Championship

Championship | Gameweek 29

Jan 31, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
0 - 0
Watford

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

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

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 Coventry
Friday, January 26 at 7.45pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 1-1 Southampton
Sunday, January 28 at 2pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Wednesday	Draw	Watford
38.3% ( -0.31)	25.73% ( -0.13)	35.97% ( 0.43)

Both teams to score 55.11% (

0.47)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.97% (

0.58)

49.03% (

-0.59)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.89% (

0.52)

71.11% (

-0.53)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.89% (

0.09)

25.1% (

-0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.2% (

0.13)

59.8% (

-0.14)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.59% (

0.53)

26.41% (

-0.54)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.43% (

0.7)

61.57% (

-0.71)

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 38.3%

Watford 35.97%

Draw 25.73%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 9.16% ( -0.2) 2-1 @ 8.43% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 6.33% ( -0.12) 3-1 @ 3.89% 3-0 @ 2.92% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.59% ( 0.04) 4-1 @ 1.34% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.01% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.63% Total : 38.3%	1-1 @ 12.2% ( -0.07) 0-0 @ 6.63% ( -0.16) 2-2 @ 5.61% ( 0.07) 3-3 @ 1.15% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.73%	0-1 @ 8.83% ( -0.08) 1-2 @ 8.12% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 5.88% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 3.61% ( 0.09) 0-3 @ 2.61% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 2.49% ( 0.07) 1-4 @ 1.2% ( 0.05) Other @ 3.24% Total : 35.97%