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Championship | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
1 - 2
Burnley

Doumbia (8')
Sissoko (59'), Kayembe (66'), Louza (69'), Issouf Bayo (84'), Andrews (90+7')
Sissoko (60'), Kayembe (69')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Flemming (43'), Brownhill (58')
Flemming (61'), Cullen (66'), Sarmiento (90+7'), Trafford (90+8')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Watford and Burnley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Brom 2-1 Watford
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Burnley 2-1 Norwich
Friday, April 11 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Watford 0-2 Burnley

Burnley will be full of confidence after winning four of their last five matches, and we think that the Clarets will move closer to securing promotion by beating a Watford side that have lost three of their previous five Championship games. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Burnley win with a probability of 38.21%. A win for Watford had a probability of 33.39% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.91%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Watford win was 1-0 (11.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.

Result
WatfordDrawBurnley
33.39% (-0.776 -0.78) 28.4% (0.2 0.2) 38.21% (0.582 0.58)
Both teams to score 46.4% (-0.681 -0.68)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.13% (-0.79 -0.79)59.88% (0.798 0.8)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.86% (-0.607 -0.61)80.15% (0.614 0.61)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.59% (-0.935 -0.94)33.42% (0.942 0.94)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.96% (-1.039 -1.04)70.05% (1.045 1.05)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.69% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)30.32% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.5% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)66.5% (0.055000000000007 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 33.39%
    Burnley 38.21%
    Draw 28.4%
WatfordDrawBurnley
1-0 @ 11.1% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
2-1 @ 7.26% (-0.166 -0.17)
2-0 @ 6.09% (-0.131 -0.13)
3-1 @ 2.65% (-0.132 -0.13)
3-0 @ 2.22% (-0.107 -0.11)
3-2 @ 1.58% (-0.08 -0.08)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 33.39%
1-1 @ 13.25% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
0-0 @ 10.13% (0.3 0.3)
2-2 @ 4.34% (-0.104 -0.1)
Other @ 0.69%
Total : 28.4%
0-1 @ 12.09% (0.35 0.35)
1-2 @ 7.91% (0.015 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.22% (0.196 0.2)
1-3 @ 3.15% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-3 @ 2.87% (0.075 0.08)
2-3 @ 1.73% (-0.043 -0.04)
1-4 @ 0.94%
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 38.21%

How you voted: Watford vs Burnley

Watford
14.3%
Draw
8.2%
Burnley
77.6%
49
Head to Head
Dec 21, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 22
Burnley
2-1
Watford
Anthony (9'), Brownhill (62')
Laurent (49'), Egan Riley (64'), Trafford (88')
Baah (80')
Ngakia (41')
Feb 14, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 32
Burnley
1-1
Watford
Obafemi (90+5')
Pedro (32')
Aug 12, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 3
Watford
1-0
Burnley
Cleverley (45+2')
Asprilla (88')
Kamara (81')

Brownhill (85')
Apr 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 35
Watford
1-2
Burnley
Tarkowski (8' og.)
Kucka (87')
Cork (83'), Brownhill (86')
Tarkowski (48'), Collins (90+1')
Feb 5, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 17
Burnley
0-0
Watford
Stephens (45')
King (20'), Cleverley (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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