Wrexham v Watford result

Full-time · Wrexham 1–1 Watford

Championship · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00 BST · Racecourse Ground

Updated 5 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Wrexham · Watford

The model’s pre-match pick

Wrexham 1–1 Watford — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.9% of 5118 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wrexham and Watford drew 1–1 at Racecourse Ground in the Championship on Saturday 22 August. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Wrexham out-shot Watford 12 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.92 xG to 0.65 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Watford: Luca Kjerrumgaard (14’, assisted by Omar Traoré); Wrexham: Daniel Edward Peter Imray (22’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Daniel Edward Peter Imray’s goal on 22 minutes.

Discipline

John Busby, England showed two yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Wrexham: Nathan Broadhead (20’) and Benjamin Whiteman (72’).

What it changes

Wrexham move down from 13th to 14th (shared) (two league matches played).

Watford move down from third to sixth (two league matches played).

Wrexham are winless in their last five matches in all competitions. Watford are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Daniel Edward Peter Imray (Wrexham) 6.6, K. Keben (Watford) 5.5 and L. O'Brien (Wrexham) 5.4 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Wrexham or Watford (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.9% of the time in the last 90 days (3985 of 5118).

Next up

Wrexham next travel to Lincoln on 21 November 2026.

Watford next travel to Sheffield Utd on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Wrexham: Lincoln v Wrexham, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Watford: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Wrexham 1–1 Watford · Championship
Venue: Racecourse Ground · Wrexham
Referee: John Busby, England
Model coverage: 19 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): Wrexham 0 · draws 1 · Watford 1 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Wrexham 1W 2D 2L · Watford 2W 0D 3L

Wrexham 1–1 Watford (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 19 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 5 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 6.5

Corners

against 6.13 / 5.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.63

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.5 yellows

Referee · John Busby, England

21.5 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 10 matches

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 17 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Wrexham for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	0.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.13 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.75 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.38 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: John Busby, England — 3.5 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 21.5 fouls over 10 matches.

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Wrexham

Wrexham Goalkeeper

Wrexham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Patterson	1	9090 min	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90
D. Ward	1	9090 min	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Wrexham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Ward n 8	89.9	2.5 7/3

Wrexham Defensive

Wrexham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Doyle	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	84 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90
D. Hyam	2	90180 min	42 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	115.5 /90	42 /90	21 /90
G. Thomason	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90	73.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
Z. Vyner	2	90180 min	21 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	2	70140 min	10.6 /90	21.3 /90	00 /90	74.5 /90	21.3 /90	00 /90
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Wrexham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Hyam n 8	90	1.6 7/4	0.9 5/2	K. Keben
C. Doyle n 8	90	1.5 8/3	0.8 2/2	M. Pollock
L. O'Brien n 8	64.6	1.2 4/2	1.9 7/4	Hector Kyprianou
G. Thomason n 8	90	1.1 6/3	0.5 4/0	E. Bove
Z. Vyner n 7	80.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0	K. Keben
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Wrexham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. O'Brien n 8	64.6	2.6 7/5
G. Thomason n 8	90	2.5 7/6
C. Doyle n 8	90	1.8 6/5
Z. Vyner n 7	80.3	1.4 4/4
D. Hyam n 8	90	1.3 7/3
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Wrexham Attacking

Wrexham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Moore	2	4590 min	11 /90	00 /90	33 /90	22 /90	11 /90	11 /90
S. Smith	2	4590 min	00 /90	00 /90	55 /90	33 /90	00 /90	00 /90
B. Cadamarteri	1	1818 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	15 /90
D. Keillor-Dunn	1	1818 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	15 /90	00 /90
L. O'Brien	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	21 /90	00 /90
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Wrexham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Doyle n 8	90	1 4/2	0.6 3/1
D. Hyam n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
G. Thomason n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 1/1
Z. Vyner n 7	80.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
L. O'Brien n 8	64.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Wrexham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Wrexham before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. O'Brien n 8	64.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
G. Thomason n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Hyam n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Doyle n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Vyner n 7	80.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Watford

Watford Goalkeeper

Watford — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
F. Ravaglia	2	96192 min	52.3 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90

Watford Defensive

Watford — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
K. Keben	2	96192 min	41.9 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	83.8 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
M. Pollock	2	96192 min	31.4 /90	20.9 /90	10.5 /90	94.2 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90
O. Traoré	2	96192 min	20.9 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	52.3 /90	31.4 /90	00 /90
M. Bola	2	63126 min	32.1 /90	21.4 /90	00 /90	85.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90
J. Zemura	1	6666 min	11.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	45.5 /90	22.7 /90	00 /90
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Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Pollock n 8	91.5	1.1 7/2	0.4 3/0	C. Doyle
Hector Kyprianou n 8	90.3	0.7 5/1	1.2 7/1	L. O'Brien
K. Keben n 8	78.3	0.6 3/1	0.7 3/2	Z. Vyner
O. Maamma n 8	57.1	0.8 2/1	0.8 2/1	—
E. Bove n 8	42.5	2.4 4/2	1.6 3/3	G. Thomason
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Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Keben n 8	78.3	1.7 7/4
Hector Kyprianou n 8	90.3	1.5 5/4
M. Pollock n 8	91.5	1.1 7/2
O. Maamma n 8	57.1	1.4 4/2
E. Bove n 8	42.5	3.2 7/4
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Watford Attacking

Watford — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Doumbia	2	62124 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.5 /90	10.7 /90	21.5 /90	21.5 /90
L. Kjerrumgaard	1	6868 min	00 /90	00 /90	45.3 /90	11.3 /90	22.6 /90	11.3 /90
M. Adu-Poku	1	2929 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.1 /90	00 /90
Rocco Vata	1	2525 min	00 /90	00 /90	27.2 /90	13.6 /90	13.6 /90	13.6 /90
Hector Kyprianou	2	96192 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90	41.9 /90	20.9 /90
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Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Pollock n 8	91.5	0.5 3/1	0.2 2/0
Hector Kyprianou n 8	90.3	0.5 3/1	0.2 2/0
K. Keben n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Maamma n 8	57.1	1.4 4/3	0.8 3/1
E. Bove n 8	42.5	0.8 3/0	0.5 2/0
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Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 17 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Keben n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Pollock n 8	91.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Hector Kyprianou n 8	90.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Maamma n 8	57.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Bove n 8	42.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wrexham		Watford
59%	Possession	41%
1.92	Expected goals (xG)	0.65
12	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	5
10	Corners	3
1	Offsides	0
13	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
477	Passes	341
82%	Pass accuracy	72%

Wrexham Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Patterson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
D. Hyam	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Doyle	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
B. Whiteman	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
L. O'Brien	90	0	1	0	2	3	0	7
G. Thomason	89	0	2	0	1	2	0	6.9
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	78	1	3	2	1	1	0	7.2
N. Broadhead	78	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7.3
O. Rathbone	69	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.5
K. Moore	63	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. Smith sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Cadamarteri sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Longman sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. James sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
M. Cleworth sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Watford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
F. Ravaglia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Pollock	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	6.7
K. Keben	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	7
J. Zemura	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	6.3
Hector Kyprianou	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Iker Bravo	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	7.3
E. Bove	67	0	0	0	0	1	2	7
Amin Nabizada	67	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.5
L. Kjerrumgaard	67	1	0	2	1	0	0	7.3
O. Maamma	58	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
O. Traoré	44	0	1	0	0	1	1	6.6
Albert Eames sub	46	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.6
M. Payero sub	32	0	0	2	1	0	2	6.3
E. Kayembe sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Doumbia sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Rocco Vata sub	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Wrexham v Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WrexhamWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

WatfordLLLWW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Wrexham 0 · 1 draw · Watford 1 · 4 goals/game

2026-03-17 Watford 3–1 Wrexham
2025-12-13 Wrexham 2–2 Watford

League standing · 2026/27

Wrexham#15 pos18 pts15 pl-2 GD

Watford#20 pos15 pts15 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Wrexham scored1.2

Watford scored0.87

Wrexham conceded1.33

Watford conceded1.53

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Wrexham v Watford?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Wrexham v Watford was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Wrexham and Watford?: In their last 2 meetings, Wrexham won 0, Watford won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wrexham and Watford?: Recent form — Wrexham 1W 2D 2L; Watford 2W 0D 3L.

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