Watford vs Derby

24 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Eltringham

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo 31’
  • Moussa Sissoko 76’
  • Ebou Adams 2’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Derby. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ebou Adams put Derby ahead in the 2nd minute, Vakoun Issouf Bayo equalised in the 31st minute, and Moussa Sissoko won it in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Derby's 0.73 from 8.

Match stats

Watford Derby
12 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.14 xG 0.73
1.14 Non-penalty xG 0.73

Key events

Watford Derby
Kick-off
2’
Ebou Adams0-1 (Derby)
Vakoun Issouf Bayo1-1 (Watford)
31’
Half-time1-1
Moussa Sissoko2-1 (Watford)
76’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • Mileta Rajović
Derby
  • Curtis Nelson
  • Sonny Bradley
  • Ebou Adams

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.73 2’ Ebou Adams (Derby), 0-1 2’ 31’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 1-1 31’ 76’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 2-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.73 2’ Ebou Adams (Derby), 0-1 Adams 2’ 31’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 1-1 Bayo 31’ 76’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 2-1 Sissoko 76’
Watford 1.14 xGDerby 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Derby attacking Watford attacking 
71’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 47’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 69’ Ebou Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 90+2’ Sonny Bradley (Derby), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 31’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 76’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 76’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+4’ Tom Barkhuizen (Derby), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Ebou Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 29’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ David Ozoh (Derby), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Ebou Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ David Ozoh (Derby), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 47’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 69’ Ebou Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 90+2’ Sonny Bradley (Derby), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 31’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 76’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 76’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+4’ Tom Barkhuizen (Derby), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Ebou Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 29’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Ebou Adams (Derby), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ David Ozoh (Derby), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Ebou Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ David Ozoh (Derby), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
James Morris Taken off
74′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.23 – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
85′ 1 – 3 0.66 – – –
Ken Sema Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Kwadwo Baah Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Porteous Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – –
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

Watford win 50% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Derby win 23% Avg odds 4.15

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.