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Championship · Matchweek 16

Sheffield United

SHU

Watford

WAT

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Sheff Utd42%
Draw27%
Watford31%

Expected goals

1.47 – 1.23

Over 2.5

50%

Both to score

55%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1112.3%
  • 1010.3%
  • 218.9%
  • 018.5%
  • 007.8%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Watford will have the ball; Sheff Utd will not mind.

40%Possession50%
38%Territory35%
26%From set plays35%
0.09Chance quality0.09
6.8%Directness4.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Sheff Utd, 3 for Watford. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.