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

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Championship · 2025-26

Sheffield United FC

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Watford FC

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

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)

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

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
#10	Position	#20
22	Points	15
15	Played	15
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 8
21	Scored	13
19	Conceded	23
+2	GD	-10
1.47	PPG	1.00
40%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

Watford FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield United FC and Watford FC has kicked off!
The points are shared — Sheffield United FC 1-0 Watford FC. Honours even.

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

1.37 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC53% Draw28% Watford FC19%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Watford FC

47%

Sheffield United FC or Watford FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC34% Draw53% Watford FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 0

11.6%

2 – 1

0 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	26%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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