Watford vs Burnley — Championship
0-4
Vicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; Burnley had won 0, drawn 5, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.0. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Burnley 2 wins. Watford are 20th in the Championship on 11 points; Burnley are 22nd on 8.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (L L W L L). 0.8 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Bristol City · 18 Sept 2026
- L 1-2 vs Stoke City · 12 Sept 2026
- W 2-1 vs Preston · 8 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at West Brom · 5 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Swansea · 1 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs West Ham · 29 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Burnley
Last 10 completed: won 0, drawn 5, lost 5 (D L D L D). 1.0 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Derby · 19 Sept 2026
- L 3-1 at Swansea · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Wrexham · 8 Sept 2026
- L 1-2 vs Bristol City · 5 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Middlesbrough · 2 Sept 2026
- L 4-1 at Norwich · 29 Aug 2026
Head-to-head: Watford vs Burnley
- Watford 1-2 Burnley · 18 Apr 2025 · Championship
- Burnley 2-1 Watford · 21 Dec 2024 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 13' Normal Goal — Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley)
- 19' Normal Goal — Zeki Amdouni (Burnley)
- 25' Normal Goal — Reo Hatate (Burnley)
- 87' Normal Goal — Marcus Edwards (Burnley)
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 4 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 0.64 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.86 |
| 14 | Total shots | 17 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 12 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 450 | Total passes | 423 |
| 398 | Accurate passes | 348 |
| 9 | Key passes | 12 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
| 51 | Duels won | 45 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |