Championship

Championship | Gameweek 17

Dec 8, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
2 - 0
Rotherham

Kabasele (4'), Deeney (15')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Jones (67'), Ihiekwe (71')

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The Match

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Watford and Rotherham United, 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 Watford win with a probability of 46.2%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 28.26% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.22%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 0-1 (8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.

Result
Watford	Draw	Rotherham United
46.2%	25.53%	28.26%

Both teams to score 52.86%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.35%

50.65%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.45%

72.56%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.09%

21.91%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.82%

55.18%

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.69%

32.31%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.19%

68.82%

Score Analysis

Watford 46.19%

Rotherham United 28.26%

Draw 25.53%

Watford	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 10.74% 2-1 @ 9.22% 2-0 @ 8.16% 3-1 @ 4.67% 3-0 @ 4.13% 3-2 @ 2.64% 4-1 @ 1.77% 4-0 @ 1.57% 4-2 @ 1% Other @ 2.31% Total : 46.19%	1-1 @ 12.14% 0-0 @ 7.08% 2-2 @ 5.21% 3-3 @ 0.99% Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.53%	0-1 @ 8% 1-2 @ 6.86% 0-2 @ 4.52% 1-3 @ 2.58% 2-3 @ 1.96% 0-3 @ 1.7% Other @ 2.64% Total : 28.26%

How you voted: Watford vs Rotherham

Watford

81.2%

Draw

13.3%

Rotherham United

5.5%