West Bromwich Albion clashes with Watford in Championship confrontation

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 08.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

It's only the second fixture in the Championship for these squads. And it's all to play for here at The Hawthorns as West Bromwich Albion host Watford. Don't miss this preview!

Both contenders have had enough rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an animated game!

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

In the previous season, West Bromwich Albion's league stats were 18 wins, 13 draws and 15 losses, resulting in 10th spot in the Championship. During these 46 matches they scored 52 goals and gave away 45. Performing at their own stadium in the former season West Bromwich Albion managed 12-8-3 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 16 conceded.

West Bromwich Albion travelled for their previous game, a trip to Middlesbrough that ended 1-1. O'Shea, defender, was given a rating of 7.61/10 in that game, top of the team. O'Shea won 7 of 9 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Barnsley in a game that was won 4-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with West Bromwich Albion perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with West Bromwich Albion as a small favourite), we find 6 games. WBA has won 1 of these, drawn 5 and lost 0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for West Bromwich Albion, as the Carabao Cup home game vs Sheffield United is only three days away.

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Watford form and stats

Let's have a look at how Watford performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 5 draws and 27 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded 77 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 17/31 goals scored/conceded.

The Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 210 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Watford go into this game after a win, the home game against Sheffield United that ended 1-0. Pedro, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.45. Pedro scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 34 successful passes (of 40 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Chelsea's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Watford in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Watford, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

After this away game Watford return home for a Championship game against Burnley. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (West Bromwich Albion wins - draws - Watford wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WBAJ. Swift
J. Swift
1 goals
WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
1 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 8
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
West Bromwich Albion Last season Watford
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
18 12   Won W   4 6
13 8   Drew D   3 5
15 3   Lost L   12 27
52 33   Scored S   17 34
45 16   Conceded C   31 77
87% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
63% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 71%
39% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 55%
20% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 34%
2% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 26%
33% 35%   BTTS BTTS   42% 50%
41% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 11%
39% 26%   Failed to Score F T   53% 47%
 
5.8 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.2
3.9 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 6.2
1.8 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
7 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
14.1 15.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.6
4.2 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.3
27% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
8.8 8.9   Shots against (avg) S A   15.7 14.9
2.7 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Watford 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Coventry City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Rotherham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Luton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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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 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Watford 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Coventry City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Rotherham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Luton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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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.