Watford vs Ipswich

24 February 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • S. W. Egeli 37’
  • G. Hirst 77’

Match summary

Ipswich beat Watford 2-0 on the road. Ipswich led 1-0 at half-time.

S. W. Egeli put Ipswich ahead in the 37th minute and G. Hirst made it 0-2 in the 77th minute.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Ipswich's 1.22 from 11. T. Ince had a penalty saved for Watford.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
11 Shots 11
2 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 4
367 Passes 407
82.8% Pass accuracy 79.9%
18 Tackles 14
14 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 3

Key events

Watford Ipswich
23’
S. W. EgeliShot on target
J. Abankwah
25’
N. Irankunda
28’
37’
S. W. EgeliLeft foot shot0-1 (Ipswich)
E. BoveG. Chakvetadze
46’
J. NgakiaJ. Petris
46’
56’
C. Kipré
M. DoumbiaL. Kjerrumgaard
59’
66’
J. CajusteD. Neil
66’
W. BurnsS. W. Egeli
T. InceJ. Abankwah
73’
74’
G. HirstI. A. Monzón
74’
A. MehmetiM. Núñez
77’
G. Hirst0-2 (Ipswich)
P. EkwahI. Louza
80’
83’
D. Furlong
T. InceMissed penaltysaved
84’
T. InceShot on target
84’
85’
C. Walton
89’
B. JohnsonJ. Clarke
N. IrankundaShot on target
90+5’

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.22 37’ S. W. Egeli (Ipswich), 0-1 37’ 77’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), 0-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.22 37’ S. W. Egeli (Ipswich), 0-1 Egeli 37’ 77’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), 0-2 Hirst 77’
Watford 1.63 xGIpswich 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ipswich attacking Watford attacking 
84’ T. Ince (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 77’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+5’ N. Irankunda (Watford), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 33’ J. Petris (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 37’ M. Núñez (Ipswich), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ I. A. Monzón (Ipswich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+4’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ I. A. Monzón (Ipswich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ M. Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ M. Núñez (Ipswich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ J. Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ S. W. Egeli (Ipswich), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 64’ I. Louza (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ I. A. Monzón (Ipswich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ E. Bove (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ J. Abankwah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ P. Ekwah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ S. W. Egeli (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ N. Irankunda (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ M. Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ T. Ince (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 77’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+5’ N. Irankunda (Watford), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 33’ J. Petris (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 37’ M. Núñez (Ipswich), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ I. A. Monzón (Ipswich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ M. Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ I. A. Monzón (Ipswich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ M. Núñez (Ipswich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ I. Louza (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ J. Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ S. W. Egeli (Ipswich), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 24’ I. A. Monzón (Ipswich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ E. Bove (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ J. Abankwah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ P. Ekwah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ S. W. Egeli (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ N. Irankunda (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ M. Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Watford 5-4-1 Starting XI
Selvik
Petris 46’
Abankwah
Pollock
Mfuni
Bola
Irankunda
Mendy
Louza 80’
Chakvetadze 46’
Kjerrumgaard 59’
Ipswich 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Walton
Furlong
O'Shea
Kipré
Greaves
Matusiwa
Neil 66’
Egeli
Núñez 74’
Clarke 89’
Monzón 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
E. Selvik
90′ 1 2 22 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
J. Petris
45′ 2 – – 4 – 6 – – – –
J. Abankwah
73′ 2 1 – 7 3 37 2 – –
M. Pollock
90′ – – – 6 6 44 1 – – –
S. Mfuni
90′ – – –
M. Bola
90′ 1 1 – 2 – 35 – – – –
J. Ngakia Came on as a substitute
45′ 3 – – 4 – 17 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
N. Irankunda
90′ – – 11 – – 1 1 5 5 3
N. Mendy
90′ – – 23 – – 3 1 5 1 2 –
I. Louza
80′ – – 50 – – 1 2 2 3 – –
G. Chakvetadze
45′ – – 13 – – – – 1 – – –
E. Bove Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 24 – – 2 – 5 1 1 –
T. Ince Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – 1 –
P. Ekwah Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – –
Forwards2 players
L. Kjerrumgaard
59′ – – 1 – 0.06 – – 4 1 10 –
M. Doumbia Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 – 0.09 – 1 1 – 8 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Watford win 30% Avg odds 3.14
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Ipswich win 41% Avg odds 2.28

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

Form going into the game

Watford LDLDW
Ipswich WLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.