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

Tue 9th Dec, 19:45 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

the Vicarage Road is the stage on Tuesday evening, as Javier Gracia Carlos's Watford are visited by Henrik Pedersen's Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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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

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Watford
47%
--
Draw
26%
--
Sheff Wed
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Watford 1-0
11%
--
Watford 2-1
9%
--
Watford 2-0
8%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Watford 3-1
5%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
4%
--
Watford 3-0
4%
--
Watford 3-2
3%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
--
Watford 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
45%
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Watford win to nil
26%
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Sheff Wed win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Watford have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 9 games at home winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 9 goals at home.

Sheff Wed are in 24th position in the Championship on -4 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 33 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
2
Stoke179351330 
Dec 20
Mar 14
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
3
M'Boro17863430 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
4
Millwall17845-428 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
5
Ipswich167631227 
Feb 24
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
Dec 20
6
Preston17764527 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
Nov 29
Jan 1
7
Bristol C17755526 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
l
 
0-3A
Jan 24
8
Derby17755126 
Feb 21
w
 
2-3A
Dec 15
Mar 7
9
Birmingham17746625 
Jan 1
Dec 1
Jan 20
d
 
2-2A
10
Wrexham17674325 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
11
Hull17746-125 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
Dec 26
Mar 21
12
QPR17746-425 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
13
Southampton17665424 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
14
Watford17665224 
-
-
Mar 10
Dec 9
15
Leicester17665024 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
16
Charlton17656-323 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
17
West Brom17647-322 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
18
Blackburn16619-519 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
Dec 29
Dec 6
19
Swansea17458-817 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
Jan 17
w
 
0-2F
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
23
Norwich172411-1210 
Dec 6
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Dec 9
Mar 10
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-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford1 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1Bristol C
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Watford2 - 1Oxford Utd
Watford2 - 1Hull
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Watford2 - 2Southampton
Watford2 - 1QPR
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 2Burnley
Watford1 - 0Hull
Watford0 - 0Plymouth
Watford1 - 0Swansea
Watford1 - 2Millwall
Watford2 - 0Luton
Watford0 - 4Leeds
Watford0 - 1Norwich
Watford1 - 2Preston
Watford1 - 2Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWatford1 - 1Preston
AWatford3 - 2Derby
HWatford1 - 1Bristol C
AWatford1 - 1Ipswich
HWatford3 - 0M'Boro
AWatford1 - 3Coventry
HWatford2 - 1West Brom
AWatford0 - 1Sheff Utd
HWatford2 - 1Oxford Utd
AWatford2 - 2Portsmouth
HWatford2 - 1Hull
AWatford0 - 1Millwall
HWatford0 - 1Blackburn
HWatford2 - 2Southampton
AWatford1 - 1Swansea
HWatford2 - 1QPR
AWatford0 - 1Charlton
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
AWatford1 - 2Blackburn
AWatford0 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall1 - 0Sheff Wed
Southampton3 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom0 - 0Sheff Wed
Charlton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Birmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth0 - 2Sheff Wed
Wrexham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Leicester2 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Burnley4 - 0Sheff Wed
Swansea0 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Sheff Wed
QPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Wed0 - 1Millwall
HSheff Wed0 - 3Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed1 - 3Southampton
HSheff Wed1 - 1Norwich
ASheff Wed0 - 0West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
HSheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed1 - 2Charlton
HSheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
ASheff Wed2 - 2Birmingham
HSheff Wed1 - 1QPR
ASheff Wed2 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Wed0 - 3Bristol C
HSheff Wed0 - 2Swansea
ASheff Wed2 - 2Wrexham
HSheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
ASheff Wed1 - 2Leicester
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Watford have not lost to Sheff Wed in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Watford since 2000
Watford
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
22
13
Games: Scored
13 / 14
10 / 14
Clean sheets
4 / 14
1 / 14
WAT
9
D
3
SHW
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford1 - 0
Watford1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford2 - 1
Watford4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Watford2 - 1
Watford2 - 1
Watford1 - 0
Watford3 - 1
1 - 3Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 0
League games at Sheff Wed since 1999
Sheff Wed
Watford
Goals: Scored
17
28
Games: Scored
10 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
4 / 14
WAT
6
D
5
SHW
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
2 - 6Watford
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Watford
1 - 4Watford
1 - 4Watford
Sheff Wed2 - 1
Sheff Wed2 - 0
0 - 1Watford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Wed2 - 1
2 - 3Watford
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Watford have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Goals have been an issue for Sheffield Wednesday of late. It has been 8 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Tuesday evening against Watford.

Watford 14th Sheff Wed 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Watford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
32%
better
WAT
SHW
view stats
Games scored13
9
Failed to score4
8
Scored first5
4
Goals scored23
12
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.7
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
11
Conversion rate for13
9
Avg. XG for1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
8%
better
WAT
SHW
view stats
Games conceded16
15
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded21
33
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
17%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14644
E SelvikI Louza I Louza N Irankunda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Irankunda FWD1721
4
-
E Kayembe MID162
2
-
J Ngakia DEF1523
1
-
H Kyprianou MID15
3
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD155
1
-
K Baah FWD1511
4
-
E Selvik GLK14
1
-
K Keben DEF141
3
-
I Louza  MID1464
2
1
M Bola DEF131
1
-
M Sissoko MID13
-
M Pollock DEF12
2
-
V Semedo FWD1211
1
-
M. Doumbia FWD1211
1
-
R Vata FWD1022
-
M. Alleyne DEF9
1
-
J Abankwah DEF9
1
1
T Ince FWD8
-
J Petris DEF7
2
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
N Baxter GLK4
-
N Mendy MID4
-
O. Maamma FWD4
-
F Mendy DEF2
-
J Morris DEF1
1
-
G Chakvetadze MID1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
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Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17325
Y ValeryB BannanB BannanD Iorfa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Valery DEF171
3
-
M Lowe DEF171
1
-
L Palmer DEF17
3
-
D Iorfa DEF171
5
-
B Bannan MID1732
4
1
S Ingelsson MID17
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD171
1
-
J Lowe FWD172
-
S Fusire MID151
3
-
I Ugbo FWD15
1
-
C McNeill FWD141
-
E Horvath GLK13
1
1
H Amass DEF131
1
-
G. Otegbayo DEF8
1
-
R. Johnson DEF4
-
O Kobacki FWD4
-
P Charles GLK2
-
J. Thornton MID2
-
N Chalobah MID11
-