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Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 36Kick-off on March 5, 2013 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Rhydmwyn, Flintshire

Watford
2-1
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Watford won 2-1 on March 5, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 18′M. AntonioSheffield Wednesday
  • 53′F. ForestieriWatford
  • 63′F. ForestieriWatford

Official lineup for Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

  1. 9T. Deeney
  2. 20M. Vydra
  3. 21I. Anya
  1. 8J. Hogg
  2. 22Almen Abdi
  3. 38C. Battocchio
  1. 18Daniel Pudil
  2. 27Marco Cassetti
  3. 33N. Nosworthy
  4. 40J. Ekstrand
  1. 30J. Bond

Sheffield Wednesday

  1. 7M. Antonio
  2. 22C. Wickham
  1. 15J. Helan
  2. 19D. Pugh
  3. 20K. Lee
  4. 25David Prutton
  5. 28Giles Christopher Coke
  1. 2L. Buxton
  2. 4Anthony Gardner
  3. 32Miguel Ángel Llera Garzón
  1. 1C. Kirkland
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2013Wolves(away)1-1Championship
Feb 23, 2013Derby(home)2-1Championship
Feb 19, 2013Ipswich(away)2-0Championship
Feb 16, 2013Birmingham(away)4-0Championship
Feb 8, 2013Crystal Palace(home)2-2Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2013Nottingham Forest(home)0-1Championship
Feb 23, 2013Crystal Palace(home)1-0Championship
Feb 19, 2013Birmingham(away)0-0Championship
Feb 9, 2013Derby(home)2-2Championship
Feb 2, 2013Brighton(home)3-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Watford win, 0 draws, 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2012Sheffield Wednesday 1-4 WatfordChampionship

Last archived meeting: Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford on Nov 27, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 2.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.0 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford2.11.158/1510/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.00.784/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
20Watford11326101911

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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