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Saturday, 28/11/2026 at 16:00

37d 11h to kick-off
Match preview · Championship

Derby County – Watford

Derby County 23rd in Championship Home 1.52 projected goals by the model
Watford 20th in Championship Away 1.13 projected goals by the model

Model updated 22 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.52 1.13
Derby County Watford
Derby County
45%
Draw
30%
Watford
25%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Derby County Draw Watford
Fair odds 2.24 3.34 3.93
Total goals
2.65
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
59%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Derby County

45% Derby County to win

Attack
16th vs 24th
Derby County attack v Watford defence
Defence
17th vs 19th
Derby County defence v Watford attack
Recent xG form
-0.16 vs -0.84
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.52 – 1.13
Derby County v Watford
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Derby County and Watford compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Derby County Watford
xG / match 0.96 · 23rd (better) 1.13 · 18th
xGA / match (better) 1.65 · 20th 1.88 · 24th
xGD / match (better) -0.69 · 21st -0.75 · 23rd
xPts / match (better) 1.07 · 18th 0.88 · 24th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.16 -0.84

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Derby County clean sheet
30%
Derby County 2+ goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score: no
41%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.2%
2:1
10.8%
1:0
8.5%
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Match result

Derby County to win
44.6% 2.24 —
Draw
29.9% 3.34 —
Watford to win
25.5% 3.93 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
78.3% 1.28 —
Under 1.5 goals
21.7% 4.61 —
Over 2.5 goals
50.6% 1.98 —
Under 2.5 goals
49.4% 2.02 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
58.6% 1.71 —
Both teams not to score
41.4% 2.41 —

Team goals — Derby County

Derby County to score
80.7% 1.24 —
Derby County not to score
19.3% 5.18 —
Derby County 2+ goals
46.2% 2.17 —
Derby County at most 1 goal
53.8% 1.86 —

Team goals — Watford

Watford to score
70.4% 1.42 —
Watford not to score
29.6% 3.38 —
Watford 2+ goals
31.5% 3.18 —
Watford at most 1 goal
68.5% 1.46 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Derby County sample
20 matches
Watford sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Derby County
6 matches
Away xG sample · Watford
5 matches
Computed
Thursday, 22/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.