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Championship · Regular Season - 43 April 18, 2026 16:00
Watford
#16 · 57 pts
0 – 2
Final score
Sheffield Utd
#13 · 60 pts
50' P. Bamford
59' (ast. F. Seriki) P. Bamford

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Sheffield Utd a 36% win probability (draw 27%, Watford 35%). The final result was Watford 0–2 Sheffield Utd. In 1 previous meetings, Watford have won 0 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Sheffield Utd.

Match statistics
10
Total shots
8
3
Shots on target
5
0.93
Actual xG
0.75
3
Saves
3
53%
Possession
47%
8
Corners
5
16
Tackles
22
1
🟨 Yellow cards
4
Match Events
I. Louza
26'
50'
P. Bamford⚽
↕ O. Maamma / G. Chakvetadze
58'
↕ E. Kayembe / A. Nabizada
59'
59'
ast. F. Seriki · P. Bamford⚽
60'
T. Chong / A. Brooks ↕
65'
G. Hamer
67'
D. Ings / G. Hamer ↕
67'
S. Peck / J. Riedewald ↕
↕ J. Abankwah / M. Bola
71'
↕ M. Doumbia / L. Kjerrumgaard
71'
75'
D. Ings
77'
O. Arblaster / J. Rothwell ↕
77'
T. Bindon / C. O'Hare ↕
81'
S. Peck
↕ N. Mendy / E. Bove
81'
90'+1
T. Chong
M. Pollock
90'+7
Pre-match prediction
35.91%
Watford
27.71%
X
36.38%
Sheffield ←
we assigned to the actual result (Sheffield Utd) 36.38% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Watford
1.14
0.93
-0.21
Sheffield
1.40
0.75
-0.66
xG dominance was balanced (0.93 – 0.75). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Coventry Coventry 46 95
2 Ipswich Ipswich 46 84
3 Millwall Millwall 46 83
4 Southampton Southampton 46 80
5 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 46 80
6 Hull City Hull City 46 73
7 Wrexham Wrexham 46 71
8 Derby Derby 46 69
9 Norwich Norwich 46 65
10 Birmingham Birmingham 46 64
11 Swansea Swansea 46 64
12 Bristol City Bristol City 46 62
13 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 46 60
14 Preston Preston 46 60
15 QPR QPR 46 58
16 Watford Watford 46 57
17 Stoke City Stoke City 46 55
18 Portsmouth Portsmouth 46 55
19 Charlton Charlton 46 53
20 Blackburn Blackburn 46 52
21 West Brom West Brom 46 51
22 Oxford United Oxford United 46 47
23 Leicester Leicester 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 46 0
Lineups
Watford Watford 4-4-2
1
E. Selvik G 6.60
25
J. Abankwah 71' D 6.50
3
Saba Goglichidze D 6.20
6
M. Pollock D 7.00
29
J. Petris D 6.50
42
O. Maamma 58' M 6.30
10 I. Louza I. Louza M 6.90
23
N. Mendy 81' M 6.90
66 N. Irankunda N. Irankunda M 7.30
39 E. Kayembe E. Kayembe 59' F 6.20
20
M. Doumbia 71' F 6.50
Bench
15
E. Bove 15' M 6.30
8
G. Chakvetadze 38' M 6.50
2
J. Ngakia D
9
L. Kjerrumgaard 25' F 6.30
16
M. Bola 25' D 6.30
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-2-3-1
17
G 6.30
14
H. Burrows D 7.50
25
M. McGuinness D 7.20
2
J. Tanganga D 7.90
38
Femi Seriki 1 👟 D 7.70
48
J. Rothwell 77' M 7.30
44
J. Riedewald 67' M 7.00
8 G. Hamer G. Hamer 67' M 6.20
10 C. O'Hare C. O'Hare 77' M 6.50
11
A. Brooks 60' M 7.00
45 P. Bamford P. Bamford 2 ⚽ F 8.20
Bench
9
D. Ings 29' F 6.20
12
K. Hoever D
5
L. F. Hjelde D
4
O. Arblaster 19' M 6.90
42
S. Peck 29' M 6.50
7
T. Cannon F
24
T. Chong 36' M 6.30
Best on the pitch
P. Bamford
P. Bamford
F · Sheffield
8.20
2 ⚽
4 shots · 18 pass
J. Tanganga
D · Sheffield
7.90
· 42 pass
Femi Seriki
D · Sheffield
7.70
1 👟
· 16 pass
H. Burrows
D · Sheffield
7.50
1 shots · 32 pass
J. Rothwell
M · Sheffield
7.30
· 21 pass
N. Irankunda
N. Irankunda
M · Watford
7.30
3 shots · 16 pass
Watford Watford — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
E. Selvik G 96 6.60 — — — 31 19% — — —
J. Abankwah D 71 6.50 — — 1 28 22% 2 — —
Saba Goglichidze D 96 6.20 — — 1 28 24% 2 — —
M. Pollock D 96 7.00 — — — 43 32% 1 — —
J. Petris D 96 6.50 — — — 33 24% 1 — —
O. Maamma M 58 6.30 — — — 20 14% 2 — —
I. Louza M 96 6.90 — — — 51 46% — 1 —
N. Mendy M 81 6.90 — — 1 29 23% 3 — —
N. Irankunda M 96 7.30 — — 3 16 13% 3 — —
E. Kayembe F 59 6.20 — — 2 14 12% 1 — —
M. Doumbia F 71 6.50 — — 2 11 6% — — —
E. Bove M 15 6.30 — — — 11 11% 1 — —
G. Chakvetadze M 38 6.50 — — — 5 4% — — —
L. Kjerrumgaard F 25 6.30 — — — 3 1% — — —
M. Bola D 25 6.30 — — — 25 19% — — —
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 96 6.30 — — — 36 15% — — —
H. Burrows D 96 7.50 — — 1 32 25% 1 — —
M. McGuinness D 96 7.20 — — 1 50 45% — — —
J. Tanganga D 96 7.90 — — — 42 37% 4 — —
Femi Seriki D 96 7.70 — 1 — 16 7% 3 — —
J. Rothwell M 77 7.30 — — — 21 18% 4 — —
J. Riedewald M 67 7.00 — — — 33 29% 2 — —
G. Hamer M 67 6.20 — — — 21 12% — 1 —
C. O'Hare M 77 6.50 — — — 4 3% 1 — —
A. Brooks M 60 7.00 — — 2 18 12% 3 — —
P. Bamford F 96 8.20 2 — 4 18 10% 1 — —
D. Ings F 29 6.20 — — — 4 3% 1 1 —
O. Arblaster M 19 6.90 — — — 4 4% 2 — —
S. Peck M 29 6.50 — — — 12 8% — 1 —
T. Chong M 36 6.30 — — — 4 4% — 1 —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Watford vs Sheffield Utd?
The final score was Watford 0–2 Sheffield Utd.
What did the model predict before Watford vs Sheffield Utd?
The model assigned 35% probability to a Watford win, 27% to a draw, and 36% to an Sheffield Utd win.