Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

Ngakia (20')
Louza (42'), Pollock (45+3')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Hamer (13'), Brookes (53')
Davies (42')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: QPR 3-1 Watford
Wednesday, January 1 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 2-1 Sheff Utd
Wednesday, January 1 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 Watford win with a probability of 43.19%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 30.04% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.77%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Sheffield United
43.19% ( 3.02)	26.77% ( -0.64)	30.04% ( -2.39)

Both teams to score 50.08% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.27% (

1.7)

54.72% (

-1.7)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.95% (

1.39)

76.04% (

-1.39)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.87% (

2.39)

25.12% (

-2.39)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.17% (

3.19)

59.83% (

-3.18)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.88% (

-0.82)

33.11% (

0.82)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.29% (

-0.92)

69.71% (

0.92)

Score Analysis

Watford 43.19%

Sheffield United 30.04%

Draw 26.77%

Watford	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.49% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 8.77% ( 0.41) 2-0 @ 7.94% ( 0.54) 3-1 @ 4.04% ( 0.44) 3-0 @ 3.66% ( 0.47) 3-2 @ 2.23% ( 0.2) 4-1 @ 1.4% ( 0.23) 4-0 @ 1.26% ( 0.24) Other @ 2.4% Total : 43.19%	1-1 @ 12.7% ( -0.25) 0-0 @ 8.32% ( -0.56) 2-2 @ 4.85% ( 0.12) Other @ 0.91% Total : 26.77%	0-1 @ 9.2% ( -0.84) 1-2 @ 7.02% ( -0.31) 0-2 @ 5.08% ( -0.59) 1-3 @ 2.59% ( -0.17) 0-3 @ 1.87% ( -0.27) 2-3 @ 1.79% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.5% Total : 30.04%