Sheffield United FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Watford FC

Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sheffield United FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC 2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC 2023-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC 2022-08-01 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
04 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Southampton FC	H	1–2	L
27 Sep	Oxford United FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
12 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–5	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
04 Oct	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Portsmouth FC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
13 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Watford FC
#18	Position	#20
9	Points	8
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
9	Scored	7
11	Conceded	10
-2	GD	-3
1.13	PPG	1.00
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Watford FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sheffield United FC host Watford FC — let the battle begin!
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrick Bamford	2
Oliver Norwood	1
Gerard Deulofeu	1
Joao Pedro	1
Ryan Porteous	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
Andre Brooks	1
Jeremy Ngakia	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2025-10-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-09-30 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2025-09-27 Oxford United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-09-20 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2025-09-12 Ipswich Town FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-10-04 Watford FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-10-01 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-09-27 Watford FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2025-09-22 Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-09-13 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.09 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.72 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC47% Draw31% Watford FC22%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Watford FC

53%

Sheffield United FC or Watford FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC27% Draw57% Watford FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.9%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.3%

2 – 2

2.6%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	24%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	16%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.