Anticipation builds as Derby County prepare to host Watford at Pride Park Stadium on 2025-11-22 (kick-off 15:00 GMT), in week 16 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between J. Eustace and P. Pezzolano.
Current league positions have Derby County 10th on 23 points and Watford 15th on 20 points.
Derby County have 4 players out: M. Johnston (Hamstring Injury), L. Thompson (Hip Injury), L. Travis (Calf Injury), D. Ozoh (Injury) whereas Watford have 3 players missing: G. Chakvetadze (Foot Injury), J. Grieves (Ankle Injury), C. Wiley (Muscle Injury).
Our model projects Derby County in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Watford anticipated to match that in 4-4-2.
Last time out, C. Elder registered the best mark for Derby County - 5.7 - and N. Irankunda did likewise for Watford with an 6.3 score.
Derby County secured a win (2-1 vs Blackburn Rovers), while Watford had to settle for a draw (1-1 vs Bristol City).
Derby County (5-0-0) and Watford (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Very even book: across 22 encounters, it stands at 9-9 wins with 4 draws between Derby County and Watford.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Derby County's 1.25 goals/game at home balance out Watford's 1.75 away scoring.
Derby is going head to head with Watford on 22/11/2025 15:00 GMT at Pride Park Stadium for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Derby v Watford H2H statistics!