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Championship | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
1 - 2
Burnley

Doumbia (8')
Sissoko (59'), Kayembe (66'), Louza (69'), Issouf Bayo (84'), Andrews (90+7')
Sissoko (60'), Kayembe (69')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Flemming (43'), Brownhill (58')
Flemming (61'), Cullen (66'), Sarmiento (90+7'), Trafford (90+8')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Watford and Burnley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Brom 2-1 Watford
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Burnley 2-1 Norwich
Friday, April 11 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Watford 0-2 Burnley

Burnley will be full of confidence after winning four of their last five matches, and we think that the Clarets will move closer to securing promotion by beating a Watford side that have lost three of their previous five Championship games. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Burnley win with a probability of 38.21%. A win for Watford had a probability of 33.39% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.91%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Watford win was 1-0 (11.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.

Result
WatfordDrawBurnley
33.39% (-0.776 -0.78) 28.4% (0.2 0.2) 38.21% (0.582 0.58)
Both teams to score 46.4% (-0.681 -0.68)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.13% (-0.79 -0.79)59.88% (0.798 0.8)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.86% (-0.607 -0.61)80.15% (0.614 0.61)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.59% (-0.935 -0.94)33.42% (0.942 0.94)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.96% (-1.039 -1.04)70.05% (1.045 1.05)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.69% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)30.32% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.5% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)66.5% (0.055000000000007 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 33.39%
    Burnley 38.21%
    Draw 28.4%
WatfordDrawBurnley
1-0 @ 11.1% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
2-1 @ 7.26% (-0.166 -0.17)
2-0 @ 6.09% (-0.131 -0.13)
3-1 @ 2.65% (-0.132 -0.13)
3-0 @ 2.22% (-0.107 -0.11)
3-2 @ 1.58% (-0.08 -0.08)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 33.39%
1-1 @ 13.25% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
0-0 @ 10.13% (0.3 0.3)
2-2 @ 4.34% (-0.104 -0.1)
Other @ 0.69%
Total : 28.4%
0-1 @ 12.09% (0.35 0.35)
1-2 @ 7.91% (0.015 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.22% (0.196 0.2)
1-3 @ 3.15% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-3 @ 2.87% (0.075 0.08)
2-3 @ 1.73% (-0.043 -0.04)
1-4 @ 0.94%
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 38.21%

How you voted: Watford vs Burnley

Watford
14.3%
Draw
8.2%
Burnley
77.6%
49
Head to Head
Dec 21, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 22
Burnley
2-1
Watford
Anthony (9'), Brownhill (62')
Laurent (49'), Egan Riley (64'), Trafford (88')
Baah (80')
Ngakia (41')
Feb 14, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 32
Burnley
1-1
Watford
Obafemi (90+5')
Pedro (32')
Aug 12, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 3
Watford
1-0
Burnley
Cleverley (45+2')
Asprilla (88')
Kamara (81')

Brownhill (85')
Apr 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 35
Watford
1-2
Burnley
Tarkowski (8' og.)
Kucka (87')
Cork (83'), Brownhill (86')
Tarkowski (48'), Collins (90+1')
Feb 5, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 17
Burnley
0-0
Watford
Stephens (45')
King (20'), Cleverley (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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