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Championship | Gameweek 29
Jan 31, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
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Sheff Weds
0 - 0
Watford


Palmer (29'), Famewo (39'), Johnson (42'), Bannan (75')
FT

Martins (25'), Pollock (76'), Hamer (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Watford

Despite the difference in league positions, this has all the makings of a competitive fixture, Wednesday also having an extra two days rest. With that in mind, we are backing the home side to come through by the odd goal in three, potentially through a late strike. 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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 38.3%. A win for Watford had a probability of 35.97% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (8.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawWatford
38.3% (-0.313 -0.31) 25.73% (-0.127 -0.13) 35.97% (0.432 0.43)
Both teams to score 55.11% (0.467 0.47)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.97% (0.581 0.58)49.03% (-0.59 -0.59)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.89% (0.523 0.52)71.11% (-0.532 -0.53)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.89% (0.094999999999999 0.09)25.1% (-0.103 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.2% (0.135 0.13)59.8% (-0.143 -0.14)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.59% (0.527 0.53)26.41% (-0.535 -0.54)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.43% (0.69900000000001 0.7)61.57% (-0.707 -0.71)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 38.3%
    Watford 35.97%
    Draw 25.73%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawWatford
1-0 @ 9.16% (-0.196 -0.2)
2-1 @ 8.43% (-0.026000000000002 -0.03)
2-0 @ 6.33% (-0.116 -0.12)
3-1 @ 3.89%
3-0 @ 2.92% (-0.045 -0.05)
3-2 @ 2.59% (0.038 0.04)
4-1 @ 1.34% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.01% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 38.3%
1-1 @ 12.2% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-0 @ 6.63% (-0.162 -0.16)
2-2 @ 5.61% (0.067 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.15% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.73%
0-1 @ 8.83% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
1-2 @ 8.12% (0.073 0.07)
0-2 @ 5.88% (0.037 0.04)
1-3 @ 3.61% (0.086 0.09)
0-3 @ 2.61% (0.055 0.06)
2-3 @ 2.49% (0.066 0.07)
1-4 @ 1.2% (0.046 0.05)
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 35.97%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Watford

Sheffield Wednesday
24.1%
Draw
24.1%
Watford
51.7%
29
Head to Head
Oct 21, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 12
Watford
1-0
Sheff Weds
Asprilla (82')
Porteous (45'), Lewis (50')

Hendrick (68')
Apr 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 39
Watford
1-0
Sheff Weds
Lees (7' og.)
Sierralta (30'), Hughes (64')

Borner (3'), Urhoghide (38'), Reach (41'), Wildsmith (78')
Sep 19, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 2
Sheff Weds
0-0
Watford
Luongo (65'), Bannan (68')
Chalobah (81'), Garner (88')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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