Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tips: Preview, predictions & odds
Last Updated: April 1, 2021 12:10 pm
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Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tips
This article covers Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tips and predictions, and these are the betting odds.
o – Watford 1/2
o – Draw 3/1
o – Sheffield Wednesday 13/2
Note: All odds mentioned in this article are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday: Match details
Match: Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday
Competition: Championship
Date: April 2, 2021
Kick-off time: 3:00 pm, April 2, 2021 (UK time)
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Betting prediction: Watford 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Watford are looking good value to achieve promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. They’re still eight points behind the league leaders but have opened up a six-point gap on third place. The Hornets are looking to record a sixth straight win.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the table, time is running out for Sheffield Wednesday to pull of a survival comeback. The Owls are second-from-bottom, although they did win their last match.
Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday: Recommended bets
Watford to keep a clean sheet. Watford have only conceded one goal in their last five home matches.
Andre Gray to score. With Joao Pedro playing in a wider role, the striking responsibility is set to fall on Gray’s shoulders. The 29-year-old has not had a great season, although he has netted three goals so far in 2021.
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Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday – recent form and head to head statistics
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Watford FC vs Reading FC - 2:0
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Middlesbrough FC vs Watford FC - 1:1
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Watford FC vs Sheffield Wednesday - 1:0
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Watford FC vs Birmingham City - 3:0
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Rotherham United vs Watford FC - 1:4
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Latest match form, last 5 games: |
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Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea City - 0:2
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Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield Wednesday - 4:1
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Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff City - 5:0
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Watford FC vs Sheffield Wednesday - 1:0
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Barnsley vs Sheffield Wednesday - 1:2
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| April 9, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Watford FC | 2 - 0 | Reading FC |
| April 5, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Middlesbrough FC | 1 - 1 | Watford FC |
| April 2, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Watford FC | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| March 20, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Watford FC | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City |
| March 16, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Rotherham United | 1 - 4 | Watford FC |
| April 13, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 - 2 | Swansea City |
| April 10, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| April 5, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 - 0 | Cardiff City |
| April 2, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Watford FC | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| March 20, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Watford FC | Sheffield Wednesday | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Matches played | 41 |
| 24 | Matches won | 11 |
| 167 | Goal attempts | 78 |
| 52 | Shots on goal | 29 |
| 70 | Shots off goal | 33 |
| 200 | Corner kicks | 143 |
| 21% | Average ball possession | 10% |
| 45 | Shots blocked | 16 |
| 74 | Cards given | 67 |
| 229 | Free kicks | 122 |
| 27 | Offsides | 14 |
| 1 | Shots on post | 0 |
| 50 | Goals by foot | 26 |
| 6 | Goals by head | 6 |
| 59 | Goals scored | 34 |
| 27 | Goals conceded | 54 |
| 0 | Shots on bar | 1 |
| Watford FC | Sheffield Wednesday | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Matches | 24 |
| 12 | Home Matches | 12 |
| 12 | Away Matches | 12 |
| 42 | Total Goals | 27 |
| 1.75 | Average Goals Scored | 1.13 |
| 13 | Wins | 5 |
| 5 | Losses | 13 |
| 6 | Draws | 6 |
| April 2, 2021 | Championship 20/21 | Watford FC | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| September 19, 2020 | Championship 20/21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 - 0 | Watford FC |
| May 2, 2015 | Championship 14/15 | Watford FC | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| October 18, 2014 | Championship 14/15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 - 3 | Watford FC |
| March 29, 2014 | Championship 13/14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 4 | Watford FC |
Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday: Match preview
Championship football returns on Friday following the international break with promotion hopefuls Watford hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Vicarage Road.
Prior to the international break, Watford picked up their fifth consecutive win with a 3-0 victory at home to Birmingham City. Ken Sema, Nathaniel Chalobah, and Andre Gray were all on the scoresheet.
Xisco Munoz’s side are on course to achieve automatic promotion. Watford are currently 2nd in the table on 75 points, eight points behind league leaders Norwich.
Watford have the best home record in the division, picking up 15 wins and 47 points from their 19 matches at home.
Watford have also scored the highest number of goals at home (38), while only conceding 12 (3rd). The Hornets have won five consecutive matches at Vicarage Road, conceding just one goal in that run.
Prior to the international break, Sheffield Wednesday beat playoff hopefuls Barnsley 2-1 away from home. Jordan Rhodes netted both goals for the Owls. Wednesday still remain firmly in the relegation zone in 23rd position, six points from safety.
The international break came at a bad time for Sheffield Wednesday, who looked to be putting a little run together. Darren Moore’s side have avoided defeat in their last two matches, having lost each of the previous seven before that.
Sheffield Wednesday’s away record ranks 22nd in the Championship. The Owls have only picked up 14 points on the road all season, managing four wins and two draws. Only one team has conceded more away goals than Wednesday (33).
The two sides played out a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture at Hillsborough in September.
Watford team news vs Sheffield Wednesday
Philip Zinckernagel has recovered from an injury and could return to the starting eleven.
Ismaila Sarr is set to miss out with a knock, while Christian Kabasele, Tom Cleverley, and Troy Deeney remain sidelined.
Tom Dele-Bashiru is also injured for the hosts. Tom’s brother Fisayo plays for Sheffield Wednesday but is not expected to start.
Achraf Lazaar made four appearances for Sheffield Wednesday during a brief loan spell from Newcastle in 2019.
Sheffield Wednesday team news vs Watford
Darren Moore isn’t expected to make many changes to the side that beat Barnsley two weeks ago, although Kadeem Harris could return to the starting eleven.
Liam Shaw is a doubt for the visitors with a hamstring injury.
Massimo Luongo, Joost van Aken, Cameron Dawson, Moses Odubajo, and Dominic Iorfa are sidelined.
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This article was edited by Benjamin Newman.
