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

Vicarage Road, Watford

Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo pays counterpart Alessio Dionisi a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their West Ham United and Watford charges go head to head at the Vicarage Road. Below we've got predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds. Access it all via the tabs below.

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The last English Championship meeting between Watford and West Ham was on Saturday 29th August 2026
English Championship
August 29th 2026
Watford 1
1 West Ham
 
A. Nabizada 19'27' (OG)M. Pollock
 
WAT
WHU
Shots On
5
1
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
3
11
Possession
38%
62%
Fouls
10
7
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
WatfordWest Ham
 
F. Ravaglia
K. Keben
M. Pollockfootball icon
H. Traorè
H. Kyprianou
E. Bove
O. Maamma (R. Vata 73')
L. Kjerrumgaard (M. Doumbia 60')
I. Bravo Solanilla (E. Kayembe 85')
A. Nabizadafootball icon (M. Payero 60')
J. Zemura
M. Hermansen
(O. Scarles 86') K. Walker-Peters
M. Kilman
A. Engels
(J. Piroe 65') D. Mukasa
(L. Orford 65') M. Kanté
M. Solomon
V. Castellanos Giménez
J. Bowen
J. Veltman
A. Golambeckis

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As followers of West Ham ready themselves for this clash, they certainly have reason to expect an exciting match. After studying the relevant statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a worthwhile bet, as both sides know they way to goal and either could win. The prediction and odds are aligned: over 2.5 goals is the best bet here.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 55% chance of West Ham coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
23%
31/10-
Draw
21%
3/1-
West Ham
55%
3/4-
West Ham 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1-
West Ham 2-0
8%
9/1-
West Ham 1-0
8%
9/1-
West Ham 3-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Watford 2-1
6%
14/1-
West Ham 3-0
5%
14/1-
Watford 1-0
5%
16/1-
West Ham 3-2
4%
18/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1-
West Ham 4-1
3%
22/1-
Watford 2-0
3%
25/1-
West Ham 4-0
3%
25/1-
Watford 3-2
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
11/8-
Home 1st Goal
44%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
62%
8/15-
BTTS - No
38%
11/8-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
6/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
30%
21/10-
Home/draw
45%
1/1-
Away/draw
77%
2/9-
Home/away
79%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1-
Home DNB
38%
9/4-
Away DNB
70%
1/3-
Watford win to nil
9%
8/1-
West Ham win to nil
25%
5/2-
Watford / Watford
12%
6/1-
Watford / West Ham
4%
18/1-
Watford / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Watford
9%
17/2-
Draw / West Ham
16%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
West Ham / Watford
3%
28/1-
West Ham / West Ham
31%
13/8-
West Ham / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
West Ham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea5320611 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
Jan 16
Oct 17
2
M'Boro5311310 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Dec 8
Apr 24
3
QPR5311310 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Oct 9
Feb 27
4
Bristol C5311210 
Feb 20
Sep 18
Dec 12
Jan 1
5
West Brom5311210 
Apr 10
l
 
1-0A
Oct 31
Jan 23
6
Charlton5311-110 
Oct 17
Jan 16
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
7
Millwall530229 
Dec 5
Mar 17
Feb 21
Sep 19
8
West Ham522148 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
-
-
9
Wolves421137 
Dec 29
Oct 24
w
 
4-2F
Apr 20
10
Wrexham513126 
Mar 2
d
 
1-1F
Sep 11
Feb 13
11
Birmingham413016 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Apr 3
Dec 19
12
Norwich520306 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Dec 26
Mar 20
13
Stoke5203-16 
Sep 12
Feb 13
Nov 28
Mar 13
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
Mar 20
Dec 26
May 1
Nov 24
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Mar 17
Dec 4
16
Blackburn5122-15 
Nov 25
May 1
Jan 30
Nov 7
17
Lincoln5122-25 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Feb 16
Oct 14
18
Watford5122-25 
-
-
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
19
Southampton522154 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Oct 24
Dec 29
20
Derby5113-54 
Mar 13
Nov 28
w
 
3-0F
Apr 10
21
Bolton5113-54 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Apr 6
Sep 8
22
Cardiff5032-33 
Feb 16
Oct 13
Jan 27
Nov 4
23
Preston5104-53 
Sep 8
Apr 7
Nov 21
Feb 6
24
Burnley5023-62 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford2 - 1Southampton
Watford0 - 4Coventry
Watford0 - 2Sheff Utd
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
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford1 - 1Wrexham
HWatford2 - 1Southampton
HWatford0 - 4Coventry
AWatford1 - 5M'Boro
AWatford0 - 3West Brom
HWatford0 - 2Sheff Utd
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
West Ham 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burnley2 - 2West Ham
Newcastle3 - 1West Ham
Brentford3 - 0West Ham
C Palace0 - 0West Ham
A Villa2 - 0West Ham
Fulham0 - 1West Ham
Liverpool5 - 2West Ham
Burnley0 - 2West Ham
Chelsea3 - 2West Ham
Spurs1 - 2West Ham
Wolves3 - 0West Ham
Man City3 - 0West Ham
Brighton1 - 1West Ham
Man Utd1 - 1West Ham
Bournemouth2 - 2West Ham
Leeds2 - 1West Ham
Arsenal2 - 0West Ham
Everton1 - 1West Ham
Nottm Forest0 - 3West Ham
Sunderland3 - 0West Ham
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWest Ham1 - 2Charlton
AWest Ham2 - 2Burnley
HWest Ham3 - 0Leeds
AWest Ham1 - 3Newcastle
HWest Ham0 - 1Arsenal
AWest Ham0 - 3Brentford
HWest Ham2 - 1Everton
AWest Ham0 - 0C Palace
HWest Ham4 - 0Wolves
AWest Ham0 - 2A Villa
HWest Ham1 - 1Man City
AWest Ham1 - 0Fulham
AWest Ham2 - 5Liverpool
HWest Ham0 - 0Bournemouth
HWest Ham1 - 1Man Utd
AWest Ham2 - 0Burnley
AWest Ham2 - 3Chelsea
HWest Ham3 - 1Sunderland
AWest Ham2 - 1Spurs
HWest Ham1 - 2Nottm Forest
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
West Ham have beaten Watford in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Watford since 1993
Watford
West Ham
Goals: Scored
12
23
Games: Scored
10 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
2 / 12
WAT
2
D
3
WHU
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
1 - 4West Ham
1 - 3West Ham
1 - 4West Ham
Watford2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford2 - 0
0 - 4West Ham
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2West Ham
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2West Ham
1 - 2West Ham
League games at West Ham since 1992
West Ham
Watford
Goals: Scored
22
13
Games: Scored
10 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
2 / 12
WAT
3
D
1
WHU
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT West Ham
West Ham1 - 0
West Ham3 - 1
0 - 2Watford
West Ham2 - 0
2 - 4Watford
West Ham3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Watford
West Ham3 - 2
West Ham4 - 0
West Ham1 - 0
West Ham2 - 1
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for West Ham United in their clash with Watford, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 24 consecutive Championship games.

Watford 18th West Ham 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that West Ham will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Watford have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-9
West Ham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
West Ham
1.2
2
Attack rating
11%
better
WAT
WHU
view stats
Games scored2
2
Failed to score0
0
Scored first2
1
Goals scored3
3
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
12
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for0.9
2.4
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
35%
better
WAT
WHU
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded2
4
Avg. goals conceded1
2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against11%
17%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+35%

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

Watford Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4212
F RavagliaA. NabizadaO TraoréK Keben
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Ravaglia GLK4
-
O Traoré DEF41
1
-
M Pollock DEF4
1
-
K Keben DEF4
2
-
J Zemura DEF4
1
-
E Bove MID4
1
-
H Kyprianou MID4
2
-
A. Nabizada MID42
1
-
I Bravo MID41
-
O. Maamma MID4
2
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD31
-
Subs
S Walker GLK
-
D Bachmann GLK
-
A. Eames DEF1
-
M Payero MID3
1
-
E Kayembe MID4
-
R Vata FWD4
-
M. Doumbia FWD4
1
-
M Adu-Poku FWD1
-
N. Chikovani FWD
-
West Ham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4223
M HermansenD. MukasaJ BowenT Castellanos
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK4
1
-
K Walker-Peters DEF4
-
A. Golambeckis DEF1
-
M Kilman DEF41
1
-
J Veltman DEF4
1
-
J Bowen MID412
-
A Engels MID31
-
M. Kanté MID41
1
-
M Solomon MID41
-
D. Mukasa FWD32
1
-
T Castellanos FWD4
3
-
Subs
F. Herrick GLK
-
O. Scarles DEF4
-
K Casey DEF
-
E. Mayers DEF
-
L. Orford MID3
-
K Briceño MID1
-
J Piroe FWD31
-
Pablo FWD2
-
J. Ajala FWD
-