Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday

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🕒 Sat, 03 May 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 46
Regular Season Table
Watford 14 · Sheffield Wednesday 12
Referee Stats
26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 54%
Draws 19%
Away wins 27%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Watford outshot their opponent (18-7).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 37
Avg: 1.30 / 1.61

Points

32
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
1.39
1.17
GF
1.30
0.96
GA
1.61
52%
O2.5
65%
52%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank14th
Sheffield Wednesday rank12th
Watford points57
Sheffield Wednesday points58
Watford: #14 · 57 pts · GD -8
43 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Wednesday: #12 · 58 pts · GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

D L W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index42
Goals4-3
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 away

D L D D W
Points6/15
Weighted index29
Goals7-8
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%
Watford clean sheet at home39%
Sheffield Wednesday score away70%
Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%
Watford win after scoring first0%
Sheffield Wednesday score first0%
Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 0% · Sheffield Wednesday 0%

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.17 vs 1.43
Watford concede at home0.96 vs 1.02
Sheffield Wednesday score away1.30 vs 1.02
Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.61 vs 1.43
Watford score 18% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 28% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 6% below league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Watford goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
18
7
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
9
4
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
15
12
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
372
358
Passes Accurate
306
286
Passes %
82%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (12.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday Head-to-Head History by Season