The harmony has not been disrupted too much in either squad this summer, and keeping the likes of Joao Pedro, Sarr and Dennis on the books spells goals for the Hornets. Winning on the opening day has not been Sheffield United's forte, but Heckingbottom's reinforced defence can hold on for a point to keep Watford waiting for their next home win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 51.43%. A win for Watford had a probability of 25.02% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.62%) and 0-2 (8.42%). The likeliest Watford win was 2-1 (6.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Sheffield United
25.02% ( 0.89)	23.55% ( 0.29)	51.43% ( -1.17)

Both teams to score 56.5% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.45% (

-0.43)

44.55% (

0.43)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.08% (

-0.42)

66.91% (

0.41)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.36% (

0.51)

31.63% (

-0.51)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.96% (

0.58)

68.04% (

-0.58)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.64% (

-0.59)

17.36% (

0.59)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.24% (

-1.04)

47.75% (

1.03)

Score Analysis

Watford 25.02%

Sheffield United 51.43%

Draw 23.55%

Watford	Draw	Sheffield United
2-1 @ 6.37% ( 0.17) 1-0 @ 6.32% ( 0.2) 2-0 @ 3.64% ( 0.17) 3-1 @ 2.44% ( 0.1) 3-2 @ 2.14% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 1.4% ( 0.08) Other @ 2.71% Total : 25.02%	1-1 @ 11.06% ( 0.14) 2-2 @ 5.58% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 5.49% ( 0.1) 3-3 @ 1.25% ( 0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 23.55%	1-2 @ 9.69% ( -0.06) 0-1 @ 9.62% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 8.42% ( -0.17) 1-3 @ 5.66% ( -0.15) 0-3 @ 4.91% ( -0.2) 2-3 @ 3.26% ( -0.04) 1-4 @ 2.48% ( -0.12) 0-4 @ 2.15% ( -0.13) 2-4 @ 1.43% ( -0.04) Other @ 3.83% Total : 51.43%