Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Tue 19 Jan 2021 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 90' Michael Sollbauer
Ismaila Sarr 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee

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

1
1
Watford FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-19 Watford FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2020-10-31 Barnsley FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
16 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–0 W
09 Jan Manchester United FC A 0–1 L
02 Jan Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
19 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Watford FC A 0–1 L
16 Jan Swansea City AFC H 0–2 L
10 Jan Tranmere Rovers FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Barnsley FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The 26-year-old Callum Styles has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
  • 27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Troy Deeney makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' Andre Gray has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road Stadium. Barnsley FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Conor Chaplin is replaced by Carlton Morris on 57 minute.
  • 62' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Ken Sema by Philip Zinckernagel on 62 minute.
  • 67' William Troost-Ekong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 461 appearances.
  • 69' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Romal Palmer departs to be replaced by Herbie Kane.
  • 71' Nathaniel Chalobah gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Tom Cleverley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Barnsley FC's compact .
  • 81' Daniel Bachmann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' William Troost-Ekong makes way for Craig Cathcart at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Barnsley FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Barnsley FC! Toby Sibbick comes on to replace Callum Styles.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Michael Sollbauer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC46% Draw32% Barnsley FC22%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Barnsley FC
54%
Watford FC or Barnsley FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC28% Draw57% Barnsley FC15%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 25% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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