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Championship · Matchday 12 Match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Watford: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Wolverhampton Wanderers crest Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-0Full time
Watford crest Watford
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Our picks against the result

5 of 12 right

  • Result Wolverhampton Wanderers win73% 1-0
  • Double chance Wolverhampton Wanderers or draw (1X)89% 1-0
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 1 goal
  • More corners Wolverhampton Wanderers81% Wolverhampton Wanderers (14-2)
  • Yellow cards Around average 7 yellow cards · league 2.7
  • Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Under74% 4.5 Under88% 5.5 Under95%
  • Corners Around average 16 corners · league 10.4
  • Corners 16 corners 8.5 Over66% 9.5 Over55% 10.5 Under55%

Match stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
  • 1 Goals 0
  • 4 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 14 Corners 2

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford is the Championship fixture at Molineux Stadium on Saturday 24 October 2026, Matchday 12, and our model picks a Wolverhampton Wanderers win, with a Wolverhampton Wanderers win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model makes Wolverhampton Wanderers clear favourites because it rates them well above the Championship average on its long-run strength measure, while Watford sit well below it. Little in the data pulls the other way; the only note of caution is Watford's 2‑0 home win over Charlton Athletic last time out, though on the road they have conceded heavily. Over the last five matches Wolverhampton Wanderers have given up clearly fewer big chances than the league norm, and Watford's recent play has them barely getting into the opposition box while allowing shots at the other end. Add home advantage at Molineux and the call is a clear one.

Form guide

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • D 1-1 vs Portsmouth (H) Championship · 20 Oct
  • W 2-1 at Burnley (A) Championship · 16 Oct
  • L 1-3 vs Bolton Wanderers (H) Championship · 13 Oct
  • L 0-1 at Middlesbrough (A) Championship · 10 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 20 Sep

Watford

  • W 2-0 vs Charlton Athletic (H) Championship · 17 Oct
  • L 1-5 at Cardiff City (A) Championship · 13 Oct
  • L 0-4 vs Burnley (H) Championship · 10 Oct
  • L 0-1 at Bristol City (A) Championship · 18 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Stoke City (H) Championship · 12 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Wolverhampton WanderersWatford
Attack 91 9 1.7 goals per match this season0.9 goals per match this season
Defence 96 13 1.5 conceded per match this season1.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

5Wolverhampton Wanderers wins
3draws
3Watford wins

11 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 10 Mar 2022 · Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Watford
  • 11 Sep 2021 · Premier League Watford 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 1 Jan 2020 · Premier League Watford 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 28 Sep 2019 · Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Watford
  • 27 Apr 2019 · Premier League Watford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 533 19:16 +3 18
20 Watford 11 326 10:19 -9 11

Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 12
Kick-off
Venue
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Questions and answers

What was the score of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford?

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Watford in the Championship (Matchday 12) on Saturday 24 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford right?

Yes: our result pick was Wolverhampton Wanderers win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-0. 5 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford?

7 yellow cards (Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 3), no red cards and 16 corners (Wolverhampton Wanderers 14, Watford 2).

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