mehmeti Forward1600–33.8–
Darnell Furlong Defender9000–33.8−1.5
Ben Johnson Defender800–6.5–