Watford vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 04th, 2025

Watford will be playing against Sheffield United in a Championship football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 04th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Watford vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Watford vs Sheffield United will occur

The game takes place in the Vicarage Road (Watford) stadium, in the city of Watford.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Watford vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Watford last match

In the last match they played, Watford collected a defeat. The opposing team was Cardiff City, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-2 - was valid for Championship. Coach T. Cleverley's disposed his team in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The odds of 4.50 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Ryan Porteous, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Sheffield United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Sheffield United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the West Bromwich Albion team with a final score of 1-1.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.30.

Watford vs Sheffield United h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Sheffield United occupied 17th place in Championship and, team Watford the 3rd place. Sheffield United entered the field with the tactic 4-4-1-1, while Watford arranged their formation in a 3-4-2-1.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 01-09-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Championship, and it ended with a 1-0 win for Sheffield United.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

The Sheffield United team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Watford team, which won only 2 matches.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Watford

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Watford, standing in 7th place with 37 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 11 wins, 8 losses and, 4 draws.

Saddled with the same points against Middlesbrough in position 6, in the 26th round.

Watford analysis

Currently, Watford has a tally of 33 goals scored and 31 goals against, at the end of round 25 of Championship.

The Watford team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Tom Cleverley wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With an average of 4.04 shots on goal per match, Watford certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 9 wins versus 1 loss, and 2 draws. They won 2 games playing as the visiting team.

With a jam-packed schedule, Watford might struggle to maintain their level of play when faced with a flurry of games in a short timeframe. Although the odds suggest a close match with both teams having odds of over 2 to win, the team's rigorous schedule could be a decisive factor in determining the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Watford

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Vakoun Issouf Bayo. The Attacker scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Watford to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sheffield United

Championship leaderboard now

The Sheffield United team with 49 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 15 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses.

This means that, in the 26th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the Burnley team that is just behind in 3rd place.

Sheffield United analysis

Sheffield United after 25 days has put up 33 goals scored, and taken 14, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

Chances of winning against Sheffield United who playing away has a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws in the Championship, are very slim.

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Sheffield United could find it challenging to perform at their best against Watford. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield United

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Tyrese Campbell so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Sheffield United to achieve victorious results this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Sheffield United, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Watford that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.8.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Watford is Vakoun Issouf Bayo, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sheffield United is Tyrese Campbell, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Sheffield United has conceded 9 away goals in 12 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sheffield United will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-0, something to take into consideration.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Sheffield United scores an average of 1.33 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.26 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.32 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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