Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# 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

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

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.

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.