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

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

Sheffield United, led by manager Chris Wilder, visit Edward Still and his Watford side at the Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon in the Championship. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for the two sides. All can be selected using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 minutes. The best odds are below, followed by market-specific form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Watford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

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Watford
39%
8/5
5%
17/10
Draw
27%
12/512/5
Sheff Utd
34%
29/20
7%
6/4
Draw 1-1
13%
11/25/1
Watford 1-0
11%
17/2
5%
15/2
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
17/2
6%
15/2
Draw 0-0
9%
11/19/1
Watford 2-1
8%
9/18/1
Sheff Utd 2-1
7%
17/215/2
Watford 2-0
7%
12/1
13%
11/1
Sheff Utd 2-0
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
Watford 3-1
3%
20/116/1
Watford 3-0
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
3%
18/114/1
Sheff Utd 3-0
2%
22/118/1
Watford 3-2
2%
25/1
10%
20/1
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
25/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
4/54/5
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
1/110/11
Home 1st Goal
48%
1/1
2%
1/1
Away 1st Goal
46%
10/11
4%
19/20
No 1st Goal
5%
11/19/1
BTTS - Yes
49%
4/613/20
BTTS - No
51%
11/1023/20
BTTS - Home Win
16%
4/119/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
BTTS - Away Win
14%
15/4
6%
17/5
Home/draw
66%
8/15
3%
1/2
Away/draw
61%
1/2
7%
4/9
Home/away
73%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
3/113/5
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/519/10
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
9/29/2
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/71/8
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/1
15%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/20
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/20
1%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/1
8%
9/1
Home DNB
58%
10/11
5%
10/11
Away DNB
53%
4/5
4%
4/5
Watford win to nil
23%
4/1-
Sheff Utd win to nil
19%
7/2
4%
-
Watford / Watford
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
Watford / Sheff Utd
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Watford / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Watford
12%
11/211/2
Draw / Sheff Utd
13%
5/15/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Sheff Utd / Watford
3%
25/120/1
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
20%
3/1
7%
14/5
Sheff Utd / Draw
7%
12/110/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 10 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 59 goals to 52 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 21 games at home winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored 30 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Sheff Utd are in 17th position in the Championship on 54 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 24 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 5 and won 7. Sheff Utd have conceded 48 goals, scored 36, failed to score in 8 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
Coventry42251074285 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
2
Ipswich40211273175 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
3
Millwall42211011973 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
4
M'Boro422012102072 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Southampton411912102069 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
6
Hull4220814468 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
7
Wrexham42171312364 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-3F
8
Derby4218915863 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
l
 
1-3A
May 2
9
Norwich4217718558 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
10
Bristol C42161016158 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
11
QPR42161016-558 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
12
Watford42141513157 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
13
Preston42141513-357 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
14
Swansea4216917-457 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
15
Birmingham42151116-156 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
16
Stoke42151017355 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
17
Sheff Utd4216620054 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
18
Charlton42121317-1249 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
19
Blackburn42121218-1248 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 22
w
 
1-3A
20
West Brom42111318-1446 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
21
Portsmouth41111218-1645 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
22
Oxford Utd42101418-1344 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-1F
23
Leicester42111417-1041 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
24
Sheff Wed4211130-57-4 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford1 - 1Charlton
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
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford0 - 2Oxford Utd
HWatford1 - 1Charlton
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
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
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
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
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd2 - 1Hull
ASheff Utd0 - 1Bristol C
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Sheff Utd have beaten Watford in 4 consecutive league meetings
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 12th Sheff Utd 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Watford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
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
1.2
Attack rating
WAT
SHU
13%
better
view stats
Games scored31
31
Failed to score11
11
Scored first12
24
Goals scored52
59
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
WAT
SHU
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded35
33
Clean sheets7
9
Conceded first28
17
Goals conceded51
59
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+7%

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
3810911
I Louza L KjerrumgaardI Louza N Irankunda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Kjerrumgaard FWD40101
1
-
I Louza  MID3879
8
1
E Selvik GLK36
3
-
N Irankunda FWD3644
10
1
M Bola DEF3424
2
-
E Kayembe MID3342
4
-
M Pollock DEF3111
5
-
J Ngakia DEF3034
3
-
M. Doumbia FWD2941
5
-
J Abankwah DEF27
3
1
K Keben DEF271
3
-
G Chakvetadze MID263
6
-
V Semedo FWD2641
2
-
K Baah FWD2611
4
-
H Kyprianou MID251
8
-
T Ince FWD254
-
N Mendy MID21
2
-
O. Maamma FWD2141
1
-
J Petris DEF15
3
-
R Vata FWD1222
-
S. Goglichidze DEF10
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
389118
C O'HareP BamfordG HamerJ Tanganga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID4287
2
-
H Burrows DEF4044
2
-
A Brooks MID3862
7
-
J Tanganga DEF3611
7
1
S. Peck MID3644
6
-
M Cooper GLK34
-
F Seriki DEF3414
5
1
T Campbell FWD3462
4
-
G Hamer MID33411
8
-
T Cannon FWD3351
2
-
D. Soumaré MID25
4
1
P Bamford FWD249
2
1
T. Bindon DEF231
1
-
J Riedewald MID223
3
-
M McGuinness DEF211
4
-
S McCallum DEF2011
2
-
D Ings FWD202
-
T Chong MID171
-
O Arblaster MID171
2
-
B Mee DEF151
2
-
C Ogbene FWD1311
-
K Hoever DEF12
2
-
T Davies MID10
-
A Davies GLK9
1
-
A. Matos MID8
-
L Hjelde DEF6
-
J Rothwell MID6
1
J Shackleton DEF3
-
K Phillips MID3
2
1