Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Massimo Luongo 65' Y
Barry Bannan 68' Y
Y 81' Nathaniel Chalobah
Y 88' James Garner

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Philip Dermott
  • Referee Tony Harrington
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 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

5
3
Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Watford FC H 0–0 D
12 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
22 Jul Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul Fulham FC A 3–5 L
14 Jul Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
11 Jul Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
11 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
26 Jul Arsenal FC A 2–3 L
21 Jul Manchester City FC H 0–4 L
17 Jul West Ham United FC A 1–3 L
11 Jul Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sheffield Wednesday FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Ben Wilmot, a England , has 43 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Christian Kabasele has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Craig Cathcart has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Jeremy Ngakia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's shape.
  • 55' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Liam Palmer comes on to replace Matthew Penney.
  • 58' Watford FC ring the changes. Glenn Murray has done his job and it is now time for Stipe Perica to step up.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominic Iorfa, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 65' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 68' Barry Bannan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Jordan Rhodes has done his job and it is now time for Elias Kachunga to step up.
  • 72' The whistle greets Quina as he departs to be replaced by James Garner.
  • 77' 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.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Nathaniel Chalobah is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 81.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Josh Windass is replaced by Adam Reach.
  • 88' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 88.
  • The points are shared — Sheffield Wednesday FC 0-0 Watford FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 4
Pol Valentin Sancho 1
Tom Ince 1
Ryan Porteous 1
Josh Windass 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Tom Lees 1
Yaser Asprilla 1

Head to Head

2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-09-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-07-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-07-18 Fulham FC 5–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-07-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-07-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Watford FC Form

2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-09-11 Watford FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-07-26 Arsenal FC 3–2 Watford FC L 2020-07-21 Watford FC 0–4 Manchester City FC L 2020-07-17 West Ham United FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2020-07-11 Watford FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC40% Draw34% Watford FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Watford FC
60%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Watford FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw58% Watford FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
12%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 23% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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