Watford vs Norwich City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Watford play Norwich City in Championship (England). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 13:30. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Watford: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Norwich City: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Watford scores 1.15 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. Norwich City scores 1.37 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Watford 59%, Norwich City 61%. Over 2.5: Watford 48%, Norwich City 48%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Watford has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.44. Watford: 13.8 shots per match, Norwich City: 12.6.

Match halves

Watford: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.67. Norwich City: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Watford: 76-90+ (14 goals). Norwich City: 61-75 (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
WatfordNorwich City
13Shots15
WatfordNorwich City
6Shots on target4
WatfordNorwich City
1.58xG1.53
WatfordNorwich City
6Corners5
WatfordNorwich City
47Dangerous attacks42
WatfordNorwich City
12Fouls5
WatfordNorwich City
1Cards2
WatfordNorwich City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

WatfordNorwich City
1.15Goals scored / match1.37
WatfordNorwich City
1.41Goals conceded / match1.22
WatfordNorwich City
51%Average possession54%
WatfordNorwich City
4.43Shots on target / match4.46
WatfordNorwich City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.85Shots per match12.61
WatfordNorwich City
4.43Shots on target4.46
WatfordNorwich City
8.3%Shot conversion10.9%
WatfordNorwich City
51%Possession54%
WatfordNorwich City
1.49xG for1.44
WatfordNorwich City
1.38xG against1.34
WatfordNorwich City

Shooting quality

Watford: BalancedNorwich City: Balanced
WatfordNorwich City
Accuracy (shots on target)32%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Watford
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
30% W33% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-15-17
1.24 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-7-6
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 3.2xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Norwich City
LWWDL
Season result split
41% W17% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-8-19
1.41 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-5-8
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Norwich City is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

1.15 goals / match - Watford · 1.37 goals / match - Norwich City

Norwich City is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.41 goals / match - Watford · 1.22 goals / match - Norwich City

Watford scoring profile: very strong

Watford scores in 70% of matches (32 of 46 matches), while Norwich City keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Norwich City scoring profile: very strong

Norwich City scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Watford keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

53Goals scored (season)63
WatfordNorwich City
65Goals conceded (season)56
WatfordNorwich City
2.57Average goals in match2.59
WatfordNorwich City
1Goals scored (last 5)8
WatfordNorwich City
16Goals conceded (last 5)8
WatfordNorwich City

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal80%
WatfordNorwich City
35%2 goals41%
WatfordNorwich City
11%3 goals9%
WatfordNorwich City
0%4 goals4%
WatfordNorwich City

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal80%
WatfordNorwich City
39%2 goals30%
WatfordNorwich City
11%3 goals9%
WatfordNorwich City
4%4 goals2%
WatfordNorwich City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time15%
WatfordNorwich City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
WatfordNorwich City
17%Scored in both halves13%
WatfordNorwich City

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
WatfordNorwich City
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
WatfordNorwich City
20%BTTS - last 580%
WatfordNorwich City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
WatfordNorwich City
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
WatfordNorwich City
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
WatfordNorwich City

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
WatfordNorwich City
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
WatfordNorwich City
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
WatfordNorwich City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Norwich City is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.98 pts / match - Watford · 1.39 pts / match - Norwich City

Watford - half-time state
17% leading46% draw37% trailing
Norwich City - half-time state
33% leading41% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.98Points per match (1st half)1.39
WatfordNorwich City
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.59
WatfordNorwich City
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
WatfordNorwich City
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.09
WatfordNorwich City
41%Clean sheet before half-time63%
WatfordNorwich City
65%No goal before half-time57%
WatfordNorwich City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per match (2nd half)1.3
WatfordNorwich City
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
WatfordNorwich City
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
WatfordNorwich City
1.35Average goals (2nd half)1.5
WatfordNorwich City
48%Clean sheet after half-time43%
WatfordNorwich City
48%No goal after half-time50%
WatfordNorwich City

Watford - second-half results

37% W30% R33% P
45
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
65
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.98
PPG before half-time
Lead holding176%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Norwich City - second-half results

35% W26% R39% P
64
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
60
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Watford - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.200.00
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match1.41.8
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-7-8
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Norwich City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Watford
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
6
13
16-30
11
12
31-45
9
10
46-60
8
8
61-75
14
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Norwich City
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
8
7
16-30
12
8
31-45
9
13
46-60
15
6
61-75
12
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-61%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Watford

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Norwich City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

WatfordLigaNorwich City
Average goals in match 2.572.59 2.59
Both teams scored 59%57% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%50% 48%
Clean sheets 15%25% 20%
Goal before half-time 70%71% 65%
Goal after half-time 80%76% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Watford 1 - 0 - 0 Norwich City. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Watford vs Norwich City?

The Championship match finished Watford 3:2 Norwich City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Watford vs Norwich City?

Watford score 1.15 goals per game on average and Norwich City 1.37. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Watford's matches and 61% of Norwich City's.

What form are Watford and Norwich City in?

Over the last 5 games Watford have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Norwich City 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Watford vs Norwich City?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.