Watford v West Ham result

Full-time · Watford 1–1 West Ham

Championship · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 BST · Vicarage Road

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Watford · West Ham · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Watford 1–1 West Ham — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.25 at Unibet

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.7% of 5142 landed (95% range 76.5–78.8%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Watford and West Ham drew 1–1 at Vicarage Road in the Championship on Saturday 29 August. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Watford out-shot West Ham 16 to 13 and created the better chances, 1.60 xG to 0.89 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Watford: Amin Nabizada (19’) and an own goal by Matthew Pollock (27’).

Discipline

Robert Madley, England showed four yellow cards — against 4.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Watford: Edoardo Bove (7’), Othmane Maamma (24’) and K. Keben (49’); West Ham: Joël Veltman (31’).

What it changes

Watford move down from sixth to ninth (shared) (three league matches played). Watford have scored 13 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Watford have conceded 23 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

West Ham move down from 18th to 19th (three league matches played). West Ham have scored 36 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). West Ham have conceded 21 goals, the 12th-most of the 24 clubs.

Watford are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Watford have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. West Ham have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Manor Solomon (West Ham) 6.6, Amin Nabizada (Watford) 5.3 and Joël Veltman (West Ham) 5.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

West Ham are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Watford.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Watford or West Ham (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.7% of the time in the last 90 days (3993 of 5142).

Next up

Watford next host Middlesbrough on 7 November 2026.

West Ham next travel to Blackburn on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Watford: Watford v Middlesbrough, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for West Ham: Blackburn v West Ham, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Watford 1–1 West Ham · Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road · Watford
Referee: Robert Madley, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Watford 1 · draws 0 · West Ham 5 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Watford 2W 1D 2L · West Ham 3W 1D 1L

Watford 1–1 West Ham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 2.63 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

4.38 / 4.75

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 6.38

Shots on target

against 5.63 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 25 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Watford for / against	Line	West Ham for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.75 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.88 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.38 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.63 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Robert Madley, England.

Watford

Watford Goalkeeper

Watford — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
F. Ravaglia	3	94282 min	61.9 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90
D. Bachmann	1	9090 min	66 /90	55 /90	00 /90

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Ravaglia n 3	94	1.9 2/1
D. Bachmann n 8	90	2.9 6/5

Watford Defensive

Watford — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
K. Keben	4	82327 min	102.8 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	195.2 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90
M. Pollock	3	94282 min	61.9 /90	41.3 /90	20.6 /90	165.1 /90	72.2 /90	10.3 /90
O. Traoré	3	79236 min	31.1 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	72.7 /90	41.5 /90	00 /90
J. Zemura	2	78156 min	42.3 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90	105.8 /90	31.7 /90	00 /90
Albert Eames	2	68136 min	42.6 /90	32 /90	21.3 /90	64 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Keben n 8	78.3	0.7 4/1	0.7 3/2	M. Kilman
Hector Kyprianou n 8	83.1	0.7 4/1	1.2 6/1	M. Kanté
M. Doumbia n 8	47.5	1.2 3/1	0.7 3/0	—
O. Maamma n 8	61.8	0.9 3/1	1.1 4/1	—
Amin Nabizada n 8	42.5	1.9 6/1	0.5 2/0	—
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Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Keben n 8	78.3	2.2 8/4
Hector Kyprianou n 8	83.1	1.5 5/3
M. Doumbia n 8	47.5	0.7 3/0
O. Maamma n 8	61.8	2 5/3
Amin Nabizada n 8	42.5	1.9 4/3
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Watford Attacking

Watford — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Doumbia	4	59237 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	72.7 /90	41.5 /90	31.1 /90	20.8 /90
Amin Nabizada	4	58230 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	41.6 /90	31.2 /90	52 /90	41.6 /90
Rocco Vata	3	3193 min	00 /90	00 /90	54.8 /90	21.9 /90	32.9 /90	21.9 /90
L. Kjerrumgaard	2	68135 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	64 /90	21.3 /90	21.3 /90	10.7 /90
Hector Kyprianou	4	79315 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	51.4 /90	20.6 /90
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Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Keben n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Hector Kyprianou n 8	83.1	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
M. Doumbia n 8	47.5	2.8 5/4	1.2 3/1
O. Maamma n 8	61.8	1.3 4/3	0.7 3/1
Amin Nabizada n 8	42.5	1.9 5/1	1.1 4/0
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Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Keben n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Hector Kyprianou n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Doumbia n 8	47.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
O. Maamma n 8	61.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Amin Nabizada n 8	42.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
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West Ham

West Ham Goalkeeper

West Ham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Hermansen	3	93279 min	92.9 /90	51.6 /90	00 /90
F. Herrick	1	9090 min	33 /90	11 /90	00 /90

West Ham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Hermansen n 8	91.1	2.7 6/6

West Ham Defensive

West Ham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Kilman	4	92369 min	71.7 /90	10.2 /90	20.5 /90	153.7 /90	20.5 /90	10.2 /90
K. Walker-Peters	3	93279 min	41.3 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	123.9 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
K. Mavropanos	3	86259 min	20.7 /90	41.4 /90	20.7 /90	134.5 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
O. Scarles	3	85256 min	41.4 /90	20.7 /90	10.4 /90	103.5 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
J. Veltman	2	55110 min	54.1 /90	10.8 /90	10.8 /90	86.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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West Ham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Kilman n 8	82.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0	K. Keben
L. Orford n 5	71.6	0.8 3/0	1 3/1	—
J. Bowen n 8	83.4	0.3 2/0	1.2 6/3	—
V. Castellanos n 8	72.9	2.6 8/6	1.9 4/3	—
M. Kanté n 5	59.2	1.8 4/2	0.6 2/0	Hector Kyprianou
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West Ham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Kilman n 8	82.9	1.2 6/2
L. Orford n 5	71.6	3.3 3/2
J. Bowen n 8	83.4	0.8 5/1
V. Castellanos n 8	72.9	0.9 5/1
M. Kanté n 5	59.2	1.8 4/2
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West Ham Attacking

West Ham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
V. Castellanos	4	75299 min	30.9 /90	00 /90	123.6 /90	61.8 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
J. Piroe	2	75149 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	63.6 /90	63.6 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90
Pablo	2	72144 min	00 /90	10.6 /90	31.9 /90	21.3 /90	21.3 /90	10.6 /90
D. Mukasa	2	54107 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	10.8 /90	21.7 /90	21.7 /90
L. Orford	4	81324 min	00 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	82.2 /90	00 /90
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West Ham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Kilman n 8	82.9	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
L. Orford n 5	71.6	0.8 3/0	0.3 1/0
J. Bowen n 8	83.4	1.3 7/2	1.1 7/1
V. Castellanos n 8	72.9	4.3 8/5	2.2 7/4
M. Kanté n 5	59.2	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
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West Ham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 25 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Kilman n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Orford n 5	71.6	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
J. Bowen n 8	83.4	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
V. Castellanos n 8	72.9	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
M. Kanté n 5	59.2	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Watford		West Ham
38%	Possession	62%
1.60	Expected goals (xG)	0.89
16	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	1
5	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	7
14	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	11
1	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	7
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
305	Passes	496
77%	Pass accuracy	85%

Watford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Zemura	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.7
E. Bove	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
K. Keben	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Hector Kyprianou	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Pollock	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
O. Traoré	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	7
F. Ravaglia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Iker Bravo	85	0	2	2	1	1	0	6.7
O. Maamma	73	0	2	1	1	1	Y	6.2
L. Kjerrumgaard	60	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
Amin Nabizada	60	1	2	1	1	0	0	7
M. Doumbia sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Payero sub	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Rocco Vata sub	17	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.6
E. Kayembe sub	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3

West Ham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bowen	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
V. Castellanos	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Engels	90	1	0	4	0	0	6.9
A. Golambeckis	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Kilman	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Solomon	90	0	0	2	4	0	7.3
J. Veltman	90	0	0	1	2	Y	7.7
M. Hermansen	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Golambeckis	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
K. Walker-Peters	86	0	0	3	2	0	6.9
M. Kanté	65	2	0	0	2	0	6.6
D. Mukasa	65	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
L. Orford sub	25	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Piroe sub	25	1	0	1	2	0	6.5
O. Scarles sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Watford v West Ham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WatfordLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

West HamWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Watford 1 · 0 draws · West Ham 5 · 3.5 goals/game

2022-02-08 West Ham 1–0 Watford
2021-12-28 Watford 1–4 West Ham
2020-07-17 West Ham 3–1 Watford
2019-08-24 Watford 1–3 West Ham
2019-05-12 Watford 1–4 West Ham
2018-12-22 West Ham 0–2 Watford

League standing · 2026/27

Watford#20 pos14 pts14 pl-10 GD

West Ham#8 pos23 pts14 pl+15 GD

Goals per game

Watford scored0.93

West Ham scored2.57

Watford conceded1.64

West Ham conceded1.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Watford v West Ham?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Watford v West Ham was Home or Away (best price 1.25 at Unibet).
What is the head-to-head record between Watford and West Ham?: In their last 6 meetings, Watford won 1, West Ham won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Watford and West Ham?: Recent form — Watford 2W 1D 2L; West Ham 3W 1D 1L.

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