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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Watford 1–1 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.9 – 1.6
Actual xG
1.3 – 0.7
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 55%.

Watford deserved more from the draw, creating 1.3 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Amin Nabizada, 62.8 in 60′.

Well above their usual level: Amin Nabizada +17.0, Omar Haktab Traore +14.5, Matthew Pollock +14.2.

Well below it: Valentín Castellanos −12.7, Jarrod Bowen −11.7, Divine Mukasa −9.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Watford

25 Aug 2026L 1–5v Peterborough United EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026D 1–1at Wrexham Championship
16 Aug 2026W 2–1v Southampton Championship
8 Aug 2026W 1–0v Crawley Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026L 0–4v Coventry City Championship

West Ham United

25 Aug 2026W 4–1at Southampton EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026L 1–2v Charlton Athletic Championship
16 Aug 2026D 2–2at Burnley Championship
8 Aug 2026W 3–1v Portsmouth EFL Cup
24 May 2026W 3–0v Leeds United Premier League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Watford

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Amin Nabizada Forward60100.1762.8+17.0
Matthew Pollock Defender9400–50.9+14.2
Omar Haktab Traore Defender94000.0249.8+14.5
Federico Ravaglia Goalkeeper9400–49.4+3.5
Mamadou Doumbia Forward34000.2748.4–
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender9400–47.6+11.0
Iker Bravo Forward85000.3446.7−3.9
Edo Kayembe Midfielder900–46.6–
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward60000.3044.4+4.1
Othmane Maamma Midfielder73000.0444.1+8.4
Jordan Zemura Midfielder94000.0442.8−1.2
Hector Kyprianou Midfielder9400–40.9−3.1
Martín Payero Midfielder3400–40.0–
Rocco Vata Forward21000.1039.9–
Edoardo Bove Midfielder9400–36.9+1.5

West Ham United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Airidas Golambeckis Defender94000.0850.4–
Max Kilman Defender94000.0850.2+1.3
Joël Veltman Defender9400–49.4−0.7
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper9400–49.4−0.2
Manor Solomon Forward94000.1849.0−2.4
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender8600–46.6+1.1
Arne Engels Midfielder94000.0145.3+6.6
Joël Piroe Forward29000.0242.3–
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder65000.2040.7−0.7
Lewis Orford Midfielder29000.0238.7–
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder94000.1138.1−11.7
Valentín Castellanos Forward9400–35.0−12.7
Divine Mukasa Midfielder65000.0327.7−9.4
Oliver Scarles Defender800–23.6–