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Watford vs Sheffield Utd: Match Preview, Predictions & Tips - Saturday, 18 April, 2026 9:00
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Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1
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Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
12
▼
6
9
4
24
21
3
27
13
▲
7
6
6
27
25
2
27
14
▲
7
6
6
25
24
1
27
17
6
5
7
18
23
-5
23
18
▲
7
1
11
24
28
-4
22
19
▼
6
3
9
18
23
-5
21
Last 6 Matches
Watford
VS
Sheffield Utd
2/6 (33%)
Victories
4/6 (67%)
3/6 (50%)
Draws
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Defeats
1/6 (17%)
1.50
PPG
2.17
1.67
Avg Goals Scored
2.33
1.50
Avg Goals Conceded
0.83
100%
BTTS %
33%
33%
Over 2.5 Goals Scored %
67%
1.16
Avg xG
1.66
No predictions available for win/draw probability for this match.
Unable to calculate goals probability for this match due to missing prediction data.
Unable to calculate BTTS probability for this match due to missing prediction data.
Expected Points not available for this match.
0.99
xG [Total: 2.36]
1.37
1
Yellow Cards [Total: 3]
2
5
Corners [Total: 11]
6
2
Offsides [Total: 3]
1
10
Fouls [Total: 21]
11
5
Shots on Goal [Total: 8]
3
In this exciting Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season matchup, Watford will take on Sheffield Utd as part of the 2025-2026 season in Championship. This match is part of Matchweek 43 and will take place on 2026-04-18 at 2026-04-18 in the famous Vicarage Road.
The referee for the game will be . Fans can expect an intense battle between the home team, Watford, and the visiting side, Sheffield Utd. The scoreline predictions suggest .
Kickoff Details:
Date: 2026-04-18
Time: 14:00
Location: Vicarage Road
Stay tuned to see how the teams perform in this crucial game!
Trends for Watford vs Sheffield Utd Football 18 Apr, 2026 9:00
🤖 AI Pattern Insights
Our model identified 7 recurring performance patterns influencing this matchup:
-
BTTS Magnet
Both teams score in 80% of recent matches — strong BTTS pattern
-
Chance Suppression
Sheffield Utd rarely concede quality chances (xGA ≤1.0) — disciplined defensive structure limits opposition
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Unlock Premium InsightsComprehensive betting trends for Watford vs Sheffield Utd, grouped by market type. Including recent form and head-to-head history.
🏆 Match Winner
Watford(4 trends)
- Not WinH2H4/580%Watford have not won their last 4 5 matches vs Sheffield Utd
- LostH2H4/580%Watford have lost their last 4 5 matches vs Sheffield Utd
- Above League AverageLeague10/1075%Watford score 1.80 goals/match at home (+36% above league average)
- Efficient ScoringRecent14/1688%Watford efficiently convert chances (high accuracy) in 14 of their last 16 Championship (Home) matches
Sheffield Utd(2 trends)
- WonH2H4/580%Sheffield Utd have won their last 4 5 matches vs Watford
- UnbeatenH2H4/580%Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last 4 5 matches vs Watford
⚽ Both Teams To Score
Watford(1 trends)
- BTTS FriendlyLeague8/1080%Watford score (1.80/match) and concede (1.10/match) regularly at home - BTTS in 80% of matches (league avg: 58%)
Head-to-Head(1 trends)
- BTTS NoH2H4/580%At least one team failed to score in 4 of their last 5 Championship H2H matches
🎯 Over/Under 2.5 Goals
Watford(1 trends)
- Above League AverageLeague10/1075%Watford score 1.80 goals/match at home (+36% above league average)
Head-to-Head(1 trends)
- Under 2.5 GoalsH2H4/580%Under 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 Championship H2H matches
Combined 1.8 goals per match average • Defensive strength dominates - Under 2.5 likely
🛡️ Double Chance
Watford(2 trends)
- Not WinH2H4/580%Watford have not won their last 4 5 matches vs Sheffield Utd
- Undefeated at HTRecent13/1681%Watford are undefeated at half time in 13 of their last 16 Championship (Home) matches
Sheffield Utd(2 trends)
- Undefeated at HTH2H5/5100%Sheffield Utd are undefeated at half time in their last 5 5 matches vs Watford
- UnbeatenH2H4/580%Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last 4 5 matches vs Watford
⚡ Team Total Goals
Watford(3 trends)
- Conceded Under 1.5 GoalsH2H4/580%Watford conceded under 1.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 Championship matches vs Sheffield Utd
- Above League AverageLeague10/1075%Watford score 1.80 goals/match at home (+36% above league average)
- Conceded Under 1.5 GoalsRecent12/1675%Watford conceded under 1.5 goals in 12 of their last 16 Championship (Home) matches
Sheffield Utd(5 trends)
- Conceded Under 1.5 GoalsH2H5/5100%Sheffield Utd conceded under 1.5 goals in their last 5 5 matches vs Watford
- Defensive SolidarityH2H5/5100%Sheffield Utd rarely concede chances (xGA under 1.0) in 5 of their last 5 Championship matches vs Watford
- Scored 1+H2H4/580%Sheffield Utd scored 1+ goals in their last 4 5 matches vs Watford
- Defensive SolidarityRecent15/15100%Sheffield Utd rarely concede chances (xGA under 1.0) in 15 of their last 15 Championship (Away) matches
- Defensive SolidarityRecent30/30100%Sheffield Utd rarely concede chances (xGA under 1.0) in 30 of their last 30 Championship matches
🟨 Cards Over/Under
Watford(1 trends)
- Many CardsH2H4/580%Watford receive 2+ cards in 4 of their last 5 Championship matches vs Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd(1 trends)
- Low Card MatchesLeague19/1990%Sheffield Utd average 1.4 cards/match in all matches (-25% below league avg 1.8) — rank #3 lowest in league
Sheffield Utd disciplined play balances Watford aggression — • H2H average: 4.8 total cards/match
🚩 Corners Over/Under
Sheffield Utd(2 trends) — avg 7.1 (+43% above league)
- Many CornersLeague10/1085%Sheffield Utd average 7.1 corners/match in away matches (+43% above league avg 5.0)
- Corner DominanceRecent24/3080%Sheffield Utd dominate corners (5+ and more than opponent) in 24 of their last 30 Championship matches
Moderate corner environment -
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Watford vs Sheffield Utd
🔮 Main Prediction by Periods
🚀 Match Start: Watford is stronger in the first 15 minutes (6 vs 2).
⏰ First Half: Watford is stronger in the first half (17 vs 7).
💡 Recommendation: The main advantage is on the home team's side. Consider bets on match outcome and corresponding halves.
⏰ First Half: Watford is stronger in the first half (17 vs 7).
💡 Recommendation: The main advantage is on the home team's side. Consider bets on match outcome and corresponding halves.
⚔️ Team Comparison
🏠 Watford
Early Strength
Strong
Matches Analyzed
20
Momentum
0.32
Pressure
0.14
✈️ Sheffield Utd
Early Strength
Weak
Matches Analyzed
20
Momentum
0.22
Pressure
0.05
⏰ Match Periods Analysis
📊 Periods Explanation:
Fast Start (0-15 min): Who starts the match better and scores in the first 15 minutes.
First Half (0-45 min): Overall team effectiveness in the first half.
Second Half (46-90 min): How teams play after the break.
Final Stage (76-90 min): Who is stronger in the final minutes of the match.
🏠 Watford - Periods
🚀 Fast Start (0-15 min)
Goals in First 15 min
6
Avg. Goals per Match
0.3
⏰ First Half (0-45 min)
First Half Goals
17
Avg. Goals per Match
0.85
🔄 Second Half (46-90 min)
Second Half Goals
11
Avg. Goals per Match
0.55
⚡ Final Stage (76-90 min)
Late Goals
6
Avg. Goals per Match
0.3
✈️ Sheffield Utd - Periods
🚀 Fast Start (0-15 min)
Goals in First 15 min
2
Avg. Goals per Match
0.1
⏰ First Half (0-45 min)
First Half Goals
7
Avg. Goals per Match
0.35
🔄 Second Half (46-90 min)
Second Half Goals
13
Avg. Goals per Match
0.65
⚡ Final Stage (76-90 min)
Late Goals
4
Avg. Goals per Match
0.2
🏆 Detailed Team Analysis
🏠 Watford - Details
📈 Momentum Analysis
Positive Sequences
3
Comeback Goals
12
Negative Sequences
2
Killer Goals
7
⚡ Pressure Analysis
Early Pressure
6
Late Pressure
6
Pressure Goals
0
⏰ Timing Patterns
Fast Starts
6
Half-time Spurts
11
Second Half Starts
5
Late Surges
6
🛡️ Defensive Analysis
Early Conceded
3
Late Conceded
3
✈️ Sheffield Utd - Details
📈 Momentum Analysis
Positive Sequences
5
Comeback Goals
8
Negative Sequences
4
Killer Goals
2
⚡ Pressure Analysis
Early Pressure
2
Late Pressure
4
Pressure Goals
0
⏰ Timing Patterns
Fast Starts
2
Half-time Spurts
5
Second Half Starts
9
Late Surges
4
🛡️ Defensive Analysis
Early Conceded
5
Late Conceded
3
💡 Betting Recommendations by Periods
- 🚀 Home Fast Start: Watford often scores in the first 15 minutes (6 vs 2)
- First Goal Home: High probability of Watford scoring first
- ⏰ Home First Half: Watford is stronger in the first half (17 vs 7)
- First Half Result: Consider Watford to win the first half
- Overall Result: Watford has an advantage in the match
- Home Handicap: Consider Watford handicap
- Total Goals: Analyze team goal statistics
- Both Teams to Score: Consider defensive qualities of teams
📊 Factor Breakdown
💡 Factor Explanations:
Momentum: Team's ability to maintain and develop success. Shows how the team reacts to scored and conceded goals.
Pressure: Team's ability to create dangerous moments and score in important match moments.
Timing: Team's ability to score in specific periods of the match (start, end of half, etc.).
Defense: Defensive reliability in different periods of the match.
Momentum (Advantage)
Home +0.093
Pressure (Advantage)
Home +0.089
Timing (Advantage)
Home +0.02 (minimal)
Defense (Advantage)
Home +0.03
📝 Detailed Summary
🏠 Home Team Analysis (Watford):
Momentum: Very strong - team excellently maintains success and often scores in response. Pressure: Moderate - team periodically creates danger. Defense: Vulnerable at the start of the match.
✈️ Away Team Analysis (Sheffield Utd):
Momentum: Very strong - team excellently maintains success and often scores in response. Pressure: Low - team rarely creates dangerous moments. Defense: Vulnerable at the start of the match.
🎯 Final Betting Recommendations:
Teams are approximately equal in strength across all periods. Consider bets on draw, low total goals, or exact score.
Watford vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-head statistics for Sat 18 Apr, 2026 @ 9:00 Championship
Watford vs Sheffield Utd: Pre-match Stats Comparison
This section provides average statistics and percentages on the main markets for the last 10 matches of both teams
Home/Away: Shows home matches for Watford and away matches for Sheffield Utd
Number of goals
Number of goals
Watford
Under
Over
Sheffield Utd
Under
Over
0.5
10%
1
90%
9
10%
1
90%
9
1.5
60%
6
40%
4
40%
4
60%
6
2.5
70%
7
30%
3
50%
5
50%
5
3.5
100%
10
0%
0
90%
9
10%
1
4.5
100%
10
0%
0
100%
10
0%
0
Both teams to score
Both teams to score
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Yes
80%
8
50%
5
No
20%
2
50%
5
1X2
1X2
Watford
Sheffield Utd
1
40%
4
60%
6
X
30%
3
10%
1
2
30%
3
30%
3
Double Chance
Double Chance
Watford
Sheffield Utd
12
70%
7
90%
9
1X
70%
7
70%
7
X2
60%
6
40%
4
Total Goals
Total Goals
Watford
Sheffield Utd
0-1
10%
1
20%
2
2-3
60%
6
20%
2
4+
30%
3
60%
6
Total Corners
Total Corners
Watford
Under
Over
Sheffield Utd
Under
Over
7.5
100%
10
0%
0
50%
5
50%
5
8.5
100%
10
0%
0
70%
7
30%
3
9.5
100%
10
0%
0
80%
8
20%
2
10.5
100%
10
0%
0
80%
8
20%
2
Clean Sheet
Clean Sheet
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Yes
10%
1
50%
5
No
90%
9
50%
5
1X2 HT - FT
1X2 HT - FT
Watford
Sheffield Utd
HT 1 - FT 1
10%
1
40%
4
HT 1 - FT 2
0%
0
20%
2
HT 1 - FT X
0%
0
0%
0
HT 2 - FT 1
20%
2
10%
1
HT 2 - FT 2
20%
2
10%
1
HT 2 - FT X
0%
0
0%
0
HT X - FT 1
10%
1
10%
1
HT X - FT 2
10%
1
0%
0
HT X - FT X
30%
3
10%
1
xG(xGa)
xG(xGa)
Watford
Sheffield Utd
xG
1.23
1.76
xGa
1.16
0.83
Number of goals
Number of goals
Watford
Under
Over
Sheffield Utd
Under
Over
0.5
40%
4
60%
6
40%
4
60%
6
1.5
90%
9
10%
1
70%
7
30%
3
2.5
100%
10
0%
0
80%
8
20%
2
3.5
100%
10
0%
0
100%
10
0%
0
4.5
100%
10
0%
0
100%
10
0%
0
Both teams to score
Both teams to score
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Yes
50%
5
10%
1
No
50%
5
90%
9
1X2
1X2
Watford
Sheffield Utd
1
10%
1
60%
6
X
50%
5
20%
2
2
40%
4
20%
2
Double Chance
Double Chance
Watford
Sheffield Utd
12
50%
5
80%
8
1X
60%
6
80%
8
X2
90%
9
40%
4
Total Goals
Total Goals
Watford
Sheffield Utd
0-1
20%
2
70%
7
2-3
80%
8
30%
3
4+
0%
0
0%
0
Clean Sheet
Clean Sheet
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Yes
20%
2
70%
7
No
80%
8
30%
3
Number of goals
Number of goals
Watford
Under
Over
Sheffield Utd
Under
Over
0.5
40%
4
60%
6
40%
4
60%
6
1.5
80%
8
20%
2
70%
7
30%
3
2.5
90%
9
10%
1
90%
9
10%
1
3.5
100%
10
0%
0
100%
10
0%
0
4.5
100%
10
0%
0
100%
10
0%
0
Both teams to score
Both teams to score
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Yes
10%
1
10%
1
No
90%
9
90%
9
1X2
1X2
Watford
Sheffield Utd
1
60%
6
50%
5
X
30%
3
10%
1
2
10%
1
40%
4
Double Chance
Double Chance
Watford
Sheffield Utd
12
70%
7
90%
9
1X
90%
9
60%
6
X2
40%
4
50%
5
Total Goals
Total Goals
Watford
Sheffield Utd
0-1
80%
8
30%
3
2-3
10%
1
70%
7
4+
10%
1
0%
0
Clean Sheet
Clean Sheet
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Yes
80%
8
60%
6
No
20%
2
40%
4
No predictions available for this match
No predictions available for this match
Watford
Sheffield Utd
Played:
5
Wins
1
1
Draws
0
0
Wins
4
4
Total
Per Match
Per Match
Total
2
0.4
Goals
1
5
5
1
Goals Conceded
0.4
2
13
2.6
Yellow Cards
2.2
11
0
Red Cards
0
1
0.2
Clean Sheets
0.6
3
22
4.4
Corners
4.8
24
50
10
Fouls
9.4
47
7
1.4
Offsides
1.4
7
43
8.6
Shots
13.2
66
12
2.4
Shots on Goal
5.2
26
| Home | Away | All | ||||
| Played | 10 | 9 | 19 | |||
| Wins | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Draws | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Losses | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Home | Away | All | ||||
| Per Match | Total | Per Match | Total | Per Match | Total | |
| Goals | 1.8 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1.4 | 27 |
| Goals Conceded | 1.1 | 11 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.3 | 25 |
| Yellow Cards | 1.5 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 1.7 | 33 |
| Red Cards | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Clean Sheets | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | |
| Corners | 4.8 | 48 | 3.8 | 34 | 4.3 | 82 |
| Fouls | 10.4 | 104 | 12.1 | 109 | 11.2 | 213 |
| Offsides | 1.5 | 15 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 22 |
| Shots | 16.7 | 167 | 10.7 | 96 | 13.8 | 263 |
| Shots on Goal | 5.5 | 55 | 3.8 | 34 | 4.7 | 89 |
| Home | Away | All | ||||
| Played | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||
| Wins | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Losses | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Home | Away | All | ||||
| Per Match | Total | Per Match | Total | Per Match | Total | |
| Goals | 1.2 | 11 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.3 | 24 |
| Goals Conceded | 1.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.5 | 28 |
| Yellow Cards | 1.1 | 10 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.4 | 26 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clean Sheets | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 |
| Corners | 8.6 | 77 | 7.1 | 71 | 7.8 | 148 |
| Fouls | 9 | 81 | 11.5 | 115 | 10.3 | 196 |
| Offsides | 2.3 | 21 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.9 | 37 |
| Shots | 15.2 | 137 | 9.8 | 98 | 12.4 | 235 |
| Shots on Goal | 4.6 | 41 | 2.8 | 28 | 3.6 | 69 |
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