Championship 25/26 · 18 Oct 2025

Sheffield United 1–0 Watford

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Sheffield United 39%, the draw 29%, Watford 32%.

Sheffield United won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Louie Barry, 61.0 in 56′.

Well above their usual level: Louie Barry +22.5, Ben Mee +10.3, Edo Kayembe +10.1.

Well below it: Japhet Tanganga −12.8, Imrân Louza −10.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

4 Oct 2025	L 0–1	at Hull City Championship
30 Sep 2025	L 1–2	v Southampton Championship
27 Sep 2025	W 1–0	at Oxford United Championship
20 Sep 2025	L 0–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship
12 Sep 2025	L 0–5	at Ipswich Town Championship

4 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Oxford United Championship
1 Oct 2025	D 2–2	at Portsmouth Championship
27 Sep 2025	W 2–1	v Hull City Championship
22 Sep 2025	L 0–1	at Millwall Championship
13 Sep 2025	L 0–1	v Blackburn Rovers Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Louie Barry Forward	56	0	0	–	61.0	+22.5
Jamie Shackleton Defender	8	0	0	–	60.7	–
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.7	+4.2
Andre Brooks Midfielder	34	0	1	0.30	49.8	–
Ben Mee Defender	90	0	0	–	48.2	+10.3
Callum O'Hare Midfielder	90	1	0	0.99	48.2	+8.6
Mark McGuinness Defender	90	0	0	0.35	44.5	−1.4
Harrison Burrows Defender	22	0	0	–	44.0	–
Sydie Peck Midfielder	90	0	0	0.10	43.9	+2.2
Jaïro Riedewald Midfielder	23	0	0	0.04	39.9	–
Tyrese Campbell Forward	68	0	0	0.15	38.1	−3.8
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder	67	0	0	0.07	38.0	–
Chiedozie Ogbene Forward	82	0	0	–	36.5	−4.6
Sam McCallum Defender	68	0	0	0.09	35.6	–
Danny Ings Forward	22	0	0	–	32.0	–
Japhet Tanganga Defender	90	0	0	0.05	29.5	−12.8

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Marc Bola Defender	30	–	59.9	–
Mamadou Doumbia Forward	9	0.25	58.3	–
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper	90	–	55.0	+3.1
Matthew Pollock Defender	90	–	54.3	+9.7
Kwadwo Baah Forward	30	0.02	49.8	–
Caleb Wiley Defender	60	0.11	48.4	–
Edo Kayembe Midfielder	60	0.04	47.9	+10.1
Jeremy Ngakia Defender	90	–	45.9	+5.0
Nestory Irankunda Forward	60	0.06	45.5	+1.9
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward	90	0.28	44.7	+1.3
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender	90	0.09	43.0	−3.2
Imrân Louza Midfielder	90	0.21	41.7	−10.3
Hector Kyprianou Midfielder	81	–	41.3	−2.0
Tom Ince Midfielder	30	0.04	40.9	–
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder	73	–	35.0	−4.3
Rocco Vata Forward	17	–	23.5	–