Watford forecastpre-season

Name: Watford EFL Championship forecast
Creator: Entenser

EFL Championship · 2026-27 · updated 2026-07-27

Watford are projected to finish 18.5 in EFL Championship with 47.5 points. The current model outlook is <1% auto, 2.8% playoff, <1% promoted. Forecasts update with new results and are graded in public.

Current

0 pts

0 matches

Expected finish

#18.5

of 24

Projected points

47.5

2026-27

Global ELO

1311

shared strength scale

Auto

<1%

season probability

Playoff

2.8%

season probability

Promoted

<1%

season probability

Releg

37.5%

season probability

Upcoming matches — win probabilities

Sun Aug 16vs Southampton · Vicarage Road16.4% W · 21.9% D · 61.7% L

Sat Aug 22at Wrexham · STōK Cae Ras19.3% W · 23.3% D · 57.4% L

Sat Aug 29vs West Ham United · Vicarage Road19.4% W · 25.8% D · 54.8% L

Tue Sep 1at Swansea City · Swansea.com Stadium19.5% W · 26.2% D · 54.2% L

Sat Sep 5at West Bromwich Albion · The Hawthorns22.1% W · 29.9% D · 48% L

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How these forecasts work

Entenser estimates football outcomes from match results, expected goals, and team-strength ratings. Every forecast is graded in public after the fact, with hits and misses shown together.