Watford vs Norwich City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Watford played Norwich City in Championship (England). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Watford: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Norwich City: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Watford scores 1.33 and concedes 1.28 goals per match. Norwich City scores 1.06 and concedes 1.61. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Watford 72%, Norwich City 72%. Over 2.5: Watford 56%, Norwich City 50%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Watford has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.36. Watford: 14.1 shots per match, Norwich City: 12.5.

Match halves

Watford: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.72. Norwich City: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Watford: 31-45+ (6 goals). Norwich City: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.33Goals scored / match1.06
WatfordNorwich City
1.28Goals conceded / match1.61
WatfordNorwich City
52%Average possession53%
WatfordNorwich City
4.72Shots on target / match3.94
WatfordNorwich City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.06Shots per match12.5
WatfordNorwich City
4.72Shots on target3.94
WatfordNorwich City
9.5%Shot conversion8.4%
WatfordNorwich City
52%Possession53%
WatfordNorwich City
1.51xG for1.36
WatfordNorwich City
1.42xG against1.57
WatfordNorwich City

Shooting quality

Watford: AttackingNorwich City: Balanced
WatfordNorwich City
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.27

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 is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Watford · 1 pts / match - Norwich City

Watford
DDWDL
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-6
1.33 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%
Norwich City
DLLDW
Season result split
17% W22% D61% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-11
0.72 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 100%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.

Watford is 25% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Watford · 1.06 goals / match - Norwich City

Watford is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.28 goals / match - Watford · 1.61 goals / match - Norwich City

Watford scoring profile: very strong

Watford scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Norwich City keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 18 matches).

Norwich City scoring profile: very strong

Norwich City scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Watford keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 18 matches).

24Goals scored (season)19
WatfordNorwich City
23Goals conceded (season)29
WatfordNorwich City
2.61Average goals in match2.67
WatfordNorwich City
7Goals scored (last 5)7
WatfordNorwich City
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
WatfordNorwich City

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal78%
WatfordNorwich City
44%2 goals22%
WatfordNorwich City
11%3 goals6%
WatfordNorwich City
0%4 goals0%
WatfordNorwich City

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal94%
WatfordNorwich City
28%2 goals44%
WatfordNorwich City
6%3 goals17%
WatfordNorwich City
0%4 goals6%
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.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time22%
WatfordNorwich City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
WatfordNorwich City
11%Scored in both halves11%
WatfordNorwich City

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
WatfordNorwich City
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
WatfordNorwich City
100%BTTS - last 5100%
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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
WatfordNorwich City
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
WatfordNorwich City
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
WatfordNorwich City

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
WatfordNorwich City
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
WatfordNorwich City
17%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).

1.06 pts / match - Watford · 1.5 pts / match - Norwich City

Watford - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing
Norwich City - half-time state
39% leading33% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)1.5
WatfordNorwich City
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.72
WatfordNorwich City
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
WatfordNorwich City
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.33
WatfordNorwich City
28%Clean sheet before half-time61%
WatfordNorwich City
56%No goal before half-time44%
WatfordNorwich City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)0.61
WatfordNorwich City
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
WatfordNorwich City
0.39Goals conceded (2nd half)1
WatfordNorwich City
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.33
WatfordNorwich City
61%Clean sheet after half-time28%
WatfordNorwich City
56%No goal after half-time67%
WatfordNorwich City

Watford - second-half results

44% W33% D22% L
19
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Norwich City - second-half results

17% W11% D72% L
27
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding44%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 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 match0.601.80
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.2
Average goals in match1.81.0
1 goal100%40%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet0%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3
Norwich City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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
2
6
0-15
3
4
16-30
6
6
31-45
5
3
46-60
4
0
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Norwich City
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
7
5
31-45
1
8
46-60
2
3
61-75
3
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.64
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
72%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 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.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Norwich City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
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.
+0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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 2.612.63 2.67
Both teams scored 72%59% 72%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%52% 50%
Clean sheets 6%24% 6%
Goal before half-time 83%74% 72%
Goal after half-time 67%76% 89%

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

2.63
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Norwich CityYellow cardHarry Darling
  2. Norwich CityGoalJoshua SargentAssist: Oscar Schwartau
  3. WatfordYellow cardGiorgi Chakvetadze
  4. WatfordSubstitutionOn: Thomas InceOff: Giorgi Chakvetadze
  5. WatfordSubstitutionOn: Max AlleyneOff: Kévin Keben
  6. Norwich CityYellow cardVladan Kovačević
  7. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Jakov MedićOff: Tony Springett
  8. WatfordGoalThomas InceAssist: Marc Bola
  9. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Mathias KvistgaardenOff: Oscar Schwartau

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Tom NieldMatches officiated: 21
3.86Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 248%Home wins19%Draws33%Away wins

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 1.33 goals per game on average and Norwich City 1.06. The Championship average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 72% of Watford's matches and 72% of Norwich City's.

What form are Watford and Norwich City in?

Over the last 5 games Watford have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Norwich City 1-2-2 (1.00 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.