Sheffield United vs Watford

1 September 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Daniel Bachmann 2’ (og)

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Watford 1-0. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Bachmann's own goal put Sheffield United ahead in the 2nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 2.25 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Watford's 0.87 from 7. Kieffer Moore had a penalty saved for Sheffield United.

Match stats

Sheffield United Watford
18 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 5
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.25 xG 0.87
1.46 Non-penalty xG 0.87

Key events

Sheffield United Watford
Kick-off
Daniel Bachmann
Own goal
1-0 (Sheffield United)
2’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United
  • Michael Cooper
  • Harry Souttar
  • Anel Ahmedhodžić
  • Gustavo Hamer
  • Callum O'Hare
Watford
  • Francisco Sierralta
  • Yasser Larouci
  • Daniel Jebbison

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 0.87 2’ Daniel Bachmann (Sheffield United) own goal, 1-0 2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 0.87 2’ Daniel Bachmann (Sheffield United) own goal, 1-0 Bachmann 2’
Sheffield United 2.25 xGWatford 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Sheffield United attacking 
17’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 82’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 13’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 19’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 19’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 72’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 81’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 40’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Harry Souttar (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Ken Sema (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Daniel Bachmann (Watford), own goal 17’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 82’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 13’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 19’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 81’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 19’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 72’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Harry Souttar (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Ken Sema (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Daniel Bachmann (Watford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – –
Alfie Gilchrist Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Harry Souttar
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Taken off
65′ – – 3 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 6 0.29 – –
Callum O'Hare Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Kieffer Moore Taken off
87′ – – 3 0.98 – – –
Jamie Shackleton Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.45 – – –
Sydie Peck Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Rhian Brewster Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 52% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.85
Watford win 23% Avg odds 4.12

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.