England - ChampionshipData current as of 22 July 2026

Watford vs Wrexham: match statistics

Watford crest
Watford
3 : 1half-time 2:0
Wrexham crest
Wrexham
145%(2.25)
X30%(3.30)
225%(3.20)

Watford displays solid form in home matches with a 50% win rate and an impressive +7 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts average 1.44 goals per game at home while conceding only 1.06, and their xG (1.7) exceeds their xG Against (1.25), demonstrating offensive efficiency. Wrexham, despite a higher league position, shows significantly weaker away form – averaging only 1.24 goals scored against 1.0 conceded, and their away xG (0.97) is worryingly low compared to their xG Against (1.73). The recent form of both teams is evenly matched (Watford 1.4 PPG vs Wrexham 1.8 PPG), but the hosts' advantage in home statistics and Wrexham's vulnerability in away matches strongly advocate for a Watford victory. However, Wrexham's high away draw percentage (35%) and solid away defense (35% clean sheets) suggest the match could be tight, hence a significant probability of shared points.

Watford vs Wrexham: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Watford play Wrexham in Championship (England). The match date is 17 March 2026 at 20:45. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Watford scores 1.15 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. Wrexham scores 1.50 and concedes 1.41. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Watford 59%, Wrexham 65%. Over 2.5: Watford 48%, Wrexham 50%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Watford has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.29. Watford: 13.8 shots per match, Wrexham: 11.3.

Match halves

Watford: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.67. Wrexham: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Watford: 76-90+ (14 goals). Wrexham: 76-90+ (17 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Watford displays solid form in home matches with a 50% win rate and an impressive +7 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts average 1.44 goals per game at home while conceding only 1.06, and their xG (1.7) exceeds their xG Against (1.25), demonstrating offensive efficiency. Wrexham, despite a higher league position, shows significantly weaker away form – averaging only 1.24 goals scored against 1.0 conceded, and their away xG (0.97) is worryingly low compared to their xG Against (1.73). The recent form of both teams is evenly matched (Watford 1.4 PPG vs Wrexham 1.8 PPG), but the hosts' advantage in home statistics and Wrexham's vulnerability in away matches strongly advocate for a Watford victory. However, Wrexham's high away draw percentage (35%) and solid away defense (35% clean sheets) suggest the match could be tight, hence a significant probability of shared points.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
WatfordWrexham
13Shots8
WatfordWrexham
6Shots on target1
WatfordWrexham
1.48xG1.1
WatfordWrexham
3Corners5
WatfordWrexham
31Dangerous attacks72
WatfordWrexham
13Fouls7
WatfordWrexham
2Cards0
WatfordWrexham

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.

1.15Goals scored / match1.5
WatfordWrexham
1.41Goals conceded / match1.41
WatfordWrexham
51%Average possession48%
WatfordWrexham
4.43Shots on target / match3.78
WatfordWrexham

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.85Shots per match11.33
WatfordWrexham
4.43Shots on target3.78
WatfordWrexham
8.3%Shot conversion13.2%
WatfordWrexham
51%Possession48%
WatfordWrexham
1.49xG for1.29
WatfordWrexham
1.38xG against1.53
WatfordWrexham

Shooting quality

Watford: BalancedWrexham: Efficient finishing
WatfordWrexham
Accuracy (shots on target)32%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.40

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%
Wrexham
LWWLD
Season result split
41% W30% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-14-13
1.54 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-7-7
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Wrexham is 30% better for: goals scored per match.

1.15 goals / match - Watford · 1.5 goals / match - Wrexham

Watford scoring profile: strong

Watford scores in 70% of matches (32 of 46 matches), while Wrexham keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Wrexham scoring profile: very strong

Wrexham scores in 87% of matches (40 of 46 matches), while Watford keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

53Goals scored (season)69
WatfordWrexham
65Goals conceded (season)65
WatfordWrexham
2.57Average goals in match2.91
WatfordWrexham
1Goals scored (last 5)6
WatfordWrexham
16Goals conceded (last 5)7
WatfordWrexham

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal87%
WatfordWrexham
35%2 goals43%
WatfordWrexham
11%3 goals11%
WatfordWrexham
0%4 goals4%
WatfordWrexham

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal74%
WatfordWrexham
39%2 goals48%
WatfordWrexham
11%3 goals15%
WatfordWrexham
4%4 goals2%
WatfordWrexham

* 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.

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time20%
WatfordWrexham
0%BTTS in both halves4%
WatfordWrexham
17%Scored in both halves20%
WatfordWrexham

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
WatfordWrexham
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
WatfordWrexham
20%BTTS - last 540%
WatfordWrexham

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-time78%
WatfordWrexham
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
WatfordWrexham
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
WatfordWrexham

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
WatfordWrexham
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
WatfordWrexham
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
WatfordWrexham

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.

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

0.98 pts / match - Watford · 1.39 pts / match - Wrexham

Watford - half-time state
17% leading46% draw37% trailing
Wrexham - half-time state
35% leading35% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.98Points per match (1st half)1.39
WatfordWrexham
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.7
WatfordWrexham
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
WatfordWrexham
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.33
WatfordWrexham
41%Clean sheet before half-time57%
WatfordWrexham
65%No goal before half-time46%
WatfordWrexham

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per match (2nd half)1.37
WatfordWrexham
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
WatfordWrexham
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
WatfordWrexham
1.35Average goals (2nd half)1.59
WatfordWrexham
48%Clean sheet after half-time43%
WatfordWrexham
48%No goal after half-time48%
WatfordWrexham

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.

Wrexham - second-half results

35% W33% R33% P
64
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
63
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 35% 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
Wrexham - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match1.20.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.80.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%100%
Goal difference+3-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

Wrexham
ScoredConceded
9
8
0-15
11
9
16-30
12
12
31-45
13
8
46-60
7
9
61-75
17
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). 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

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+46%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 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%

Wrexham

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
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.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

WatfordLigaWrexham
Average goals in match 2.572.59 2.91
Both teams scored 59%57% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%50% 50%
Clean sheets 15%25% 26%
Goal before half-time 70%71% 78%
Goal after half-time 80%76% 80%

^ 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 0 - 1 - 0 Wrexham. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Watford vs Wrexham?

The Championship match finished Watford 3:1 Wrexham. 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 Wrexham?

Watford score 1.15 goals per game on average and Wrexham 1.50. 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 65% of Wrexham's.

What form are Watford and Wrexham in?

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

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Watford vs Wrexham: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.