The Professional Development League season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Watford U23 and Sheffield Wed U23 promises to be an interesting one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Watford U23 form and stats
As mentioned below, Watford U23 are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Professional Development League games. Two home wins in a row for Watford U23 bring valid hopes of a third.
Watford U23's last game was hosting Sheffield Wed U23 and winning 3-1. Before that match, a win away at Sheffield Utd U23.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Watford U23 handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W6-D0-L2.
At Grosvenor Vale, Watford U23 has the goal stats of 8-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Sheffield Wed U23 form and stats
The Professional Development League season is young and Sheffield Wed U23 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Sheffield Wed U23, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Watford U23. A 1-1 draw at Charlton U23's stadium before that.
Sheffield Wed U23 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 1 defeat. From a total of one match.
It's early days yet, but Sheffield Wed U23 has scored 2 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Watford U23 - Sheffield Wed U23 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's {1 Watford U23 victories}, 0 draws and {1 Sheffield Wed U23 wins}. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Watford U23 missing players
Sheffield Wed U23 missing players
| Watford U23 | Sheffield Wed U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watford U23 | Last season | Sheffield Wed U23 | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 2 | Played | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Scored | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Conceded | 4 | 4 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 67% | 50% | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16-04-19 | | Watford U23 | 2 - 2 | Barnsley U23 |
| 18-04-19 | | Crystal Palace U23 | 2 - 3 | Watford U23 |
| 12-08-19 | | Watford U23 | 5 - 0 | Hull City U23 |
| 19-08-19 | | Sheffield Utd U23 | 1 - 2 | Watford U23 |
| 23-08-19 | | Watford U23 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 06-09-19 | | Watford U23 | 13:00 | Wigan U23 |
| 16-09-19 | | Leeds U23 | 18:00 | Watford U23 |
| 20-09-19 | | Watford U23 | 12:00 | Bristol City U23 |
| 09-10-19 | | Crewe U23 | 12:00 | Watford U23 |
| 14-10-19 | | Crystal Palace U23 | 12:00 | Watford U23 |
| 01-04-19 | | Sheffield Wed U23 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham U23 |
| 08-04-19 | | Sheffield Wed U23 | 1 - 0 | Watford U23 |
| 15-04-19 | | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 12-08-19 | | Charlton U23 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 23-08-19 | | Watford U23 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 02-09-19 | | Sheffield Wed U23 | 12:00 | Colchester U23 |
| 06-09-19 | | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 12:00 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 16-09-19 | | Sheffield Wed U23 | 12:00 | Cardiff U23 |
| 23-09-19 | | Crewe U23 | 12:00 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 13-10-19 | | Hull City U23 | 11:00 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Watford U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bristol City U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Charlton U23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Millwall U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ipswich U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 | Colchester U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 9 | Cardiff U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Ipswich U23 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 52 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Bristol City U23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -4 | 38 |
| 6 | Millwall U23 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Cardiff U23 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Watford U23 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 24 |
| 10 | Colchester U23 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 47 | -47 | 20 |