Watford vs Luton

23 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Tom Dele-Bashiru 11’ (pen)
  • Edo Kayembe 23’

Match summary

Watford beat Luton 2-0. Watford led 2-0 at half-time.

Tom Dele-Bashiru put Watford ahead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute and Edo Kayembe made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Luton's 0.69 from 10.

Match stats

Watford Luton
10 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 0.69
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.69

Key events

Watford Luton
Kick-off
Tom Dele-Bashiru
Penalty
1-0 (Watford)
11’
Edo Kayembe2-0 (Watford)
23’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Jeremy Ngakia
  • Matthew Pollock
Luton
  • Mads Andersen
  • Carlton Morris

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.69 11’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-0 11’ 23’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 2-0 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.69 11’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-0 Dele-Bashiru 11’ 23’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 2-0 Kayembe 23’
Watford 2.42 xGLuton 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Watford attacking 
23’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 11’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 40’ Mads Andersen (Luton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 55’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 35’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 22’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+4’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 22’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Tom Ince (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Thelo Aasgaard (Luton), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Reuell Walters (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Liam Walsh (Luton), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Mads Andersen (Luton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 11’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 40’ Mads Andersen (Luton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 55’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 35’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 22’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+4’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 22’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Tom Ince (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Thelo Aasgaard (Luton), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Reuell Walters (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Liam Walsh (Luton), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Mads Andersen (Luton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Kévin Keben Biakolo Taken off
53′ – – – – – – –
James Abankwah Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.36 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Tom Ince
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.86 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Taken off
78′ – – 2 0.22 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Pollock Came on as a substitute
37′ – – – – – –
Francisco Sierralta Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
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 40% Avg odds 2.36
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Luton win 30% Avg odds 3.17

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.