Wolves
vs
Watford
Championship prediction
Our model says: Wolves 2–0 Watford
The model makes it 61% Wolves, 24% draw, 15% Watford — fair odds of 1.64, 4.17 and 6.67. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (13%).
Expected goals: Wolves 1.95, Watford 0.71.
Both teams to score: 44%. Over 2.5 goals: 50%, under 2.5: 50%.
Model confidence: High.
One-sided: Wolves are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.
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Key facts
- Wolves are 9th on 14 points from 9 games; Watford are 22nd on 8 points from 10 games — Championship.
- Wolves have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-3 defeat at home to Bolton.
- Watford are without a win in 4 games, most recently a 1-5 defeat away to Cardiff.
- Last 6 meetings: Wolves 4 wins to 2, 0 draws; the most recent, 10 March 2022, ended Wolves 4–0 Watford.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Wolves vs Watford
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Wolves at 61% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 872 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 55.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.5%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Wolves vs Watford
Wolves
- L1-3Bolton13 October 2026
- L0-1away to Middlesbrough10 October 2026
- W1-0West Brom20 September 2026
- W1-0away to Sheffield Utd13 September 2026
- D2-2away to Birmingham6 September 2026
Watford
- L1-5away to Cardiff13 October 2026
- L0-4Burnley10 October 2026
- L0-1away to Bristol City18 September 2026
- L1-2Stoke City12 September 2026
- W2-1Preston8 September 2026
What these results say
- Wolves scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- Watford conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
- Watford failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for Watford had three goals or more.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Wolves | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 14 |
| 22 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Wolves
Chance to finish in the top four · 34% today
Watford
Chance to finish in the bottom three · 73% today
From our Championship season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
Head-to-head: Watford vs Wolves
Watford and Wolves have met 6 times in the records we hold, Wolves has won 4 of them to Watford's 2.
The record
Wolves won the last one 4–0 on 10 Mar 2022.
| Club | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Wolves | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
Between them these 6 meetings produced 19 goals, an average of 3.17 a game.
Every meeting
Every recorded meeting, newest first.
- 10 Mar 2022
Premier LeagueWolves 4–0 Watford - 11 Sep 2021
Premier LeagueWatford 0–2 Wolves - 1 Jan 2020
Premier LeagueWatford 2–1 Wolves - 28 Sep 2019
Premier LeagueWolves 2–0 Watford - 27 Apr 2019
Premier LeagueWatford 1–2 Wolves - 7 Apr 2019
FA CupWatford 3–2 Wolves
How the model rates them now
Attack and defence are multipliers on an average side: above 1.00 in attack means the club scores more than the average team in its competition, and below 1.00 in defence means it concedes fewer. The methodology sets out how they are derived, including where the model is known to be wrong.
Leading scorers: Wolves and Watford
Wolves
GoalsAssists
- Fer López42
Watford
No player in Championship's leading scorers — 8 league goals as a side.
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
The two sides
Wolves carry a model rating of 6.68 against 6.29 for Watford. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.95 goals for Wolves and 0.71 for Watford. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Wolves rate 0.78 in attack and 1.11 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Watford rate 0.54 and 1.66.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Wolves a 6.9% chance of the title and Watford 0%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,771 correct results out of 3,709 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Wolves the highest probability at 61%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.95 expected goals for Wolves against 0.71 for Watford. Wolves's attack/defence rating is 0.78/1.11 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.54/1.66 for Watford.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Wolves at home · Watford away
League matches only, Championship, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Position by match
WolvesWatford
Wolves are 6th after 9 Championship matches (between 1st and 9th so far); Watford are 21st after 10 (between 6th and 21st). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored. Points deductions (Southampton −4) count from the first match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Championship matches this season: Wolves 9, Watford 10.
Wolves score most often in the 76–90 minute window (4 goals); Watford have let in 2 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 4 matches, by difficulty
Wolves
- vs Cardiff31 Oct · Championshipwin 50%
- at Bristol City4 Nov · Championshipwin 38%
- at Wrexham7 Nov · Championshipwin 37%
Watford
- at Norwich31 Oct · Championshipwin 17%
- vs Lincoln3 Nov · Championshipwin 29%
- vs Middlesbrough7 Nov · Championshipwin 22%
- at Sheffield Utd21 Nov · Championshipwin 18%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.