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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 21 Mar 2026

Watford 0–0 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.7
Actual xG
0.3 – 2.1
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Watford favourites at 57%.

Leicester City deserved more from the draw, creating 2.1 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Egil Selvik, 65.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku +17.6, Egil Selvik +13.2, Luke Thomas +9.5.

Well below it: Formose Mendy −21.6, Kévin Keben Biakolo −18.8, Nestory Irankunda −10.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Watford

17 Mar 2026W 3–1v Wrexham Championship
14 Mar 2026L 1–3at Stoke City Championship
10 Mar 2026D 1–1at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
27 Feb 2026W 2–1at Bristol City Championship
24 Feb 2026L 0–2v Ipswich Town Championship

Leicester City

14 Mar 2026L 1–3v Queens Park Rangers Championship
10 Mar 2026W 2–0v Bristol City Championship
7 Mar 2026D 1–1at Ipswich Town Championship
28 Feb 2026L 0–2v Norwich City Championship
24 Feb 2026D 1–1at Middlesbrough Championship

Head to head

26 Dec 2025Leicester City 1–2 Watford Championship

Watford

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper9000–65.0+13.2
Vivaldo Forward900–38.1–
Pierre Ekwah Midfielder8700–35.6–
Edo Kayembe Midfielder90000.1835.5−5.3
Marc Bola Defender90000.0235.4+4.7
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder2300–32.5–
Imrân Louza Midfielder67000.0132.3−4.0
Matthew Pollock Defender9000–31.3−8.3
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward76000.0230.5−8.0
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder6600–29.7−8.4
Formose Mendy Defender4500–29.1−21.6
Edoardo Bove Midfielder2400–28.7–
Nestory Irankunda Forward90000.0427.4−10.3
Mamadou Doumbia Forward1400–23.9–
James Abankwah Defender9000–22.0−8.1
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender4500–20.6−18.8

Leicester City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joe Aribo Midfielder10000.0557.3–
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper9000–55.8+7.9
Jordan Ayew Forward100–52.5–
Jamaal Lascelles Defender7900–49.1–
Caleb Okoli Defender9000–47.6+4.9
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder90000.1046.4+17.6
Divine Mukasa Midfielder29000.1946.1–
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder2900–45.2–
Oliver Skipp Midfielder8000–39.4+2.7
Luke Thomas Defender9000–39.1+9.5
Harry Winks Midfielder90000.0238.0−2.5
Patson Daka Forward89001.0836.2−4.1
Jordan James Midfielder61000.0632.7−6.1
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder61000.1028.2−1.2
Ricardo Pereira Defender90000.0726.2−7.0
Benjamin Nelson Defender11000.4620.8–