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Fulham vs WatfordChampionship 2025

Fulham
Fulham
FT
05
HT: 03
Watford
Watford
T. Deeney 90+3', 37', 20' (pen)
A. Abdi 51', 15'
12/5/2014ChampionshipChampionship · Round 20Craven Cottage

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

Fulham41%
×Draw25%
Watford34%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Fulham
1.52
Watford
1.36

Fulham creates 12% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 58 away

creates per match

Fulham
1.56
Watford
1.05

allows per match

Fulham
1.67
Watford
1.48

finishing

Fulham+0.00on par
Watford+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Fulham

Watford
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Fulham or draw
66%
Fulham or Watford
75%
Draw or Watford
59%

Winning margin

Fulham wins by 2+
20%
Watford wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Fulham 1+ goals
78%
Fulham 2+ goals
45%
Fulham 3+ goals
20%
Watford 1+ goals
74%
Watford 2+ goals
39%
Watford 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Fulham (draw refunded)
55%
Watford (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Fulham at homecreates 1.56, concedes 1.67 · 9 matches

Watford awaycreates 1.05, concedes 1.48 · 58 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Fulham attack 1.56 + Watford defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.52

Watford attack 1.05 + Fulham defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.36

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Fulham scores more
41%
level
25%
Watford scores more
34%

Fulham at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Fulham will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Fulham
Watford
19'G. KirályB. Ruiz
61'G. WilliamsS. Fofana
66'F. ForestieriM. Vydra
83'A. GuédiouraD. Tőzsér
86'D. PudilI. Anya

Watford substitutes

Championship: Fulham 0–5 Watford

Watford beat Fulham 5-0 in Championship on December 5, 2014.

Goals: A. Abdi (15', 51'), T. Deeney (20' pen, 37', 90+3').

The match was played at Craven Cottage in London.