Championship

Championship | Gameweek 39

Apr 2, 2021 at 3pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
1 - 0
Sheff Weds

Lees (7' og.)
Sierralta (30'), Hughes (64')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Borner (3'), Urhoghide (38'), Reach (41'), Wildsmith (78')

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The Match

Match Report

Time is running out for second-bottom Sheffield Wednesday.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Watford and Sheffield Wednesday, 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 63.25%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 14.95%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.38%) and 2-1 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.3%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Watford in this match.

Result
Watford	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
63.25%	21.79%	14.95%

Both teams to score 45.7%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.31%

50.68%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.41%

72.59%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.57%

15.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.74%

44.26%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

54.03%

45.96%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

18.31%

81.69%

Score Analysis

Watford 63.24%

Sheffield Wednesday 14.95%

Draw 21.79%

Watford	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 13.25% 2-0 @ 12.38% 2-1 @ 9.63% 3-0 @ 7.72% 3-1 @ 6% 4-0 @ 3.61% 4-1 @ 2.8% 3-2 @ 2.33% 5-0 @ 1.35% 4-2 @ 1.09% 5-1 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.04% Total : 63.24%	1-1 @ 10.3% 0-0 @ 7.09% 2-2 @ 3.74% Other @ 0.66% Total : 21.79%	0-1 @ 5.51% 1-2 @ 4% 0-2 @ 2.14% 1-3 @ 1.04% 2-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 1.29% Total : 14.95%