The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Sheffield United leading Watford by 16 points. Match preview to follow:
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League.
Sheffield United form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Sheffield United at their home stadium (Bramall Lane) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The Sheffield United goalkeeper Dean Henderson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 243 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
A good away victory last time out for Sheffield United, who won 1-0 against Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 13th). Ahead of that match, Sheffield United won a home game hosting Aston Villa (2-0).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sheffield United handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield United as they are travelling to their away game against Manchester City in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
The Sheffield United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Sheffield United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Watford form and stats
Watford have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-2-6 (9 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Watford are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Watford are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League against Manchester United (placed 8th). A 0-2 defeat away at Liverpool before that.
Goalkeeper Ben Foster was absolutely vital in the Watford victory against Manchester United, making 8 saves.
Watford are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of four matches.
After this away game Watford return home for a Premier League game against Aston Villa. That game is only two sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Watford when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. For Watford, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Watford - Sheffield United 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sheffield United won 4, Watford won 4 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Mousset 5 goals |  J. Fleck 4 goals |  J. Lundstram 3 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
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| Sheffield United | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | 32 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 22% | 39% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 17% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 6% |
| 44% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 22% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 5.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 185 | 107 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 80 | 214 |
| 65 | 38 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 24 | 57 |
| 34% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 19% |
- Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Watford have scored away.
- Sheffield United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Watford has the fewest scored goals (11)
- Watford has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Watford has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Watford has the the worst goal difference (-21)
- Watford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Watford haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Burnley | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Southampton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 12 |
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