Championship

Championship | Gameweek 21

Dec 26, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
1 - 0
Norwich

Sarr (39')
Capoue (18'), Cleverley (63'), Sarr (78'), Hughes (87')

FT(HT: 1-0)

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The Match

Match Report

Norwich should have been awarded a penalty late on.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Norwich City win with a probability of 36.8%. A win for Watford had a probability of 36.31% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.08%) and 0-2 (6.44%). The likeliest Watford win was 1-0 (10.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Norwich City
36.31%	26.89%	36.8%

Both teams to score 51.26%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.06%

53.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.61%

75.39%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.45%

28.55%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.66%

64.34%

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.75%

28.25%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.03%

63.97%

Score Analysis

Watford 36.3%

Norwich City 36.8%

Draw 26.89%

Watford	Draw	Norwich City
1-0 @ 10.11% 2-1 @ 8.01% 2-0 @ 6.34% 3-1 @ 3.35% 3-0 @ 2.65% 3-2 @ 2.12% 4-1 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.69% Total : 36.3%	1-1 @ 12.78% 0-0 @ 8.07% 2-2 @ 5.06% Other @ 0.99% Total : 26.89%	0-1 @ 10.19% 1-2 @ 8.08% 0-2 @ 6.44% 1-3 @ 3.4% 0-3 @ 2.72% 2-3 @ 2.13% 1-4 @ 1.08% Other @ 2.76% Total : 36.8%

How you voted: Watford vs Norwich

Watford

25.0%

Draw

21.1%

Norwich City

53.9%