Wrexham vs Watford: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 22, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)STōK Cae Ras, Wrecsam
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What was the result of Wrexham vs Watford?
Wrexham and Watford drew 1-1 on August 22, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 14′L. KjerrumgaardWatford
- 22′Daniel Edward Peter ImrayWrexham
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Wrexham win at 50%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Wrexham vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wrexham
3-4-2-1- 19K. Moore
- 33N. Broadhead
- 20O. Rathbone
- 14G. Thomason
- 27L. O'Brien
- 8B. Whiteman
- 30Daniel Edward Peter Imray
- 2C. Doyle
- 5D. Hyam
- 26Z. Vyner
- 22A. Patterson
Watford
4-2-3-1- 9L. Kjerrumgaard
- 7O. Maamma
- 17Iker Bravo
- 21Amin Nabizada
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 8E. Bove
- 33J. Zemura
- 4K. Keben
- 6M. Pollock
- 23O. Traoré
- 1F. Ravaglia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wrexham have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Watford have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Cardiff(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Sunderland(home) | 0-1 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Liverpool(away) | 0-1 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Leeds(home) | 3-2 | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | Southampton(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Crawley Town(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Fiorentina(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Hansa Rostock(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barnet(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Wrexham wins, 1 draw, 1 Watford win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | Watford 3-1 Wrexham | Championship |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Wrexham 2-2 Watford | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Wrexham score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.0 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Watford | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wrexham sit 17th in Championship (11 points from 10 matches) and Watford sit 22nd (8 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| 22 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy