Sheffield United supporters put their faith in manager Heckingbottom to deliver victory against Watford

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Sheffield United and Watford are both successful in the Championship with their 2nd and 5th places respectively. Expect a top game!

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Both participants have had plentiful rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an animated game!

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Sheffield United form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 16 Championship games here at Bramall Lane for Sheffield United. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Sheffield lost their last game at Millwall (placed 7th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Defender Robinson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.31/10. Robinson hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Middlesbrough with the scoreline 1-3.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sheffield United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the FA Cup game versus Tottenham Hotspur in only four days. This game is also played here at Bramall Lane.

The Sheffield United manager Heckingbottom has got the team scoring with 34 from 16 home games in the league.

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Watford form and stats

Playing away, Watford have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 5 defeats in the Championship this season. Two points from the last two away games for Watford, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Sarr and Sema (2) scored in Watford's previous match, the home game against West Bromwich Albion that ended 3-2. Those three points felt good as this team had gone five league matches without victory. Sarr got a match rating of 8.25 in that game, top player of the team. Sarr scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Burnley.

We have checked recent matches where Watford have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 12 of this club's last 15 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

As opposed to that, Watford have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Watford have avoided a loss in the last 6 fixtures (4-2-0) facing Sheffield.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Watford - Sheffield United 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield UnitedO. McBurnie
O. McBurnie
11 goals
Sheffield UnitedI. Ndiaye
I. Ndiaye
10 goals
WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
9 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 17 33
18 10 4 Won W 0 5 13
7 3 0 Drew D 1 7 11
7 3 1 Lost L 3 5 9
54 34 13 Scored S 1 17 41
30 16 6 Conceded C 8 21 37
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
69% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 76%
47% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 35% 39%
31% 44% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 24%
9% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
47% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 41% 45%
41% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 35% 36%
16% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 35% 27%
 
5.8 6.9 8.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.9 4.9
5.1 4.4 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.8 5.4
2.3 2.4 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.1
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.5 16.3 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 11 11.8
5.2 6.6 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.5 4
32% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 29% 31%
 
10.2 8.7 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 12.6 12.1
3.1 2.8 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.2 4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 32 21 9 2 63 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 15 9 4 2 27 14 36 72
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
5 Watford 33 13 11 9 41 37 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 5 7 5 17 21 4 50
6 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 47 34 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 49
7 Millwall 31 14 7 10 39 32 15 9 4 2 24 11 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 49
8 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 4 13 34 37 15 10 1 4 21 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -3 49
9 Norwich City 32 13 7 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 16 7 3 6 21 16 7 46
10 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 9 11 42 36 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 6 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 32 11 9 12 45 47 15 7 2 6 25 21 17 4 7 6 20 26 -2 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
18 Birmingham City 32 10 8 14 37 42 17 5 5 7 20 20 15 5 3 7 17 22 -5 38
19 Stoke City 32 10 7 15 36 39 16 5 4 7 20 18 16 5 3 8 16 21 -3 37
20 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
21 Rotherham United 32 7 12 13 34 44 15 5 5 5 24 19 17 2 7 8 10 25 -10 33
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 4 5 7 17 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -15 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 32 21 9 2 63 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 15 9 4 2 27 14 36 72
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
5 Watford 33 13 11 9 41 37 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 5 7 5 17 21 4 50
6 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 47 34 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 49
7 Millwall 31 14 7 10 39 32 15 9 4 2 24 11 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 49
8 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 4 13 34 37 15 10 1 4 21 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -3 49
9 Norwich City 32 13 7 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 16 7 3 6 21 16 7 46
10 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 9 11 42 36 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 6 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 32 11 9 12 45 47 15 7 2 6 25 21 17 4 7 6 20 26 -2 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
18 Birmingham City 32 10 8 14 37 42 17 5 5 7 20 20 15 5 3 7 17 22 -5 38
19 Stoke City 32 10 7 15 36 39 16 5 4 7 20 18 16 5 3 8 16 21 -3 37
20 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
21 Rotherham United 32 7 12 13 34 44 15 5 5 5 24 19 17 2 7 8 10 25 -10 33
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 4 5 7 17 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -15 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.