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Football England - EFL Championship Vicarage Road Sat 21 Mar 11:00
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  8. Squads
  9. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Watford vs Leicester

Watford take on Leicester at Vicarage Road, with kick-off set for 11:00 on Saturday 21 March.

Hornets Should Have the Edge

There are several reasons to back Watford on the Full-Time Result betting market, especially at value odds of -105. We think that the favourites will prove too strong for Leicester.

Watford Beat Leicester in their Last Clash

Watford were winners last time out. Landing a 3-1 home victory against Wrexham at Vicarage Road. Edward Still's team recorded six shots on target and had 42% possession, while Marc Bola, Edo Kayembe and Edoardo Bove scored one goal each.

Leicester City lost when last in action. In a home game at King Power Stadium, they were beaten 3-1 by Queens Park Rangers. The Foxes managed two shots on goal and enjoyed 61% possession, with Jordan James on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The most recent head-to-head saw Watford land a 2-1 away victory over Leicester at King Power Stadium. The previous 9 H2H meetings have seen Leicester win six times, one draw and two Watford triumphs.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
9 Watford logo Watford 38 14 13 11 50 46 4 50:46 55
23 Leicester logo Leicester 38 11 11 16 51 60 -9 51:60 38
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Watford – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.1 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 14.4 attempts. Watford have had 50.9% possession and 4.7 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.3 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 9.6 attempts, while being awarded 5.1 corners.

Top scorer Luca Kjerrumgaard has found the net 2 times, with Marc Bola, Edo Kayembe, Edoardo Bove and Nestory Irankunda getting 1 goals each. Giorgi Chakvetadze and Imran Louza have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Leicester City – Last 10 League Games

Leicester have 1 victory, 6 defeats and 3 draws, averaging 3.4 shots on goal, 11.4 attempts and 1.2 goals. Gary Rowett's men average 50.6% possession, 4.6 corners taken and 7.2 corners against them, while 1.9 goals have been conceded from 13.3 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal.

Abdul Fatawu is top of the team’s scoring charts with 4, while Patson Daka and Divine Mukasa have 2. Divine Mukasa has had 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Watford predicted lineup (4-4-2): Egil Selvik (GK), James Abankwah, Saba Goglichidze, Mattie Pollock, Marc Bola, Nestory Irankunda, Imran Louza, Pierre Ekwah, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Vivaldo Semedo, Edoardo Bove.

Leicester predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk (GK), Hamza Choudhury, Caleb Okoli, Ben Nelson, Luke Thomas, Oliver Skipp, Jordan James, Issahaku Fatawu, Divine Mukasa, Stephy Mavididi, Jordan Ayew.

Watford vs Leicester Prediction & Betting Tips

Our expert Watford vs Leicester betting tips include a main match prediction, a correct score pick, corners forecast, standout player prop selections and bet builder advice. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Match Prediction

If you agree with our verdict that Watford can claim a Championship victory, then there’s the chance to get betting odds of -105 that this happens. We think that this price sticks out.

Plenty of research goes into our football picks. It begins by focusing on the latest Championship form and knowing the injury situation. The important numbers can then be utilised to help complete the picture.

Key Watford vs Leicester league stats:

  • Leicester have lost 6 of their last 10 games.
Watford to Win Probability

The best football betting sites make it a 51.3% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Watford Watford logo 2 - 1 Leicester logo Leicester

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves Watford to win 2-1. The odds of +600 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jordan James to Score +450 BetMGM logo

Jordan James (Leicester) has managed three goals in his past seven Championship away games. We’re happy to take the +450 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

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Corners Prediction

Over 10.5 Corners -102 BetMGM logo

Each of the previous four Leicester away matches have involved over 10.5 corners. The two sides should be capable of covering the line when it comes to Total Corners and odds of -102 are available.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Watford Logo Watford
Total
9.80 4.70 5.10
Home
9.70 4.90 4.80
Away
11.10 5.20 5.90
Leicester Logo Leicester
Total
11.80 4.60 7.20
Home
10.80 5.20 5.60
Away
9.50 2.70 6.80
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Watford -105
Total Goals Over 2.5 -130
Total Corners Over 10.5 -102

Try out our bet builder picks which include Watford to win, more than two goals to be registered merged with over 10.5 corners to be awarded.

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Watford vs Leicester Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Watford Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

For this Championship clash, Watford are the -105 favourites to triumph according to the latest Full-Time Result betting odds. This reflects that they have a 51% chance of winning. Leicester City are regarded as the least likely winner at +275.

Asian Handicap betting is popular and you can wager Watford -0.5 at -109 should you want to go for the favourites, with Leicester +0.5 available at -119 and you will also win with the latter if it’s a draw.

Over 2.5 Goals is available at shorter odds than Under 2.5 Goals as things stand. If you think both sides will find the net, then you can back the Yes option on the Both Teams to Score market at -154.

The top betting sites always do a great job when it comes to Championship games. They provide football bettors with hundreds of markets and you can cherry-pick the most attractive options.

Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard Favourite to Score the First Goal

Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard is priced at +380 when it comes to First Goalscorer which makes him the favourite, while he’s also available at odds of +145 to find the net anytime.

Player Goals
Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard (Watford)
First
+145
Anytime
+380
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Jordan Ayew (Leicester)
First
+200
Anytime
+525
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Imran Louza (Watford)
First
+230
Anytime
+650
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Jack Grieves (Watford)
First
+240
Anytime
+650
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Five Watford Triumphs From Their Past Ten Home Clashes

Watford have finished with five wins, three losses and two draws in the last 10 home matches, scoring an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

Leicester haven’t lost any of their past three away games. The Foxes have clocked up five draws, four losses and one win in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.40 goals per match and conceding 1.90.

The last Vicarage Road meeting saw Leicester beat Watford 2-1. There have been two Leicester wins, one Watford success and one draw in the past 4 H2H meetings at Vicarage Road.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Watford logo Watford Home Stats 5-2-3 2.50 1.40 1.10 3 7 4 6
Leicester logo Leicester Away Stats 1-5-4 3.30 1.40 1.90 7 3 10 0
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Watford logo Watford League Stats
Leicester logo Leicester League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 4 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Watford vs Leicester Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Watford vs Leicester team news. We’ll provide full coverage of predicted and confirmed Championship lineups alongside the newest injury information.

Watford Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Leicester Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Watford Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

1 Egil Selvik
25 James Abankwah 3 Saba Goglichidze 6 Mattie Pollock 16 Marc Bola
66 Nestory Irankunda 10 Imran Louza 17 Pierre Ekwah 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
18 Vivaldo Semedo 15 Edoardo Bove
1 Jakub Stolarczyk
17 Hamza Choudhury 5 Caleb Okoli 4 Ben Nelson 33 Luke Thomas
22 Oliver Skipp 6 Jordan James
7 Issahaku Fatawu 29 Divine Mukasa 10 Stephy Mavididi
9 Jordan Ayew

Leicester Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Previous Watford Lineups

17 Mar Championship
Watford 3-1 Wrexham
14 Mar Championship
Stoke 3-1 Watford
10 Mar Championship
Sheffield Wed 1-1 Watford
27 Feb Championship
Bristol City 1-2 Watford
24 Feb Championship
Watford 0-2 Ipswich
21 Feb Championship
Watford 2-0 Derby

Previous Leicester Lineups

14 Mar Championship
Leicester 1-3 QPR
10 Mar Championship
Leicester 2-0 Bristol City
07 Mar Championship
Ipswich 1-1 Leicester
28 Feb Championship
Leicester 0-2 Norwich
24 Feb Championship
Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester
21 Feb Championship
Stoke 2-2 Leicester

Injuries & Suspensions

Watford Injury Table
Type Name Info
Jeremy Petris Shoulder
Jeremy Petris Shoulder
Jeremy Ngakia Hamstring
Kwadwo Baah Injury
Othmane Maamma Muscle
Hector Kyprianou Hand
Rocco Vata Hamstring
Pierre Dwomoh Thigh
Daniel Bachmann Muscle
Leicester Injury Table
Type Name Info
Asmir Begovic Ankle
Harry Souttar Ankle
Victor Kristiansen Knee
Jannik Vestergaard Groin
Team Squads

Watford Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Edward Still

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Imran Louza 10 M 34 2932 34 0 6 8 6 1
Egil Selvik 1 G 32 2835 32 0 0 0 1 0
Marc Bola 16 D 33 2680 29 9 2 4 2 0
Jeremy Ngakia 2 D 30 2427 27 3 3 4 4 0
Luca Kjerrumgaard 9 F 36 2394 29 9 10 1 1 0

Leicester Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Gary Rowett

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Abdul Fatawu 18 F 37 3087 36 1 9 7 6 0
Luke Thomas 33 D 35 2827 31 6 0 5 9 0
Jakub Stolarczyk 1 G 30 2655 30 4 0 0 1 0
Ricardo Pereira 21 D 31 2263 24 12 2 1 6 0
Oliver Skipp 22 M 28 2212 26 10 1 0 4 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 38 23 8 7 78:40 77
2 Middlesbrough 38 20 10 8 59:37 70
3 Ipswich 37 19 11 7 66:38 68
4 Millwall 38 20 8 10 52:43 68
5 Hull 38 19 6 13 59:56 63
6 Southampton 38 16 12 10 61:48 60
7 Wrexham 38 16 12 10 58:50 60
8 Derby 38 16 9 13 55:48 57
9 Watford 38 14 13 11 50:46 55
10 Birmingham 38 14 11 13 48:48 53
11 Swansea 38 15 7 16 44:46 52
12 Norwich 38 15 6 17 51:46 51
13 Stoke 38 14 9 15 45:40 51
14 Bristol City 38 14 9 15 49:49 51
15 Sheffield Utd 38 15 5 18 53:52 50
16 QPR 38 14 8 16 49:60 50
17 Preston 38 12 13 13 42:48 49
18 Charlton 38 12 12 14 36:45 48
19 Blackburn 38 11 9 18 36:49 42
20 Portsmouth 37 10 10 17 36:48 40
21 West Brom 38 10 10 18 39:54 40
22 Oxford 38 9 12 17 36:49 39
23 Leicester 38 11 11 16 51:60 38
24 Sheffield Wed 38 1 9 28 23:76 -6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 19 14 3 2 40:15 45
2 Ipswich 19 12 6 1 35:13 42
3 Middlesbrough 19 10 6 3 27:14 36
4 Millwall 20 11 3 6 28:23 36
5 Birmingham 19 9 8 2 33:19 35
6 Watford 19 10 5 4 29:20 35
7 Swansea 19 10 5 4 28:19 35
8 Southampton 18 9 6 3 27:14 33
9 Wrexham 20 9 6 5 36:30 33
10 Hull 19 9 3 7 29:31 30
11 Stoke 19 8 5 6 29:21 29
12 West Brom 19 7 7 5 23:23 28
13 Charlton 18 8 4 6 18:18 28
14 Sheffield Utd 18 8 3 7 29:21 27
15 Derby 19 7 6 6 26:25 27
16 Preston 19 7 6 6 23:23 27
17 QPR 18 8 2 8 29:30 26
18 Bristol City 19 7 4 8 28:26 25
19 Norwich 19 8 1 10 23:23 25
20 Leicester 19 7 4 8 26:28 25
21 Portsmouth 19 6 4 9 19:20 22
22 Oxford 19 5 7 7 17:24 22
23 Blackburn 19 4 6 9 18:25 18
24 Sheffield Wed 20 0 5 15 10:41 5