Sheffield Utd vs Watford – Sheffield United will be hoping for a better outcome here after losing to Millwall in the Championship by a score of 3-2. In that contest, Sheffield United had 51% of the ball and 6 of its 11 shot efforts were successful.
James McAtee (82′) and Tommy Doyle (39′) scored goals for Sheffield United. Twelve of Millwall’s attempts on goal were on target. Tom Bradshaw scored three goals for Millwall (6′, 63′, and 88′).
In 5 of the last 6 games involving Sheffield United, three or more goals per game were scored. In these games, opposition sides scored 10, while Sheffield United totaled 12.
In any case, we now have to watch to see if this trend will hold throughout this game. Sheffield United entered this encounter without having won against Watford in their previous six league games.
Watford enters this match off a 3-2 Championship victory over West Bromwich Albion in their previous game. Watford had 56% of the game’s control and 7 of its 18 shots on goal were successful.
Ismala Sarr (66′) and Ken Sema (23′, 78′) scored goals for Watford. Four of West Bromwich Albion’s 18 attempts on goal were on target. Jed Wallace (71′) and Conor Townsend (56′) both scored goals for West Bromwich Albion.
The numbers don’t lie, and Watford has allowed goals in 6 of their last 6 games while having 9 goals tallied against them. Watford needs to strengthen some areas on defense.
Watford has a winning record against Sheffield United, having faced them twice in league action while playing them away from home.
They have gone undefeated in their previous two away league games and have gone three league games without a victory away from home.
Sheffield Utd vs Watford – Betting Analysis
Looking at previous results between the two teams going all the way back to February 2, 2010, reveals that Sheffield United has had a terrible time in these games. They have been unable to win any games at all, while Watford has found a way to defeat them in 67% of those games.
During those matchups, the two clubs scored a total of 10 goals, 1 of which was scored by The Blades and 9 by The Hornets. This results in an average of 1.67 goals scored per game.
The previous league match between these clubs took place on August 1, 2022, and the final result was Watford 1, Sheffield United 0.
Watford had a 53% control rate and 4 of their 10 shots on goal that day were successful. Joo Pedro (56′) was the only player from that team to register a goal.
Sheffield United’s 6 attempts on goal at the other end, 3 of which were on target. Joshua Smith served as the judge for the game.
Paul Heckingbottom, the manager of Sheffield United, is unable to use Jack O’Connell (knee surgery) or Jayden Bogle (knee issues).
There is only one fitness issue for Watford manager Slaven Bili to worry about out of a mostly full-strength group. Imrân Louza won’t be participating because of an ankle injury. Due to a suspension, Kortney Hause is unavailable to play in this game.
We believe that Watford can score a goal against this Sheffield United lineup, but it is doubtful that they will score as many as they could allow.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the 90 min. result market, victory for Sheffield United can be had for 1.82, going for a draw is 3.66 and staking on a victory for Watford can get you 4.32. These are the best of the returns that can be secured at the current time.
Sheffield Utd vs Watford – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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