Championship: Watford vs Sheffield United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Watford and Sheffield United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Watford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sheffield United swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 12 in the Championship standings, Watford, have so far collected 57 points this season, while Sheffield United collected 54 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 42 rounds.

Team form: Watford vs Sheffield United

Watford Form

A draw is the best Watford can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Queens Park Rangers. A1-1 draw with Charlton followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Oxford. Watford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Sheffield United Form

In their last three matches, Sheffield United drew 3-3 with Swansea, lost 1-0 against Bristol City and beat Hull 2-1. Sheffield United won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Watford and Sheffield United

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Watford and Sheffield United played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Watford vs Sheffield United

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Nestory Irankunda, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Sheffield United.The visitors will be looking to Gustavo Hamer to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Sheffield United in recent matches.

Popular markets: Watford vs Sheffield United

Full-time result

Watford claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sheffield United won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Sheffield United conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Sheffield United have beaten Watford in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Watford only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Sheffield United scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sheffield United kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Sheffield United.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sheffield United, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Sheffield United conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.