Watford vs West Ham: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 29, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs West Ham?
Watford and West Ham drew 1-1 on August 29, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 19′Amin NabizadaWatford
- 27′M. PollockWest Ham (o.g.)
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a West Ham win at 53%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Watford vs West Ham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-3-1- 9L. Kjerrumgaard
- 21Amin Nabizada
- 17Iker Bravo
- 7O. Maamma
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 8E. Bove
- 33J. Zemura
- 4K. Keben
- 6M. Pollock
- 23O. Traoré
- 1F. Ravaglia
West Ham
4-4-1-1- 11V. Castellanos
- 14D. Mukasa
- 10M. Solomon
- 17M. Kanté
- 7A. Engels
- 20J. Bowen
- 2K. Walker-Peters
- 3M. Kilman
- 58A. Golambeckis
- 34J. Veltman
- 1M. Hermansen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; West Ham have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Peterborough(home) | 1-5 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Wrexham(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Southampton(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Crawley Town(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Fiorentina(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Southampton(away) | 4-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Charlton(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Burnley(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Portsmouth(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1. FC Magdeburg(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Watford win, 0 draws, 5 West Ham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2022 | West Ham 1-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Watford 1-4 West Ham | Premier League |
| Jul 17, 2020 | West Ham 3-1 Watford | Premier League |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Watford 1-3 West Ham | Premier League |
| May 12, 2019 | Watford 1-4 West Ham | Premier League |
| Dec 22, 2018 | West Ham 0-2 Watford | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 0.9 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; West Ham score 1.8 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| West Ham | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
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 Ham sit 2nd (22 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 22 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
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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