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Watford v West Bromwich Albion : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 22nd Oct, 19:45 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Wednesday evening sees Javier Gracia Carlos’s Watford and Ryan Mason’s West Bromwich Albion go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Vicarage Road. All of the important stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% probability of Watford and West Brom serving up at least two goals in this Championship match. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.36.

In-Play
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

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
41%
-15/8
Draw
25%
-23/10
West Brom
34%
-29/20
Draw 1-1
12%
-5/1
Watford 1-0
9%
-13/2
Watford 2-1
9%
-8/1
5%
West Brom 1-0
8%
-6/1
West Brom 2-1
8%
-15/2
Watford 2-0
7%
-11/1
Draw 0-0
6%
-7/1
Draw 2-2
6%
-12/1
West Brom 2-0
5%
-9/1
Watford 3-1
4%
-18/1
West Brom 3-1
3%
-16/1
Watford 3-0
3%
-22/1
Watford 3-2
3%
-22/1
12%
West Brom 3-2
2%
-22/1
West Brom 3-0
2%
-18/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
-21/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
-7/10
Home 1st Goal
49%
-11/10
Away 1st Goal
47%
-19/20
No 1st Goal
4%
-7/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
-17/20
BTTS - No
44%
-17/20
BTTS - Home Win
20%
-9/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
-17/5
BTTS - Away Win
17%
-19/5
Home/draw
66%
-8/15
Away/draw
59%
-2/5
Home/away
75%
-1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
-7/20
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
-2/1
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
-13/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
-1/4
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
-6/1
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
-1/12
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
-14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
-1/66
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
-1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
-7/1
Home DNB
59%
-1/1
Away DNB
52%
-8/11
Watford win to nil
21%
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West Brom win to nil
17%
--
Watford / Watford
18%
-10/3
2%
Watford / West Brom
3%
-22/1
10%
Watford / Draw
6%
-12/1
Draw / Watford
12%
-11/2
8%
Draw / West Brom
13%
-19/4
5%
Draw / Draw
17%
-7/2
West Brom / Watford
3%
-22/1
West Brom / West Brom
21%
-11/4
1%
West Brom / Draw
6%
-11/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn zero and won 1. Watford have conceded 2 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Watford have played 5 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

West Brom lay in 7th place on 14 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 6 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. West Brom have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

West Brom have played 5 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
West Brom
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry95402019 
May 2
Oct 25
Feb 21
Nov 22
2
M'Boro9531618 
Nov 1
Apr 25
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
3
Leicester9441516 
Mar 21
Dec 26
d
 
1-1F
Jan 5
4
Preston9441416 
Nov 25
Feb 14
Oct 18
Apr 18
5
Stoke9432515 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Feb 7
w
 
0-1F
6
QPR9432-115 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Dec 29
Dec 6
7
West Brom9423-114 
Oct 22
Apr 21
-
-
8
Millwall9423-314 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
9
Ipswich8341713 
Feb 24
Nov 4
Apr 25
Oct 25
10
Bristol C9342513 
Nov 8
Feb 28
Dec 26
Mar 21
11
Watford9333012 
-
-
Apr 21
Oct 22
12
Swansea9333012 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
Nov 29
Jan 1
13
Charlton9333012 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Feb 24
Nov 4
14
Portsmouth9333-112 
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
15
Hull9333-212 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
Mar 14
Dec 20
16
Birmingham9333-312 
Jan 1
Dec 1
Nov 26
Feb 14
17
Southampton9252-111 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
Mar 11
Dec 9
18
Wrexham9243-110 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Apr 3
w
 
2-3F
19
Norwich9225-38 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Jan 20
w
 
0-1F
20
Derby9153-48 
Feb 21
Nov 22
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
21
Blackburn8215-47 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
22
Oxford Utd9135-36 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
Nov 8
Feb 28
23
Sheff Wed9135-126 
Dec 9
Mar 10
Nov 1
May 2
24
Sheff Utd9108-133 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Dec 12
Mar 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
West Brom 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Watford have not lost to West Brom in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Watford since 1999
Watford
West Brom
Goals: Scored
15
17
Games: Scored
8 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
4 / 12
WAT
4
D
4
WBA
4
League games at West Brom since 1998
West Brom
Watford
Goals: Scored
27
12
Games: Scored
11 / 12
10 / 12
Clean sheets
2 / 12
1 / 12
WAT
1
D
5
WBA
6
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for West Bromwich Albion of late. It has been 7 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Wednesday evening against Watford.

Watford 11th West Brom 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that West Brom will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Watford have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
-27
West Brom have scored 27% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
West Brom
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
WAT
WBA
12%
better
view stats
Games scored6
7
Failed to score3
2
Scored first2
6
Goals scored11
9
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal9
9
Conversion rate for11
12
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
WAT
WBA
30%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
6
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first7
3
Goals conceded11
10
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
13%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+30%

Watford v West Brom Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8223
E SelvikN IrankundaI Louza I Louza 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Baah FWD91
2
-
N Irankunda FWD921
1
-
E Selvik GLK8
1
-
K Keben DEF8
1
-
M. Alleyne DEF8
1
-
H Kyprianou MID8
2
-
M Sissoko MID8
-
E Kayembe MID8
1
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD82
1
-
J Ngakia DEF72
1
-
J Abankwah DEF6
1
-
I Louza  MID622
2
1
R Vata FWD612
-
V Semedo FWD611
1
-
M Bola DEF5
-
M Pollock DEF4
2
-
J Petris DEF4
1
-
C Wiley DEF4
-
N Mendy MID4
-
M. Doumbia FWD4
-
N Baxter GLK2
-
F Mendy DEF2
-
J Morris DEF1
1
-
T Ince FWD1
-
West Brom Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9333
J GriffithsI PriceM JohnstonG Campbell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Griffiths GLK9
-
G Campbell DEF9
3
-
N Phillips DEF91
2
-
A Mowatt MID9
2
-
J Molumby MID9
1
-
I Price MID931
2
-
J Wallace FWD91
-
A Heggebø FWD912
-
C Styles DEF8
2
-
T. Collyer MID8
-
M Johnston FWD813
-
J Maja FWD71
-
C Mepham DEF6
2
-
O Diakité MID5
-
S Junior DEF41
-
K Grant FWD3
1
-
C Taylor DEF2
-
A Gilchrist DEF1
-
K Bielik DEF1
-