Watford have performed better than Barnsley so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Watford has the most points (29) at home in Championship
- Barnsley has the most points from losing position (13) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Watford form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vicarage Road as Watford, who have the most points (29) at home in Championship, have scored 22 goals to get 29 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 9-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Watford has recorded two wins in a row here at Vicarage Road, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Watford last time playing, versus Huddersfield Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Tom Cleverley and João Pedro scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Watford lost 0-1 at Manchester United's place.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Watford's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won four matches, drawn two and lost zero.
The manager F. Muñoz Llompart will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stoke City in only three days.
Watford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vicarage Road with 22 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Watford have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Barnsley form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Barnsley have produced an overall stat of 4-2-6 so far.
Barnsley played 0-0 against Swansea City in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Barnsley when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Norwich City in just four days.
Barnsley have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Barnsley's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Watford and Barnsley have met before this season: Barnsley - Watford 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Watford wins - draws - Barnsley wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Woodrow 8 goals |   J. Junqueira de Jesus 6 goals |  T. Cleverley 4 goals |
Watford missing players
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| Watford | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 27 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 29 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 52% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 92% | 75% |
| 22% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 58% | 54% |
| 17% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 8% | 12% |
| 13% | 25% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 58% | 46% |
| 43% | 42% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 25% |
| 30% | 8% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 33% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 39% | 50% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 39% | 34% |
- Barnsley has the most points from losing position (13) in Championship
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Watford has the most points (29) at home in Championship
- Watford has the most scored goals (22) at home in Championship
- Watford has the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Championship
- Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Watford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Watford 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 | Norwich City | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 42 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
| 6 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 31 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 23 | Derby County | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -11 | 19 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
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