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Match preview · Championship

Sheffield United – Watford

Sheffield United Home 10th in Championship
1.54
Watford Away 21st in Championship
1.10 Projected xG
Sheffield United
46%
Fair 2.18
Draw
30%
Fair 3.35
Watford
24%
Fair 4.11

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Data coverage · full
  • Sheffield United 20/20
  • Watford 20/20
  • Model updated 31 October, 06:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Sheffield United xG 1.31 xGA 1.06
  • L 0.48 created, 0.54 conceded against Stoke City
  • W 0.68 created, 1.39 conceded against Lincoln City
  • L 2.01 created, 2.22 conceded against Portsmouth
  • W 1.18 created, 0.50 conceded against Bristol City
  • D 2.47 created, 1.09 conceded against Derby County
  • W 1.06 created, 0.60 conceded against Wrexham
Watford xG 1.00 xGA 1.95
  • L 0.39 created, 1.50 conceded against Stoke City
  • L 0.57 created, 1.47 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 0.64 created, 1.94 conceded against Burnley
  • L 1.46 created, 3.67 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 2.78 created, 1.25 conceded against Charlton Athletic
  • L 0.13 created, 1.84 conceded against Wolverhampton

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.64
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
59%
Sheffield United 2+ goals
47%
Sheffield United clean sheet
30%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

1:1
15.2%
2:1
11.0%
1:0
8.5%

Why the model favours Sheffield United

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Sheffield United.

Attack
Favours Sheffield United
17th vs 23rd
Sheffield United attack v Watford defence
Defence
Favours Sheffield United
16th vs 22nd
Sheffield United defence v Watford attack
Recent xG form
Favours Sheffield United
+0.26 vs -0.95
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Sheffield United and Watford compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sheffield United Watford
xG / match (better) 1.17 · 18th 1.05 · 20th
xGA / match (better) 1.39 · 12th 1.88 · 23rd
xGD / match (better) -0.22 · 16th -0.83 · 24th
xPts / match (better) 1.22 · 16th 0.82 · 24th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.26 -0.95

Head to head

Sheffield United 2 Draws 0 Watford 0

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What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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