Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday

Watford

1 - 0

Sheffield Wednesday

🕒 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Dean Whitestone 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Watford 15 · Sheffield Wednesday 20

Referee Stats

Dean Whitestone

17 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	41%
Draws	18%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-10).
Watford controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 28

Avg: 1.39 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-15

Goals For / Against

17 / 41

Avg: 0.74 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17

PPG

0.96

1.39

0.74

1.22

1.78

52%

O2.5

43%

57%

BTTS

22%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank15th

Sheffield Wednesday rank20th

Watford points56

Sheffield Wednesday points53

Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Wednesday: #20 · 53 pts · GD -24

43 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals4-4

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.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 away

W W W L L

Points9/15

Weighted index80

Goals7-9

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS22%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home78%

Watford clean sheet at home35%

Sheffield Wednesday score away48%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away30%

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 home1.39 vs 1.48

Watford concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday score away0.74 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.78 vs 1.48

Watford score 6% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 38% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 2% above league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 20% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

563

379

Passes Accurate

454

292

Passes %

81%

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	5
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (12.5%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

10 Mar 2026 Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford 1 - 1 09 Dec 2025 Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 02 Nov 2024 Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford 2 - 6

2023-2024 Season

31 Jan 2024 Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford 0 - 0 21 Oct 2023 Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0

2020-2021 Season

02 Apr 2021 Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 19 Sep 2020 Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford 0 - 0