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Championship

Watford

21

Full time

Southampton

Sunday, August 16, 2026 - …
Head to head

Last 6 matches

Watford0
Draws3
Southampton3
Market movements

Pre-kickoff odds for this fixture — same timeline as Radar pattern explorer.

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Closing odds

Full-time result

Home win

3.70

Implied 27.03%

Draw

3.77

Implied 26.53%

Away win

2.00

Implied 50%

Over/Under 2.5

Over 2.5

1.73

Implied 57.8%

Under 2.5

2.19

Implied 45.66%

Captured …

Match briefing
MATCHWatford vs Southampton
LEAGUEEngland · Championship · 2026/2027 · unknown · matchday 0/46
KICKOFF…

ODDS

Odds from our snapshot feed · captured …
Over/Under 2.5:
Over 2.5: 1.75 (implied 57.14%)
Under 2.5: 2.17 (implied 46.08%)
Full-time result:
Watford: 3.71 (implied 26.95%)
Draw: 3.65 (implied 27.4%)
Southampton: 2.04 (implied 49.02%)

TEAM STRENGTH

Watford: 8/24 · 3 pts · GD +0 · leader · zone: promotion playoff
Southampton: 24/24 · -4 pts · GD +0 · 7 pts off leader · zone: relegation

RECENT FORM

Watford last 5: 0W-0D-5L · trend L L L L L (oldest → newest)
Southampton last 5: 1W-3D-1L · trend L D W D D (oldest → newest)
Watford avg goals scored last 10: 0.70
Southampton avg goals scored last 10: 2.10
Watford avg goals conceded last 10: 2.30
Southampton avg goals conceded last 10: 1.10
Watford form quality: high (overall sample 10)
Southampton form quality: high (overall sample 10)

GOAL PROFILE

Watford over 2.5 rate last 10: 60%
Southampton over 2.5 rate last 10: 80%
Watford BTTS rate last 10: 50%
Southampton BTTS rate last 10: 80%
Watford clean sheets last 10: 1 · failed to score: 5
Southampton clean sheets last 10: 2 · failed to score: 1

VENUE PROFILE

Watford home form: 1W-2D-2L · 0.8 GF / 1.6 GA · O2.5 40% · BTTS 40%
Southampton away form: 3W-1D-1L · 2.2 GF / 1.0 GA · O2.5 80% · BTTS 80%
Watford home over 2.5 rate: 40%
Southampton away over 2.5 rate: 80%
Watford home BTTS rate: 40%
Southampton away BTTS rate: 80%

H2H

Matches analyzed: 8 (lookback 8)
Avg goals per match: 2.625
Over 2.5 rate: 50%
BTTS rate: 63%
Watford W-D-L vs Southampton: 1-3-4

MOTIVATION

Watford: defending playoff spot
Southampton: currently in the relegation zone

MARKET CONTEXT

AH opening → current: 0.25 → 0.5 (Δ 0.25, toward Southampton)
AH movement archetype: monotonic_away — steady drift toward Southampton
Line activity: 1 change · 38/24 snapshot hours
Largest single move: 0.25 → 0.5 (toward Southampton)

SIGNALS

Clear favourite (Over/Under 2.5): no
Clear favourite (Full-time result): no
Market leans away from form (Over/Under 2.5): no
Market leans away from form (Full-time result): no
Play-off fixture: no
Top vs bottom mismatch: no
Both in European spots: no
Relegation six-pointer: no
Mid-table low motivation: no

RISK FLAGS

None — data coverage and signals look clean

QUALITY

Season stage: unknown
Season certainty: 0.60 (very early season — limited baseline)
Form coverage: home full · away full
H2H coverage: full
Standings available: yes
Asian handicap snapshots: available (completeness 1.583)