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by Sridhar Bhamidi | in Championship Predictions
Sheffield United will hope for a change of fortunes as they look to improve their standings in the 2025-26 EFL Championship when they host Watford in a matchday ten fixture. This match on Saturday at Bramall Lane between the 24th-placed Blades and the 11th-placed Hornets comes with our prediction of under 2.5.
Sheffield’s three points (W1, L8) put them four points away from the safety zone ahead of this round. Watford’s 12 points (W3, D3, L3) put them just three points away from the play-off places.
The Blades were beaten 1-0 away at Hull before the international break for their ninth defeat in ten competitive matches this season. The lone exception was a 1-0 away win at Oxford.
The hosts need to improve their form here, as this venue saw them lose all four Championship matches this season. Two of those games saw them fail to score and fall to 1-0 defeats.
Watford sacked Paulo Pezzolano despite winning 2-1 at home against Oxford before the break for seven points in three matches (W2, D1). They are still marginally outside the play-off places, and new manager Javi Gracia will be expected to hit the ground running.
The Hornets are yet to win on the road, though, drawing and losing two games each in this league campaign.
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The Best Betting Odds for Sheffield United v Watford Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.05 | 3.25 | 3.5 |
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2 | 3.4 | 3.75 |
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2.1 | 3.25 | 3.4 |
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2.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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2.02 | 3.2 | 3.95 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Sheffield United and Watford?
Our prediction for the Sheffield United vs Watford match is: under 2.5.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 18/10/2025 between Sheffield United and Watford in Championship :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 33.68% for a win of Sheffield United against Watford with odds of 2.14 at Tonybet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Sheffield United vs Watford is 22.72% with odds of 3.4 at Betfred.
- Our prediction model gives a 43.6% chance ⭐ for a win of Watford vs Sheffield United with odds of 3.95 at Unibet.
Sheffield United vs Watford Form
Sheffield United and Watford's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11
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12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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24
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3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -13 |
Sheffield United and Watford Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Oct 2025 - Championship
30 Sep 2025 - Championship
27 Sep 2025 - Championship
20 Sep 2025 - Championship
12 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Sep 2025 - Championship
20 Sep 2025 - Championship
23 Aug 2025 - Championship
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
24 May 2025 - Championship
12 May 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Oct 2025 - Championship
27 Sep 2025 - Championship
12 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
16 Aug 2025 - Championship
13 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Oct 2025 - Championship
1 Oct 2025 - Championship
27 Sep 2025 - Championship
22 Sep 2025 - Championship
13 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Oct 2025 - Championship
27 Sep 2025 - Championship
13 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
16 Aug 2025 - Championship
12 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 Oct 2025 - Championship
22 Sep 2025 - Championship
23 Aug 2025 - Championship
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
8 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Sheffield United vs Watford Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
33 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
4 Jan 2025 - Championship
1 Sep 2024 - Championship
25 Feb 2023 - Championship
1 Aug 2022 - Championship
26 Dec 2019 - Premier League
5 Oct 2019 - Premier League
Sheffield United vs Watford last Lineups
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Formation : 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Missing players
O. Arblaster
J. Shackleton
A. Brooks
ForwardT. Chong
P. Dwomoh
G. Chakvetadze
ForwardV. Semedo
O. Maamma
Most goals and assists
Sheffield United
Watford
T. Campbell
(2 Goals)
N. Irankunda
(2 Goals)
, 
L. Kjerrumgaard
(2 Goals)
,
K. Baah
(2 Goals)
, 
J. Ngakia
(2 Goals)
, 
I. Louza
(2 Goals)
G. Hamer
(1 Assists)
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C. O`Hare
(1 Assists)
R. Vata
(2 Assists)
,
I. Louza
(2 Assists)
Sheffield United and Watford Stats in Championship
Sheffield United - Watford Key Points
- Sheffield averaged 2.11 goals per match in this season and only five teams have a fewer average.
- Over the last eight league matches, Sheffield’s matches averaged 1.75 goals per game.
- Six of Sheffield’s last eight league matches saw under 2.5 goals.
- In three of their last four away league matches, Watford saw two or fewer goals scored.
- Five of the last six matches between these sides in all competitions produced under 2.5 goals.
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Our Sheffield United vs Watford Prediction
For a team expected to challenge for promotion, Sheffield United have gone the opposite way and start this round at the bottom of the standings. They will be desperate to halt the slide, especially at home, where they lost four in a row. Watford brought back Javi Gracia as the manager despite sitting 11th in the standings, a clear indicator of their lofty ambitions.
Sheffield’s matches have been low on ammunition this season, which was also the same for Watford’s away games. That’s why our Sheffield United vs Watford prediction is under 2.5.
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