Saturday , 14 November 2026

Barnsley FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Barnsley FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 3' William Troost-Ekong
Callum Styles 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Mark Russell
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

1
1
Barnsley FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 Barnsley FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Barnsley FC and Watford FC get this one started.
  • 3' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 3.
  • 6' What composure from Alex Mowatt! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 11' A quiet spell here at Oakwell Stadium. Barnsley FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' Barnsley FC is showing some good football. However, Barnsley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Barnsley FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' Will Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 46' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Callum Brittain by Clarke Oduor on 46 minute.
  • 51' Watford 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Patrick Schmidt is replaced by George Miller on 58 minute.
  • 63' Andre Gray needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 66' James Garner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathaniel Chalobah at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Herbie Kane is hanging Matty James on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' William Troost-Ekong makes way for Andre Gray at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 82' Barnsley FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Tom Cleverley is withdrawn and Will Hughes gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Watford FC have won 403 goals from 370 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Another three points for Barnsley FC.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC51% Draw30% Watford FC19%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC33% Draw54% Watford FC13%
Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.