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Watford vs Wrexham
17 Mar 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Adam HerczegChampionship 2025/2026 · 23 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Wrexham- ⚽
Marc Bola 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Giorgi Chakvetadze
Left foot shot
18′ - ⚽
Edo Kayembe 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Nestory Irankunda
Left foot shot
38′ - 46′⇄
Josh Windass
Substitution
Off: Nathan Broadhead
- 49′⚽
Max Cleworth 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Ollie Rathbone
Header
- 64′⇄
D. Keillor-Dunn
Substitution
Off: Ollie Rathbone
- 64′⇄
Issa Kaboré
Substitution
Off: Ryan Longman
- ⇄
Nampalys Mendy
Substitution
Off: Pierre Ekwah
71′ - ⇄
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitution
Off: Nestory Irankunda
72′ - 75′⇄
Bailey Cadamarteri
Substitution
Off: Sam Smith
Giorgi Chakvetadze
Yellowcard
Foul
81′- ⇄
Edoardo Bove
Substitution
Off: Edo Kayembe
83′ - ⇄
Formose Mendy
Substitution
Off: Giorgi Chakvetadze
83′ - 88′⇄
Jay Rodríguez
Substitution
Off: Zak Vyner
- ⇄
Kévin Keben
Substitution
Off: James Abankwah
90+1′ - ⚽
Edoardo Bove 3-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
90+4′ Edoardo Bove
Yellowcard
90+5′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.67 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.51 | |
| 72 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7.26 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7.52 | |
| 71 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.00 | |
| 83 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 7.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.43 | |
| 83 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.18 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.69 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.58 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Ipswich Town · 0–2
Match stats
24 Feb 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Ipswich Town · 2025/2026
Wrexham
Latest: Charlton Athletic · 1–0
Match stats
28 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Charlton Athletic · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Wrexham’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Wrexham
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Wrexham
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Wrexham
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Wrexham
Previous meetings
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