Barnsley FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Barnsley FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.
- Barnsley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matt Donohue
- Referee Geoff Eltringham
- Referee Mark Jones
- Referee Mark Russell
27 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Oct Watford FC H 1–0 W 27 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–0 W 24 Oct Millwall FC A 1–1 D 21 Oct Stoke City FC A 2–2 D 17 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–2 D 03 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Oct Barnsley FC A 0–1 L 27 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 24 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D 21 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–1 W 16 Oct Derby County FC A 1–0 W 03 Oct Reading FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Watford FCLuca Kjerrumgaard 10 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
- 3' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for William Troost-Ekong.
- 6' What a strike from Alex Mowatt! The score is 1-0.
- 11' Supporters expect more eagerness from Patrick Schmidt, as he is very good at scoring at Oakwell Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 31' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 36' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' Craig Cathcart needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Callum Brittain is replaced by Clarke Oduor.
- 51' Michael Sollbauer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Patrick Schmidt is replaced by George Miller on 58 minute.
- 63' Barnsley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 66' The whistle greets Nathaniel Chalobah as he departs to be replaced by James Garner.
- 71' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Matty James by Herbie Kane on 73 minute.
- 76' Another change for Watford FC made on 76 minute. William Troost-Ekong leaves to be changed by Andre Gray.
- 81' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 82' It’s a booking for Barnsley FC player. Callum Styles gets a Yellow card.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Will Hughes. He replaces Tom Cleverley on 82 minute.
- 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- Another three points for Barnsley FC.
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Lineups
Barnsley FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Callum Brittain ↓ Clarke Oduor 46'
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32
Matty James ↓ Herbie Kane 73'
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- 27
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- 11
- 28
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19
Patrick Schmidt ↓ George Miller 58'
- 30
- 6
- 26
Bench
- 40
- 24
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Herbie Kane ↑ 73'
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25
George Miller ↑ 58'
- 16
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22
Clarke Oduor ↑ 46'
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Coach Valerien IsmaelWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 1
- 15
- 29
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Tom Cleverley C ↓ Will Hughes 82'
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- 14
- 23
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- 10
Bench
- 27
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19
Will Hughes ↑ 82'
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18
Andre Gray ↑ 76'
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- 26
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James Garner ↑ 66'
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Coach Vladimir Ivic -
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.29 Barnsley FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.68 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Barnsley FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.97Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 59% 41% ± 2.5 31% 69% ± 3.5 14% 86% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Barnsley FC or Draw 81%Draw or Watford FC 49%Barnsley FC or Watford FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Barnsley FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 16.3%1 – 1 13.1%2 – 0 11.1%0 – 1 8.2%2 – 1 7.7%3 – 0 4.7%1 – 2 4%3 – 1 3.4%0 – 2 3%2 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 1.5%Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC
Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 15% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 26% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 13% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Watford FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.