Watford vs West Brom: result 2-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 15, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
Full time
What was the result of Watford vs West Brom?
Watford won 2-1 on December 15, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 35′V. BayoWatford
- 50′V. BayoWatford
- 67′J. MolumbyWest Brom
Official lineup for Watford vs West Brom
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-1-4-1- 19V. Bayo
- 11R. Vata
- 8G. Chakvetadze
- 17M. Sissoko
- 34K. Baah
- 10I. Louza
- 22J. Morris
- 6M. Pollock
- 5R. Porteous
- 2J. Ngakia
- 1D. Bachmann
West Brom
4-4-2- 18K. Ahearne-Grant
- 9J. Maja
- 4C. Styles
- 20U. Račić
- 8J. Molumby
- 31T. Fellows
- 14T. Heggem
- 5K. Bartley
- 3M. Holgate
- 2D. Furlong
- 1A. Palmer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; West Brom have 3, 10 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Hull City(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Nov 30, 2024 | QPR(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Bristol City(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Plymouth(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Oxford United(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Coventry(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Preston(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Sunderland(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Norwich(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Watford wins, 4 draws, 0 West Brom wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | West Brom 2-2 Watford | Championship |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Watford 2-2 West Brom | Championship |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Watford 3-2 West Brom | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2022 | West Brom 1-1 Watford | Championship |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Watford 0-0 West Brom | Friendlies Clubs |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Watford 1-0 West Brom | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; West Brom score 0.9 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| West Brom | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7 | 7/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Watford sit 20th in Championship (11 points from 11 matches) and West Brom sit 5th (20 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 20 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
A question about Watford vs West Brom?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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