Championship: The mid-table placements illustrates the road Watford and West Bromwich Albion have taken so far. Both contenders are ready for the match; let's get this boat on the water!
- Watford have the most clean sheets (3) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have yet to win a game away.
It's no vacation for neither Watford nor West Bromwich Albion as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Watford form and stats
Watford have collected 7 points from their Championship home games so far after 2-1-1.
The Watford supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Birmingham City and win 2-0. At last, a league victory after four games without one. Defender Porteous got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.7/10. Porteous hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Before that, Watford played out a draw 3-3 when visiting Coventry City.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Watford have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 0 and lost 1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Watford as they are travelling to their away game against Leeds United in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Watford in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Watford have only let in {1 goals} at home.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The Championship season is young and West Bromwich Albion have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
WBA has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bristol City for a 0-0 draw. Pieters was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Pieters hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
A 1-2 loss hosting Huddersfield Town before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with West Bromwich Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 West Bromwich Albion win, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as West Bromwich Albion are hosting Millwall in the Championship only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting WBA as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Watford have won or drawn the last 5 games (3-2-0) versus West Bromwich Albion.Top Goalscorers
  M. Rajovic 3 goals |   J. Swift 3 goals |  M. Martins Silva dos Santos 2 goals |
Watford missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Watford | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 83% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 7.3 | 9 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.5 | 20.2 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 5.3 | 6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 56% |
| 9.8 | 7.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
- Watford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Watford have scored at least twice as many goals at home as West Bromwich Albion have scored away.
- Watford have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Championship
- Watford have the most clean sheets (3) in Championship
- Watford have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Watford have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- West Bromwich Albion have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preston North End | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Hull City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 1 |
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