Watford vs Derby County prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 13 March 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Watford vs Derby County

Championship · Saturday 13 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · Vicarage Road, Watford

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Watford vs Derby County preview

Watford host Derby County in the Championship on Saturday 13 March 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Vicarage Road in Watford. Watford go into the round 20th, on 14 points from 14 games, while Derby County are 23rd in the table with 7 points from 14.

Watford have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Derby County have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Watford have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Derby County average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Watford have 6 wins to Derby County's 3 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.2 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 21 Feb 2026, ended Watford 2-0 Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
20Watford144281323-1014LWLLW
23Derby County141491129-187LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 6, draws 1, Derby County 3.

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Watford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Federico Ravaglia, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Iker Bravo, Myron Boadu

Derby County expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Dion Sanderson, Bobby Clark, Sammie Szmodics, David Ozoh, Joe Ward, Carlton Morris, Ryan Hedges, Henrik Meister

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