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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

Sheffield Wednesday

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

Watford

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

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
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Porteous (45'), Lewis (50')

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> Preview
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> Match Report
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
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