West Bromwich Albion v Watford

West Bromwich Albion v Watford in English Championship ended 1:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · West Bromwich Albion at 66.7% - the match finished 1:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · West Bromwich Albion X 2 · Watford Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 50.9% 26.4% 22.7% Home win · West Bromwich Albion ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 66.7% 16.3% 17.1% Home win · West Bromwich Albion ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · West Bromwich Albion ✔ Correct
Final score 1:0 Home win · West Bromwich Albion
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.86 on a West Bromwich Albion win, 3.52 on the draw and 4.05 on a Watford win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
West Bromwich Albion win 1.86 1.91 Unibet 53.8% 66.7%
Draw 3.52 3.65 Dafabet 28.4% 16.3%
Watford win 4.05 4.60 Betfair 24.7% 17.1%
Over 2.5 goals 1.89 1.96 Unibet 52.9% 64.8%
Under 2.5 goals 1.89 2.00 Betfair 52.9% 35.2%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.76 1.81 Unibet 56.8% 52%
Both teams to score - No 1.97 2.10 Betfair 50.8% 48%
Updated: 04.09.2026 04:38 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

  1. 16′Martin Payero · Yellow card
  2. 34′J. Morgan · Yellow card
  3. 36′J. Morgan · Goal (assist: Harry Whitwell)
  4. 42′Ousmane·Diakite · Yellow card
  5. 45′Jordan Zemura · Substitution (off: Edo Kayembe)
  6. 59′Albert Eames · Substitution (off: Soumaula Coulibaly)
  7. 63′Edo Kayembe · Yellow card
  8. 67′Othmane Maamma · Substitution (off: Stephy Mavididi)
  9. 67′Martin Payero · Substitution (off: Amin Nabizada)
  10. 73′Rabby Nzingoula · Substitution (off: Jayson Molumby)
  11. 73′Aune Heggebo · Substitution (off: Felix Horn Myhre)
  12. 81′Chris Mepham · Substitution (off: Nathaniel Phillips)
  13. 82′J. Morgan · Substitution (off: Barney Stewart)
  14. 82′Luca Kjerrumgaard · Substitution (off: Mamadou Doumbia)
  15. 88′Nathaniel Phillips · Yellow card
  16. 89′Harry Whitwell · Yellow card
  17. 90+5′Isaac Price · Yellow card
  18. 90+5′Iker Bravo · Yellow card

Match statistics: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

Statistic West Bromwich Albion Watford
Possession 52% 48%
Shots on target 4 2
Total shots 9 11
Shots off target 2 3
Blocked shots 3 6
Corners 5 4
Fouls 18 11
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 5 3
Red cards 0 0
Saves 2 3
Passes 441 414

Line-ups: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 M. O’Leary 7.1
  2. 2 C. Mepham 6.9
  3. 4 C. Styles 6.7
  4. 6 G. Campbell 6.9
  5. 11 J. Morgan 7.8
  6. 17 O. Diakité 6.7
  7. 19 A. Heggebø 6.2
  8. 20 R. Nzingoula 6.5
  9. 21 I. Price 6.3
  10. 25 N. Galves 7.1
  11. 29 Harry Whitwell 7.6
Substitutes (9)
  1. 3 N. Phillips 6.2
  2. 7 F. Myhre 6.1
  3. 8 J. Molumby 6.5
  4. 9 B. Stewart 6.4
  5. 13 M. Ingram
  6. 15 Tobias Christopher Collyer
  7. 18 B. Pereira
  8. 22 C. Townsend
  9. 26 K. Tunde

Watford 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 F. Ravaglia 6.9
  2. 4 K. Keben 6.8
  3. 5 H. Kyprianou 6.4
  4. 6 M. Pollock 6.7
  5. 7 O. Maamma 6.0
  6. 8 E. Bove 6.2
  7. 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 6.2
  8. 17 Iker Bravo 6.4
  9. 22 M. Payero 6.8
  10. 33 J. Zemura 6.3
  11. 56 Albert Eames 6.1
Substitutes (9)
  1. 3 S. Coulibaly 7.0
  2. 11 R. Vata
  3. 20 M. Doumbia 6.3
  4. 21 Amin Nabizada 6.5
  5. 24 S. Walker
  6. 26 D. Bachmann
  7. 39 E. Kayembe 6.6
  8. 45 S. Mavididi 6.5
  9. 53 James Andrew Clarridge

Form and head-to-head: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

West Bromwich Albion

DWDLL

Watford

LWLDL

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

West Bromwich Albion wins: 1; draws: 0; Watford wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Watford English Championship

English Championship standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

J. Morrison
West Bromwich AlbionManagerJ. Morrison
A. Dionisi
WatfordManagerA. Dionisi

Match information: West Bromwich Albion v Watford

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
5
City
West Bromwich
Surface
grass
Capacity
26,445