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Watford v Norwich City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Vicarage Road, Watford

Johannes Hoff Thorup will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Norwich City side to the Vicarage Road to visit Watford and Tom Cleverley. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.

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Watford's next match is v Sunderland at 12:30 on Saturday 8th February
Norwich City's next match is v Derby at 15:00 on Saturday 8th February
The last English Championship meeting between Watford and Norwich was on Saturday 1st February 2025
English Championship
February 1st 2025
Watford 0
1 Norwich
 
41' J. Sargent
 
WAT
NOR
Shots On
1
5
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
3
6
Possession
42%
58%
Fouls
14
8
Yellow/red cards
3/1
 
WatfordNorwich
 
J. Bond
Y. Larouci (T. Ince 83')
M. Pollock
R. Andrews
J. Abankwah (F. Sierralta Carvallo 90')
G. Chakvetadze
I. Louza
M. Sissoko (M. Adu-Poku 90')
E. Kayembe
A. Dele-Bashiru (M. Doumbia 75')
V. Bayo
A. Gunn
K. Fisher
S. Duffy
C. Doyle
(B. Hills 84') L. Mahovo
K. McLean
(J. Stacey 75') J. Sørensen
E. Marcondes Camargo Hansen
O. Schwartau
(B. Chrisene 84') football iconJ. Sargent
(A. Crnac 69') L. Dobbin

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Watford and Norwich combined during 90 mins. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this prediction, and we think there's a 76% chance of it being a winning tip. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.40.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Watford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
46%
7/4
22%
17/10
20%
Draw
27%
23/10
3%
12/5
Norwich
27%
31/20
18%
6/4
19%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/25/1
8%
Watford 1-0
12%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Watford 2-1
9%
9/1
11%
8/1
13%
Norwich 1-0
9%
8/1
25%
7/1
16%
Watford 2-0
9%
12/1
8%
11/1
20%
Draw 0-0
9%
9/1
17%
8/1
5%
Norwich 2-1
6%
9/1
17%
15/2
11%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
8%
10/1
Norwich 2-0
5%
12/1
24%
10/1
15%
Watford 3-1
4%
20/1
24%
14/1
15%
Watford 3-0
4%
28/1
38%
18/1
27%
Norwich 3-1
2%
20/1
9%
14/1
12%
Watford 3-2
2%
28/1
26%
18/1
12%
Norwich 3-2
2%
28/118/1
10%
Watford 4-1
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
26%
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
10/11
6%
4/5
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
10/11
5%
10/11
5%
Home 1st Goal
52%
11/10
26%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
5/6
19%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
8/11
7%
4/6
1%
BTTS - No
51%
1/1
9%
11/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
9/2
38%
19/5
23%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
12%
4/1
17%
17/5
16%
Home/draw
73%
1/2
10%
1/2
11%
Away/draw
54%
2/5
14%
4/9
13%
Home/away
73%
1/3
2%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
2/7
3%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
11/4
6%
5/2
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
12/5
13%
2/1
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/3
5%
4/11
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
5/1
9%
9/2
10%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/8
2%
1/8
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1
18%
9/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/16
2%
1/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
9/1
17%
17/2
Home DNB
65%
10/11
22%
10/11
19%
Away DNB
46%
4/5
20%
4/5
18%
Watford win to nil
27%
4/1
25%
-
Norwich win to nil
15%
7/2
25%
-
Watford / Watford
18%
7/2
25%
10/3
24%
Watford / Norwich
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
9%
Watford / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Watford
13%
5/1
9%
5/1
14%
Draw / Norwich
14%
5/1
14%
19/4
12%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Norwich / Watford
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
11%
Norwich / Norwich
20%
10/3
13%
3/1
20%
Norwich / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 48 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 14 games at home winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Norwich are in 11th position in the Championship on 39 points having played 29 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Norwich have conceded 22 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Norwich
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3018934163 
Feb 11
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
2
Burnley31161322861 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 12
3
Sheff Utd3019652061 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland30161041958 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
Apr 8
l
 
2-1F
5
Blackburn3113612445 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
d
 
2-2A
Mar 1
6
West Brom30101461244 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
Mar 29
d
 
2-2A
7
M'Boro30128101044 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
d
 
3-3F
Apr 26
8
Norwich Away3011910742 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
-
-
9
Bristol C3010128342 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
l
 
0-2A
Mar 15
10
Sheff Wed3011910-342 
May 3
w
 
2-6F
Mar 12
l
 
2-0A
11
Coventry3011811341 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Watford Home3012513-241 
-
-
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
13
QPR31101110-541 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
14
Millwall30101010340 
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
15
Preston308139-537 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
Feb 11
d
 
2-2A
16
Oxford Utd3191012-1137 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
Mar 8
l
 
2-0A
17
Swansea309714-1034 
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
18
Stoke3071112-932 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 1
Feb 22
d
 
1-1A
19
Cardiff3071013-1831 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
May 3
l
 
2-1F
20
Portsmouth307914-1630 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
21
Hull307815-929 
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
Feb 15
22
Derby307617-927 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
Feb 8
w
 
2-3F
23
Luton307617-1927 
Feb 23
l
 
3-0A
w
 
4-2A
w
 
0-1F
24
Plymouth3051015-3425 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
w
 
6-1F
Apr 5
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Norwich 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 1998
Watford
Norwich
Goals: Scored
27
21
Games: Scored
14 / 16
14 / 16
Clean sheets
2 / 16
2 / 16
WAT
10
D
3
NOR
3
League games at Norwich since 1998
Norwich
Watford
Goals: Scored
34
26
Games: Scored
14 / 17
14 / 17
Clean sheets
3 / 17
3 / 17
WAT
8
D
1
NOR
8
Goal Statistics
Watford 12th Norwich 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Norwich will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Watford have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-30
Norwich have scored 30% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280448/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Norwich
1.4
1
Attack rating
WAT
NOR
4%
better
view stats
Games scored23
20
Failed to score5
7
Scored first10
14
Goals scored39
43
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
3%
better
WAT
NOR
view stats
Games conceded22
23
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first17
12
Goals conceded39
39
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+3%

Watford v Norwich Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301058
M PollockV BayoG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bond GLK9
-
R Andrews DEF2432
3
-
M Pollock DEF304
5
-
J Abankwah DEF4
1
-
E Kayembe MID297
5
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID132
-
M Sissoko MID2711
5
-
Y Larouci MID282
1
-
I Louza  FWD171
6
-
V Bayo FWD2910
4
1
G Chakvetadze FWD2925
5
-
Subs
E Selvik GLK
-
R Porteous DEF222
7
-
J Morris DEF14
2
-
J Ngakia DEF131
5
-
F Carvallo DEF23
8
-
K Keben DEF1
-
T Ince MID191
-
M. Doumbia FWD6
-
M Adu-Poku FWD1
-
Norwich Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
307611
S DuffyJ SargentC DoyleC Doyle
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Gunn GLK24
1
-
K. Fisher DEF251
6
-
S Duffy DEF302
4
-
C Doyle DEF3016
11
-
L Mahovo DEF4
-
O Schwartau MID251
4
-
K McLean MID223
4
1
E Marcondes MID2244
5
-
J Sörensen FWD13
2
-
J Sargent FWD1675
1
-
L Dobbin FWD51
1
-
Subs
G Long GLK7
-
J Stacey DEF285
3
-
B Chrisene DEF221
2
-
B Hills DEF3
-
E. Myles MID2
-
U. Djedje MID
-
A. Bridge MID
-
A. Crnac FWD2853
1
-
K. Aboh FWD
-