Leicester v Watford result

Full-time · Leicester 2–0 Watford

Premier League · Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:30 GMT · King Power Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Leicester 2–0 Watford — Leicester won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Leicester beat Watford 2–0 at King Power Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday 4 December. Leicester have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Leicester: Jamie Vardy (55’ pen) and James Maddison (90’, assisted by James Justin).

Discipline

Craig Pawson, England showed five yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Leicester: Jamie Vardy (38’), Çağlar Söyüncü (41’) and W. Ndidi (63’); Watford: A. Doucouré (46’) and A. Masina (90’).

What it changes

Leicester have won their last eight matches in all competitions. Watford have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, James Maddison (Leicester) 8.3, Ricardo Pereira (Leicester) 6.7 and Kiko Femenía (Watford) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Leicester next travel to Luton on 24 October 2026.

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Leicester: Luton v Leicester, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Leicester 2–0 Watford · Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium · Leicester, Leicestershire
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Head-to-head (last 4): Leicester 2 · draws 0 · Watford 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Leicester 5W 0D 0L · Watford 1W 0D 4L

Leicester 2–0 Watford (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.88 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.4 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.6 / 7.63 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.2 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 3.4 / 5.13 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.4 / 2 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Leicester for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	2.88 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.4 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 7.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.2 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.13 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.6 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Craig Pawson, England.

Leicester

Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. 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
W. Ndidi n 8	79	1.4 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
H. Barnes n 8	67.4	1.3 5/2	1 3/2	—
M. Albrighton n 8	44.6	1.3 4/1	1.3 4/1	—
Christian Fuchs n 8	73.1	1.2 5/3	0.3 2/0	—
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	19.4	1.2 2/0	0 0/0	—

Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	19.4	7.5 5/4	4.6 4/2
D. Gray n 8	35.9	4.4 3/3	1.9 3/2
J. Vardy n 8	90	3.2 7/7	2 7/5
Ayoze Pérez n 8	63.5	3 6/3	1.6 4/2
J. Maddison n 8	77.5	2.8 8/5	1 6/1

Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	19.4	1.7 3/0	0.6 1/0
J. Vardy n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.3 2/0
D. Gray n 8	35.9	0.3 1/0	0.9 3/0
Ayoze Pérez n 8	63.5	0.7 2/1	0.2 1/0
Y. Tielemans n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0

Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Ndidi n 8	79	4.6 7/7
Ricardo Pereira n 8	90	3.8 8/7
J. Maddison n 8	77.5	2.9 7/7
H. Choudhury n 8	32.1	2.8 3/2
Christian Fuchs n 8	73.1	2.5 5/5

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Danny Ward n 8	90	2.4 6/4
K. Schmeichel n 8	90	2.3 5/4

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. 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
Domingos Quina n 8	30.6	2.9 4/2	2.2 4/2	—
W. Hughes n 8	61.8	2.7 6/4	2.4 5/4	—
É. Capoue n 8	89.1	1.8 7/4	1 5/2	—
T. Deeney n 8	76	1.5 5/3	1.2 6/2	—
J. Holebas n 8	88.3	1.4 6/2	0.5 2/1	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Sarr n 8	38.6	2.9 6/2	0.9 1/1
D. Welbeck n 8	42.4	2.7 4/3	1.3 4/1
Deulofeu n 8	68.4	2.5 6/5	1.2 5/1
A. Doucouré n 8	85.1	1.9 8/6	0.1 1/0
T. Deeney n 8	76	1.9 5/4	0.9 5/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Deulofeu n 8	68.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Pereyra n 8	73.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Domingos Quina n 8	30.6	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
D. Welbeck n 8	42.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
I. Sarr n 8	38.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Hughes n 8	61.8	3.3 6/5
Kiko Femenía n 8	70.8	2.9 7/6
A. Doucouré n 8	85.1	2.6 7/6
C. Kabasele n 8	78.8	2.6 6/4
É. Capoue n 8	89.1	2.3 8/5

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3.5 6/5
Gomes n 8	93.8	2.3 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Leicester		Watford
63%	Possession	37%
12	Shots	4
6	Shots on target	1
4	Shots off target	1
2	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	2
7	Corners	2
3	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
569	Passes	324
82%	Pass accuracy	70%

Leicester player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Schmeichel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
Ricardo Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	8.1
J. Evans	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Ç. Söyüncü	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	Y	7.4
Christian Fuchs	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
W. Ndidi	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	7
J. Maddison	90	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	8.2
J. Vardy	90	1	0	2	2	0	1	Y	6.9
H. Barnes	80	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.6
Y. Tielemans	69	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Ayoze Pérez	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Dennis Praet sub	45	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.5
H. Choudhury sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Justin sub	10	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.3

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	1	4	0	6.8
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
C. Cathcart	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
A. Masina	90	0	0	1	2	Y	6.8
I. Sarr	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
A. Doucouré	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.6
É. Capoue	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Deeney	87	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
W. Hughes	83	1	0	0	2	0	6.2
Deulofeu	77	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Domingos Quina	14	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
I. Success	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Gray	10	0	0	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 Leicester v Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LeicesterWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

WatfordLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Leicester 2 · 0 draws · Watford 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2019-03-03 Watford 2–1 Leicester
2018-12-01 Leicester 2–0 Watford
2018-01-20 Leicester 2–0 Watford
2017-12-26 Watford 2–1 Leicester

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Leicester#5 pos62 pts38 pl+26 GD

Watford#19 pos34 pts38 pl-28 GD

Goals per game

Leicester scored1.76

Watford scored0.95

Leicester conceded1.08

Watford conceded1.68

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What is the head-to-head record between Leicester and Watford?: In their last 4 meetings, Leicester won 2, Watford won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Leicester and Watford?: Recent form — Leicester 5W 0D 0L; Watford 1W 0D 4L.

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