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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 3, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
1 - 1
Sheff Weds

Sissoko (45+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Windass (29')
Valery (65')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 2-1 Watford
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 Portsmouth
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm in Championship

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 40.53%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.63% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.68%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (8.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawSheffield Wednesday
40.53% (-0.583 -0.58)25.84% (0.109 0.11)33.63% (0.47 0.47)
Both teams to score 54.36% (-0.234 -0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.17% (-0.361 -0.36)49.83% (0.357 0.36)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.17% (-0.324 -0.32)71.83% (0.31999999999999 0.32)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.71% (-0.45700000000001 -0.46)24.29% (0.454 0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.34% (-0.65 -0.65)58.66% (0.645 0.65)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.8% (0.122 0.12)28.2% (-0.124 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.1% (0.154 0.15)63.9% (-0.15799999999999 -0.16)
Score Analysis
    Watford 40.53%
    Sheffield Wednesday 33.63%
    Draw 25.84%
WatfordDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 9.69% (0.012 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.68% (-0.074 -0.07)
2-0 @ 6.86% (-0.083 -0.08)
3-1 @ 4.1% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-0 @ 3.24% (-0.083 -0.08)
3-2 @ 2.59% (-0.048 -0.05)
4-1 @ 1.45% (-0.052 -0.05)
4-0 @ 1.15% (-0.045 -0.04)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.03 -0.03)
Other @ 1.86%
Total : 40.53%
1-1 @ 12.27% (0.059999999999999 0.06)
0-0 @ 6.85% (0.099 0.1)
2-2 @ 5.5% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.09% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.84%
0-1 @ 8.67% (0.154 0.15)
1-2 @ 7.77% (0.063 0.06)
0-2 @ 5.49% (0.117 0.12)
1-3 @ 3.28% (0.037 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 2.32% (0.057 0.06)
1-4 @ 1.04% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 33.63%

How you voted: Watford vs Sheff Weds

Watford
45.0%
Draw
10.0%
Sheffield Wednesday
45.0%
20
Head to Head
Nov 2, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 13
Sheff Weds
2-6
Watford
Smith (34'), Valentin (81')
Smith (26'), Iorfa (57'), Lowe (83')
Porteous (29'), Ince (52' pen.), Issouf Bayo (58' pen., 67', 84', 88')
Porteous (25'), Pollock (42'), Baah (76')
Jan 31, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 29
Sheff Weds
0-0
Watford
Palmer (29'), Famewo (39'), Johnson (42'), Bannan (75')
Martins (25'), Pollock (76'), Hamer (90+1')
Oct 21, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 12
Watford
1-0
Sheff Weds
Asprilla (82')
Porteous (45'), Lewis (50')

Hendrick (68')
Apr 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 39
Watford
1-0
Sheff Weds
Lees (7' og.)
Sierralta (30'), Hughes (64')

Borner (3'), Urhoghide (38'), Reach (41'), Wildsmith (78')
Sep 19, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 2
Sheff Weds
0-0
Watford
Luongo (65'), Bannan (68')
Chalobah (81'), Garner (88')