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

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Sheffield United FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 18,495 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 50' Patrick Bamford

0–2 59' Patrick Bamford

Imran Louza 26' Y

Edward Still 32' Y

Y 65' Gustavo Hamer

Y 75' Danny Ings

Y 81' Sydie Peck

Y 90' Tahith Chong

Matthew Pollock 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer

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

Watford FC 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
06 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	0–0	D
17 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	3–1	W

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
11 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	3–3	D
21 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	1–2	L
14 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Watford FC		Sheffield United FC
#16	Position	#13
57	Points	60
46	Played	46
14 / 15 / 17	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
53	Scored	66
65	Conceded	66
-12	GD	+0
1.24	PPG	1.30
30%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Sheffield United FC is underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Rothwell, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
15' Nestor Irankunda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' Sheffield United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Patrick Bamford scoring 2 goals.
25' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' The referee calls foul for Imran Louza. He receives a card.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
32' Edward Still was booked on 32.
37' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' 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.
47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' Goal! Patrick Bamford scores his 65 goal in 358 matches.
55' Saba Goglichidze has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' Giorgi Chakvetadze is replacing Othmane Maamma for the Watford FC side.
59' GOAL! Patrick Bamford scores on 59. Assisted by Femi Seriki
59' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Edo Kayembe is replaced by Amin Nabizada.
60' The supporters are chanting for Tahith Chong. He replaces Andre Brooks on 60 minute.
65' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
67' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 67 minute. Gustavo Hamer leaves to be changed by Danny Ings.
71' Luca Kjerrumgaard is replacing Mamadou Doumbia for the Watford FC side.
75' Danny Ings was booked on 75.
77' Ollie Arblaster is replacing Joe Rothwell for the Sheffield United FC side.
81' It’s gonna be a card for Sydie Peck.
81' Edoardo Bove is replacing Nampalys Mendy for the Watford FC side.
86' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tahith Chong on 90.
Full Time. Sheffield United FC beats Watford FC

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

23
Nampalys Mendy ↓ Edoardo Bove 81'
39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Amin Nabizada 59'
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
29
Jeremy Petris
1
Egil Selvik
66
Nestor Irankunda
25
James Abankwah ↓ Marc Bola 71'
42
Othmane Maamma ↓ Giorgi Chakvetadze 58'
3
Saba Goglichidze
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↓ Luca Kjerrumgaard 71'

Bench

12
Nathan Baxter
7
Tom Ince
16
Marc Bola ↑ 71'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↑ 58'
34
Kwadwo Baah
2
Jeremy Ngakia
15
Edoardo Bove ↑ 81'
53
Amin Nabizada ↑ 59'
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard ↑ 71'

Coach Edward Still

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Danny Ings ↑ 67'
24
Tahith Chong ↑ 60'
12
Ki-Jana Hoever
4
Ollie Arblaster ↑ 77'
7
Thomas Cannon
5
Leo Hjelde
6
Tyler Bindon ↑ 77'
42
Sydie Peck ↑ 67'
31
Luke Faxon

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-11 Oxford United FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-17 Watford FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Wrexham AFC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.98 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC26% Draw29% Sheffield United FC45%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

74%

Watford FC or Sheffield United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC19% Draw50% Sheffield United FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 1

11.8%

0 – 0

11.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

2 – 1

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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