Watford v Norwich
How the SharpXI model rated this EFL Cup fixture — every call it made on shots, fouls and tackles, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Watford lost to Norwich 1–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 10 landed — the strongest being Marcelino Núñez for 1+ shots total (92%, had 2). Its clearest miss: Jovon Makama for 1+ shots total (84%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
3 matches on record — too few to quote a card rate against. See the record
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelino Núñez | shots total | 1+ | 92% | 2 | ✓ |
| Marcelino Núñez | tackles | 1+ | 88% | 5 | ✓ |
| Jacob Wright | tackles | 1+ | 88% | 1 | ✓ |
| Ben Chrisene | tackles | 1+ | 88% | 3 | ✓ |
| Imrân Louza | fouls committed | 1+ | 84% | 2 | ✓ |
| Papa Amadou Diallo | shots total | 1+ | 84% | 2 | ✓ |
| Jovon Makama | shots total | 1+ | 84% | 0 | ✗ |
| Josh Sargent | shots total | 1+ | 84% | 2 | ✓ |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 0 | ✗ |
| Kwadwo Baah | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 1 | ✓ |
| Vivaldo | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 1 | ✓ |
| Oscar Schwartau | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 0 | ✗ |
| Nestory Irankunda | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 4 | ✓ |
| Jack Grieves | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 0 | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles Fouls committed
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Past meetings
- Norwich 0–1 Watford Dec 2025
- Watford 3–2 Norwich Dec 2025
- Watford 0–1 Norwich Feb 2025
- Norwich 4–1 Watford Sep 2024
- Norwich 4–2 Watford Feb 2024
- Watford 3–2 Norwich Nov 2023
- Norwich 0–1 Watford Jan 2023
- Watford 2–1 Norwich Oct 2022
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Watford v Norwich?
10 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Watford v Norwich?
The most confident call it got wrong was Jovon Makama at 84% for shots total — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the EFL Cup?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.