Derby vs Watford

18 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Imrân Louza 4’
  • Edo Kayembe 66’

Match summary

Watford won 2-0 away at Derby. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Imrân Louza put Watford ahead in the 4th minute and Edo Kayembe made it 0-2 in the 66th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Derby created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Watford 1.96 from 15.

Match stats

Derby Watford
15 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 1.96
1.89 Non-penalty xG 1.96

Key events

Derby Watford
Kick-off
4’
Imrân Louza0-1 (Watford)
Half-time0-1
66’
Edo Kayembe0-2 (Watford)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Derby
  • Callum Elder
Watford
  • James Abankwah
  • Francisco Sierralta
  • Jeremy Ngakia

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 1.96 4’ Imrân Louza (Watford), 0-1 4’ 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 0-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 1.96 4’ Imrân Louza (Watford), 0-1 Louza 4’ 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 0-2 Kayembe 66’
Derby 1.99 xGWatford 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Derby attacking 
41’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 68’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 3’ Jerry Yates (Derby), set piece, 0.23 xG, off target 81’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 41’ Kayden Jackson (Derby), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 69’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 49’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 55’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 4’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 60’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 46’ Ebou Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 49’ Ebou Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Kane Wilson (Derby), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Jerry Yates (Derby), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Eiran Cashin (Derby), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Ebou Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Kayden Jackson (Derby), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Curtis Nelson (Derby), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ James Abankwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 68’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 3’ Jerry Yates (Derby), set piece, 0.23 xG, off target 81’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 41’ Kayden Jackson (Derby), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 49’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 69’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 55’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 60’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 4’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 46’ Ebou Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 49’ Ebou Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Kane Wilson (Derby), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Jerry Yates (Derby), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Eiran Cashin (Derby), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Ebou Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Kayden Jackson (Derby), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Curtis Nelson (Derby), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ James Abankwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Kane Wilson Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Curtis Nelson
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Callum Elder Taken off
74′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 6 0.69 – – –
Ben Osborn
90′ – – – – – – –
Kayden Jackson Taken off
62′ – – 2 0.21 – – –
Kenzo Goudmijn Taken off
74′ – – – – – – –
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing Taken off
74′ – – 3 0.62 – – –
Jerry Yates
90′ – – 2 0.33 – – –
Corey Blackett-Taylor Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Craig Forsyth Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Harness Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Dajaune Brown Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Joe Ward Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Derby win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Watford win 25% Avg odds 3.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.