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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 21, 2024 at 3pm UK
Turf Moor
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Burnley
2 - 1
Watford

Anthony (9'), Brownhill (62')
Laurent (49'), Egan Riley (64'), Trafford (88')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Baah (80')
Ngakia (41')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Burnley and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Norwich 1-2 Burnley
Sunday, December 15 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Watford 2-1 West Brom
Sunday, December 15 at 2pm in Championship

We said: Burnley 1-1 Watford

While Burnley are yet to taste defeat at Turf Moor this season, they have had to settle for draws in five of their 10 home league games, and we think the promotion hopefuls may have to be content with a share of the spoils when they face a Watford side that are unbeaten in six games. 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 Burnley win with a probability of 47.23%. A win for Watford had a probability of 27.98% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.38%) and 2-0 (8%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (7.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.

Result
BurnleyDrawWatford
47.23% (0.217 0.22) 24.79% (-0.035 -0.04) 27.98% (-0.179 -0.18)
Both teams to score 55.05% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.32% (0.039999999999999 0.04)47.68% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.13% (0.038999999999998 0.04)69.88% (-0.037000000000006 -0.04)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.76% (0.108 0.11)20.25% (-0.107 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.42% (0.173 0.17)52.58% (-0.16999999999999 -0.17)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.03% (-0.11099999999999 -0.11)30.97% (0.113 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.73% (-0.131 -0.13)67.28% (0.133 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Burnley 47.22%
    Watford 27.98%
    Draw 24.78%
BurnleyDrawWatford
1-0 @ 10.01% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.38% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-0 @ 8% (0.039 0.04)
3-1 @ 4.99% (0.026 0.03)
3-0 @ 4.26% (0.035 0.04)
3-2 @ 2.93% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.99% (0.016 0.02)
4-0 @ 1.7% (0.02 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.17% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 47.22%
1-1 @ 11.73% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 6.27% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.49% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.14% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 24.78%
0-1 @ 7.35% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-2 @ 6.88% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
0-2 @ 4.31% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
1-3 @ 2.69% (-0.021 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.15% (-0.01 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.68% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 27.98%

How you voted: Burnley vs Watford

Burnley
54.7%
Draw
24.5%
Watford
20.8%
53
Head to Head
Feb 14, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 32
Burnley
1-1
Watford
Obafemi (90+5')
Pedro (32')
Aug 12, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 3
Watford
1-0
Burnley
Cleverley (45+2')
Asprilla (88')
Kamara (81')

Brownhill (85')
Apr 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 35
Watford
1-2
Burnley
Tarkowski (8' og.)
Kucka (87')
Cork (83'), Brownhill (86')
Tarkowski (48'), Collins (90+1')
Feb 5, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 17
Burnley
0-0
Watford
Stephens (45')
King (20'), Cleverley (90+1')
Jun 25, 2020 6pm
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds23146343152848
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd23155332131948
3Burnley2313823092147
4Sunderland23128336201644
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2211562720738
6Watford2211473229337
7Middlesbrough23106741311036
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2381142718935
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds239683133-233
10Swansea CitySwansea238692724330
11Bristol City237972728-130
12Norwich CityNorwich237883935429
13Millwall227782220228
14Derby CountyDerby2376102929027
15Coventry CityCoventry2376103234-227
16Preston North EndPreston2351172329-626
17Queens Park RangersQPR2351082331-825
18Luton TownLuton2374122539-1425
19Stoke CityStoke2357112332-922
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2256112439-1521
21Portsmouth214892637-1120
22Hull City2347122132-1119
23Cardiff CityCardiff2246122137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2246122249-2718


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