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Saturday, 29 August 2026 at 16:00Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford vs West Ham United: result and analysis

Recent form, standings, line-ups and the MBet AI read on Watford v West Ham United in the Championship.

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Watford vs West Ham United prediction and probabilities

What the model saw before kick-off: West Ham United (40%)

Small sample · 4/4 matches
1 · Watford
35%
X · Draw
25%
2 · West Ham United
40%

Expected goals

Watford 1.50 · West Ham United 1.63

Most likely scores

1-1 (11%) · 1-2 (9%) · 2-1 (8%)

Based on goals from each team's last 4 matches, adjusted for home and away. It does not account for absences, line-ups or opponent strength. It is an estimate, not a guarantee. 18+.

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Confirmed data

Key facts

  • Watford went into this match with mixed results: 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 6 matches, scoring 6 and conceding 16.
  • West Ham United went into this match with good momentum: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 6.
  • At home, Watford have won 2 of their last 4 matches (1.0 goals scored and 2.5 conceded on average).
  • Away from home, West Ham United have won 1 of their last 2 matches (3.0 goals scored and 1.5 conceded on average).
  • In Watford's recent matches there were over 2.5 goals in 4 of 6, and both teams scored in 4 of 6.
  • In West Ham United's recent matches there were over 2.5 goals in 5 of 5, and both teams scored in 4 of 5.
  • In the table, Watford are 10th and West Ham United 17th (4 and 1 points). Watford sit 7 places higher.

Results, goals and standings come from the data source. The prediction probabilities are an estimate from the MBet AI model. Not available for this match: shots and corners per match, enough head-to-head meetings.

Recent form

Both teams' results before this match.

Watford

Watford

Last 6 matches

LLWWDL

2

Wins

1

Draws

3

Losses

6-16

Goals

  • L25 AugWatford1-5Peterborough United
  • D22 AugWrexham1-1Watford
  • W16 AugWatford2-1Southampton
  • W8 AugWatford1-0Crawley Town
  • L2 MayWatford0-4Coventry City
  • L25 AprMiddlesbrough FC5-1Watford FC
West Ham United

West Ham United

Last 5 matches

WWDLW

3

Wins

1

Draws

1

Losses

13-6

Goals

  • W25 AugSouthampton1-4West Ham United
  • L22 AugWest Ham United1-2Charlton Athletic
  • D16 AugBurnley2-2West Ham United
  • W8 AugWest Ham United3-1Portsmouth
  • W24 MayWest Ham United3-0Leeds United

Standings

Watford

Watford

10º

Pos.

4

Pts

2

P

West Ham United

West Ham United

17º

Pos.

1

Pts

2

P

Line-ups

Starting XI as published by the source.

Watford

Watford

4-2-3-1
1
Federico Ravaglia
23
Omar-Haktab Traoré
33
Jordan Zemura
6
Matthew Pollock
4
Kévin Keben
5
Hector Kyprianou
7
Othmane Maamma
8
Edoardo Bove
17
Iker Bravo
21
Amin Nabizada
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard

Substitutes

SW
Sam Walker
#24 · SUB
MA
Michael Adu-Poku
#48 · SUB
NC
Nikoloz Chikovani
#19 · SUB
EK
Edo Kayembe
#39 · SUB
RV
Rocco Vata
#11 · SUB
DB
Daniel Bachmann
#26 · SUB
AE
Albert Eames
#56 · SUB
MD
Mamadou Doumbia
#20 · SUB
MP
Martín Payero
#22 · SUB
West Ham United

West Ham United

4-4-1-1
1
Mads Hermansen
34
Joël Veltman
2
Kyle Walker-Peters
58
Airidas Golambeckis
3
Max Kilman
7
Arne Engels
20
Jarrod Bowen
17
Mohamadou Kanté
10
Manor Solomon
11
Valentín Castellanos
14
Divine Mukasa

Substitutes

FH
Finlay Herrick
#49 · SUB
OS
Oliver Scarles
#30 · SUB
P
Pablo
#19 · SUB
EM
Ezra Mayers
#63 · SUB
KL
Keiber Lamadrid
#21 · SUB
LO
Lewis Orford
#61 · SUB
KC
Kaelan Casey
#42 · SUB
JP
Joël Piroe
#9 · SUB
JA
Joshua Ajala
#66 · SUB

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