Football betting preview: Watford favourites when Sheffield Wednesday visits

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (22200 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Watford fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Sheffield Wednesday's 23rd place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Watford form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vicarage Road as Watford, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Championship, have scored 38 goals to get 47 points from 19 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 15-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Queens Park Rangers game Watford has been unbeatable here at Vicarage Road producing five straight wins. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Watford has won five games in a row. The AFC Bournemouth match was the last time out without a victory.

Watford's last game was hosting Birmingham City (placed 21st) and winning 3-0. Before that match, a win away at Rotherham United.

The manager F. Muñoz Llompart will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Middlesbrough in only three days.

The Watford manager F. Muñoz Llompart has got the team scoring with 38 from 19 home games in the league. Watford are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vicarage Road in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sheffield Wednesday so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-13 (win-draw-lose).

Two travels in a row for Sheffield, whose manager D. Moore could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Barnsley. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Huddersfield Town.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cardiff City in just three days.

The attacking power of Sheffield when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Sheffield struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 33 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sheffield Wednesday - Watford 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Watford, three draws and two wins for Sheffield Wednesday. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
9 goals
WatfordI. Sarr
I. Sarr
9 goals
WatfordT. Deeney
T. Deeney
7 goals

Watford missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 7 19 37
22 15 7 Won W 3 4 10
9 2 0 Drew D 1 2 8
7 2 0 Lost L 3 13 19
55 38 15 Scored S 8 13 28
26 12 3 Conceded C 11 33 47
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
55% 68% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 65%
34% 42% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 42% 35%
18% 26% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 5%
16% 21% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
39% 42% 29% BTTS BTTS 57% 37% 41%
47% 53% 71% Clean Sheets C S 14% 11% 27%
26% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 29% 53% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.5 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
11.1 11.4 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.9 8.2 8.9
3.6 4.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 2.2 2.8
40% 49% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 32% 27%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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.
  • Watford have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sheffield Wednesday have scored away.
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Championship
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Championship
  • Watford have the most points (47) at home in Championship
  • Watford have the most scored goals (38) at home in Championship
  • Watford have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in Championship
  • 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 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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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 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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