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Watford v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Edward Still welcomes Chris Wilder to the Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon, as their Watford and Sheffield United teams do battle in the Championship. All statistics, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you click through each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Watford
44%
--
Draw
28%
--
Sheff Utd
29%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Watford 1-0
13%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Watford 2-1
9%
--
Watford 2-0
8%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
7%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Watford 3-1
4%
--
Watford 3-0
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
2%
--
Watford 3-2
2%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
2%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
48%
--
Watford win to nil
26%
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Sheff Utd win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 40 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 10 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 57 goals to 51 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 20 games at home winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 29 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 20 goals at home.

Sheff Utd are in 17th position in the Championship on 51 points having played 40 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 24 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 5 and won 6. Sheff Utd have conceded 46 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry4025874283 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
2
Millwall40219101072 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
3
M'Boro40201192171 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
Ipswich38191272869 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
5
Hull4020713567 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
6
Wrexham40171310964 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-3F
7
Southampton391712101563 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
8
Derby4017914760 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
l
 
1-3A
May 2
9
Watford40141412356 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
10
QPR4016816-556 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
11
Norwich4016717655 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
12
Stoke4015916554 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
13
Bristol C4015916054 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-4A
Apr 6
14
Birmingham40141115-253 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
Preston40131413-453 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
16
Swansea4015817-553 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
17
Sheff Utd4015619051 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
18
Charlton40121216-1148 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
19
Blackburn40121018-1246 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 22
w
 
1-3A
20
West Brom40111118-1444 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
21
Portsmouth39101118-1741 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
22
Leicester40111316-940 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
23
Oxford Utd4091318-1540 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-1F
24
Sheff Wed401930-57-6 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford0 - 0Leicester
Watford3 - 1Wrexham
Watford0 - 2Ipswich
Watford2 - 0Derby
Watford0 - 2Swansea
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Watford0 - 2Millwall
Watford3 - 0Birmingham
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford3 - 2Norwich
Watford1 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1Bristol C
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Watford2 - 1Oxford Utd
Watford2 - 1Hull
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Watford2 - 2Southampton
Watford2 - 1QPR
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford1 - 2QPR
HWatford0 - 0Leicester
HWatford3 - 1Wrexham
AWatford1 - 3Stoke
AWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
AWatford2 - 1Bristol C
HWatford0 - 2Ipswich
HWatford2 - 0Derby
AWatford2 - 2Preston
AWatford0 - 1Southampton
AWatford0 - 0Hull
HWatford0 - 2Swansea
AWatford1 - 1Blackburn
HWatford1 - 1Portsmouth
HWatford0 - 2Millwall
HWatford3 - 0Birmingham
AWatford1 - 0Norwich
AWatford2 - 1Leicester
HWatford1 - 0Stoke
AWatford2 - 2Wrexham
Sheff Utd 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Norwich2 - 1Sheff Utd
QPR0 - 2Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
Millwall1 - 1Sheff Utd
Southampton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Charlton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Stoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
Wrexham5 - 3Sheff Utd
West Brom2 - 0Sheff Utd
Leicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 3Sheff Utd
Coventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Hull1 - 0Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd0 - 1Sheff Utd
Ipswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Swansea1 - 0Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
ASheff Utd1 - 1Birmingham
ASheff Utd1 - 2Norwich
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
ASheff Utd2 - 0QPR
HSheff Utd1 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd1 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
HSheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd1 - 1Millwall
HSheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
ASheff Utd0 - 1Southampton
ASheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
HSheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
ASheff Utd2 - 1Stoke
ASheff Utd3 - 5Wrexham
HSheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
ASheff Utd0 - 2West Brom
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 1998
Watford
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
18
15
Games: Scored
9 / 15
8 / 15
Clean sheets
7 / 15
6 / 15
WAT
6
D
3
SHU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Watford3 - 0
Watford3 - 0
0 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 0
0 - 1Sheff Utd
2 - 3Sheff Utd
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford2 - 0
0 - 3Sheff Utd
Watford4 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Sheff Utd since 1999
Sheff Utd
Watford
Goals: Scored
18
16
Games: Scored
13 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
3 / 16
WAT
5
D
4
SHU
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd1 - 0
1 - 4Watford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Watford
0 - 2Watford
0 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Watford 9th Sheff Utd 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Watford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.3
1
Attack rating
%
better
WAT
SHU
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
WAT
SHU
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Watford v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3610810
I Louza L KjerrumgaardI Louza N Irankunda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Kjerrumgaard FWD38101
1
-
I Louza  MID3678
7
1
E Selvik GLK34
2
-
M Bola DEF3424
2
-
N Irankunda FWD3434
9
1
E Kayembe MID3242
4
-
J Ngakia DEF3034
3
-
M Pollock DEF2911
5
-
M. Doumbia FWD2741
5
-
J Abankwah DEF26
3
1
K Keben DEF251
3
-
H Kyprianou MID251
8
-
V Semedo FWD2541
2
-
G Chakvetadze MID243
6
-
K Baah FWD2411
4
-
T Ince FWD234
-
O. Maamma FWD2041
1
-
N Mendy MID19
1
-
J Petris DEF13
3
-
R Vata FWD1222
-
S. Goglichidze DEF8
2
-
S. Mfuni DEF8
2
-
E Bove MID81
2
-
N Baxter GLK7
-
P Ekwah MID7
2
-
F Mendy DEF6
1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
379118
C O'HareP BamfordG HamerG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID4087
2
-
H Burrows DEF3844
2
-
A Brooks MID3662
6
-
M Cooper GLK34
-
J Tanganga DEF341
6
1
S. Peck MID3444
6
-
T Campbell FWD3462
4
-
F Seriki DEF3214
5
1
T Cannon FWD3251
1
-
G Hamer MID31311
8
-
D. Soumaré MID24
4
1
T. Bindon DEF231
1
-
P Bamford FWD229
1
1
J Riedewald MID213
3
-
S McCallum DEF2011
2
-
M McGuinness DEF191
3
-
D Ings FWD191
-
T Chong MID161
-
O Arblaster MID161
2
-
B Mee DEF151
2
-
C Ogbene FWD1311
-
K Hoever DEF10
2
-
T Davies MID10
-
A. Matos MID8
-
A Davies GLK7
1
-
L Hjelde DEF5
-
J Rothwell MID4
1
J Shackleton DEF3
-
K Phillips MID3
2
1