Championship · Matchweek 2 · Aug 22

Wrexham - Watford

Wrexham and Watford drew 1-1 in Championship (Matchweek 2). Goals: D. Imray 22'; L. Kjerrumgaard 14'.

WrexhamHOME

1 - 1

WatfordAWAY

D. Imray 22'

⚽

L. Kjerrumgaard 14'

🏟 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 👤 Referee: John Busby, England

Key events

14' ⚽ L. Kjerrumgaard(0 - 1) · Assist: O. H. Traore Watford

20' 🟨 N. BroadheadYellow card Wrexham

22' ⚽ D. Imray(1 - 1) Wrexham

72' 🟨 B. WhitemanYellow card Wrexham

Quick stats

%54 Possession %46

1.32 Expected goals (xG) 1.35

6 Total shots 5

2 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 1

1 Blocked shots 0

5 Shots inside box 4

1 Shots outside box 1

3 Saves 1

Match timeline

First half

14'

⚽L. Kjerrumgaard(0 - 1) · Assist: O. H. Traore

N. BroadheadYellow card🟨

20'

D. Imray(1 - 1)⚽

22'

45'

🔁O. H. Traore ↔ A. EamesSubstitution

HT 1 - 1

58'

🔁O. Maamma ↔ M. PayeroSubstitution

K. Moore ↔ S. SmithSubstitution🔁

63'

67'

🔁E. Bove ↔ E. KayembeSubstitution

67'

🔁L. Kjerrumgaard ↔ R. VataSubstitution

67'

🔁A. Nabizada ↔ M. DoumbiaSubstitution

O. Rathbone ↔ B. CadamarteriSubstitution🔁

70'

B. WhitemanYellow card🟨

72'

N. Broadhead ↔ M. JamesSubstitution🔁

78'

D. Imray ↔ R. LongmanSubstitution🔁

78'

G. Thomason ↔ M. CleworthSubstitution🔁

90+4'

FT 1 - 1

Match statsWrexham · Watford

Key stats

%54 Possession %46

1.32 Expected goals (xG) 1.35

Shots

6 Total shots 5

2 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 1

1 Blocked shots 0

5 Shots inside box 4

1 Shots outside box 1

3 Saves 1

Attacking

115 Attacks 86

57 Dangerous attacks 40

Passing

228 Total passes 198

185 Accurate passes 148

%81 Pass accuracy %75

Set pieces & discipline

3 Corners 1

1 Offsides 0

8 Fouls 6

11 Free kicks 13

23 Throw-ins 19

7 Goal kicks 9

Cards

1 Yellow cards 0

1 1st-half cards 0

1 2nd-half cards 0

By half

1 1st-half goals 1

0 2nd-half goals 0

3 1st-half corners 1

7 2nd-half corners 2

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsWrexham 3-4-2-1Watford 4-2-3-1

Patterson 2

Doyle 5

Hyam 26

Vyner 14

Thomason 27

O'Brien 8

Whiteman 30

Imray 33

Broadhead 20

Rathbone 19

Moore 1

Ravaglia 33

Zemura 4

Biakolo 6

Pollock 23

Traore 5

Kyprianou 8

Bove 7

Maamma 17

Bravo 21

Nabizada 9

Kjerrumgaard

Wrexham · Bench

21Danny Ward21

28Sam Smith28

7Davis Keillor-Dunn7

11Bailey Cadamarteri11

37Matty James37

15George Dobson15

47Ryan Longman47

4Max Cleworth4

24Dan Scarr24

Coach: Phil Parkinson

Watford · Bench

26Daniel Bachmann26

11Rocco Vata11

20Mamadou Doumbia20

52Leo Ramirez-Espain52

48Michael Adu-Poku48

22Martín Payero22

39Edo Kayembe39

56Albert Eames56

53James Clarridge53

Coach: Alessio Dionisi

HEAD TO HEAD2 meetings · 2025–2026

Wrexham 0

Too few meetings for a trend

Watford 1

0 Wrexham 1 draw 1 Watford

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

4.0goals / match

3–5total goals

0/0clean sheets

3-1Watford best win · Mar 17

Over 1.5 2/2

Over 2.5 2/2

Over 3.5 2/2

BTTS 2/2

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Wrexham at home1 matches

0W 1D 0L 2:2

Watford at home1 matches

1W 0D 0L 3:1

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Wrexham2W 1D 2L Watford0W 0D 5L

1.40 0.00 Points per game

6 1 Goals scored

7 16 Goals conceded

1.27 1.26 xG average

1.51 1.76 xGA average

%40 %0 Clean sheets

%40 %20 BTTS

%40 %60 Over 2.5

4.0 3.8 Corners

1.2 2.2 Cards

Wrexham4W 2D 4L Watford1W 2D 7L

1.40 0.50 Points per game

14 7 Goals scored

18 23 Goals conceded

1.24 1.44 xG average

1.57 1.71 xGA average

%30 %10 Clean sheets

%60 %50 BTTS

%60 %60 Over 2.5

4.4 5.6 Corners

1.2 2.4 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

14Wrexhamin the table11pts

9matches 2-5-2W-D-L 10:13goals -3diff

DWLDD

20Watfordin the table8pts

9matches 2-2-5W-D-L 7:14goals -7diff

LLLWL

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Mar 17

Watford 3-1 Wrexham

Championship

Dec 13

Wrexham 2-2 Watford

Championship

xG difference & finishing

Wrexham1 gol · 1.32 xG -0.32

Watford1 gol · 1.35 xG -0.35

+ = scored above expectation, − = below

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Wrexham dominated the ball54% possession

THE REFEREE26 matches on record

John Busby

Strictness52 TEMPO52

Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate

This match vs his average

Cards 13.7 -2.7

Fouls 1420.2 -6.2

Goals 22.9 -0.9

Corners 411.5 -7.5

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

WrexhamWatford

Goals 1.00.9 +0.1

Shots 6.011.1 -5.1

On target 2.03.7 -1.7

Possession %54%47 +7.3

Corners 3.05.0 -2.0

Cards 1.01.0

Conceded 1.01.7 -0.7

this matchseason average · 7 matches

Goals 1.00.9 +0.1

Shots 5.012.3 -7.3

On target 4.03.6 +0.4

Possession %46%48 -2.1

Corners 1.04.1 -3.1

Cards 0.02.2 -2.2

Conceded 1.01.6 -0.6

this matchseason average · 7 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Nathan Broadhead 7.30

Wrexham6.76Watford6.58

Starting XI

33 Nathan Broadhead F · 48' 7.30

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes17 · %12

30 Daniel Imray M · 48' 7.20

Goals1On target2/3Passes11 · %7

19 Kieffer Moore F · 48' 6.90

Key pass1Tackles1Duels won5/11Fouls won3Offside1Passes8 · %5

2 Callum Doyle D · 48' 6.90

Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won6/9Passes36 · %28

14 George Thomason M · 48' 6.90

Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes27 · %22

27 Lewis O'Brien M · 48' 6.70

Passes31 · %30

8 Ben Whiteman M · 48' 6.70

Tackles3Duels won4/8Fouls2Passes27 · %23

22 Anthony Patterson G · 48' 6.60

Saves3Passes6 · %4

20 Oliver Rathbone F · 48' 6.60

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes12 · %11

5 Dominic Hyam D · 48' · K 6.30

Interceptions2Duels won2/6Fouls1Passes23 · %19

26 Zak Vyner D · 48' 6.30

Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes30 · %24

Unused: Max CleworthDan ScarrMatty JamesDanny WardGeorge DobsonBailey CadamarteriDavis Keillor-DunnSam SmithRyan Longman

Starting XI

9 Luca Kjerrumgaard F · 48' 7.30

Goals1On target1/2Duels won4/9Passes9 · %6

5 Hector Kyprianou M · 48' 7.00

Tackles1Blocks1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Passes23 · %21

8 Edoardo Bove M · 48' 6.90

Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls won3Passes23 · %19

6 Matthew Pollock D · 48' · K 6.70

On target1/1Tackles2Duels won6/9Fouls2Passes25 · %16

17 Iker Bravo M · 48' 6.70

Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes17 · %17

23 Omar Haktab Traore D · 45' 6.60

Assist1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes15 · %10

21 Amin Nabizada M · 48' 6.50

On target1/1Key pass1Fouls1Passes13 · %9

4 Kévin Keben Biakolo D · 48' 6.30

Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes22 · %17

7 Othmane Maamma M · 48' 6.30

Key pass1Dribbles1/4Duels won1/6Passes21 · %16

33 Jordan Zemura D · 48' 6.20

On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes16 · %12

1 Federico Ravaglia G · 48' 5.90

Saves1Passes13 · %4

Substitutes

56 Albert Eames D · 3'

Passes1 · %1

Unused: Leo Ramirez-EspainMamadou DoumbiaDaniel BachmannJames ClarridgeEdo KayembeMartín PayeroMichael Adu-PokuRocco Vata

Win probabilityModel: 2 (%39) ✗

Wrexham %32 Draw %29 Watford %39

1.25Wrexham xPuan

1.46Watford xPuan

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