There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Watford leading Rotherham United by 14 points.
- Watford has the most points (19) at home in Championship
- Rotherham United has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Championship
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Watford and Rotherham United.
Watford form and stats
Watford, who have the most points (19) at home in Championship, have performed here at Vicarage Road this season with 6 wins from 8 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Watford haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 196 minutes ago. J. Pedro scored that one.
The Watford fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at Vicarage Road: A 0-1 defeat against Cardiff City (placed 11th). Before that, Watford played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Nottingham Forest.
There will be little rest for Watford after this match as they are travelling to Birmingham City for a Championship game in only four days.
The Watford manager V. Ivić has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Watford's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rotherham United form and stats
Rotherham United have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-2-5 (8 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Rotherham United, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Rotherham United lost away at Coventry City (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Brentford.
After this away game Rotherham return home for a Championship game against Bristol City. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rotherham United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Watford won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Rotherham United has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneTop Goalscorers
  J. Junqueira de Jesus 5 goals |   F. Ladapo 4 goals |  I. Sarr 3 goals |
Watford missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Watford | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 69% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 38% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 38% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | 10.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 42% | 52% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
- Rotherham United has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Championship
- Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford has the most points (19) at home in Championship
- Watford has the most scored goals (16) at home in Championship
- Watford has the the best goal difference (+8) 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 at home as Rotherham United have scored away.
- 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 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Reading | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Brentford | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Watford | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Millwall | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 19 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 11 |
| 23 | Derby County | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 11 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 9 |