Saturday, 24/10/2026 at 16:00
1d 9h to kick-offWolverhampton – Watford
Model updated 23 October, 06:42 Top odds updated 22 October, 18:00
What the model expects
- Wolverhampton
- 62%
- Draw
- 25%
- Watford
- 13%
| Wolverhampton | Draw | Watford | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 1.61 | 4.06 | 7.54 |
- Total goals
- 2.78
- Over 2.5 goals
- 54%
- Both teams to score
- 54%
Both teams have at least 10 matches in the model window, but at least one has fewer than the full 20.
Model vs market
The model sees an edge in 5 outcomes.
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Wolverhampton
- Model
- 62.1%
- Market, margin removed
- 68.6%
- Probability gap
- −6.5 pp
- Edge
- −15.3%
- Fair odds
- 1.61
- Market odds
- 1.36 Bet365
- Price at which a 5% edge begins
- 1.69
- Bookmaker margin
- 6.9%
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Draw
- Model
- 24.6%
- Market, margin removed
- 19.7%
- Probability gap
- +4.9 pp
- Edge
- +16.9%
- Fair odds
- 4.06
- Market odds
- 4.75 Bet365
- Price at which a 5% edge begins
- 4.27
- Bookmaker margin
- 6.9%
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Watford
- Model
- 13.3%
- Market, margin removed
- 11.7%
- Probability gap
- +1.6 pp
- Edge
- +6.1%
- Fair odds
- 7.54
- Market odds
- 8.00 Bet365
- Price at which a 5% edge begins
- 7.91
- Bookmaker margin
- 6.9%
Outcomes with an edge
Wolverhampton at most 1 goal
Measured model skill on this market: +3.62%.
Watford to win
Measured model skill on this market: +7.20%.
Watford to score
Measured model skill on this market: +2.56%.
Draw
No measured model skill on this market (-1.04%).
Under 2.5 goals
No measured model skill on this market (-0.89%).
Biggest edge
Wolverhampton at most 1 goal
Model 40.7% vs. bookmaker 35.5%, margin removed.
Match result
No measured model skill on this market (-1.04%).
Measured model skill on this market: +7.20%.
Goals
No measured model skill on this market (-0.89%).
Both teams to score
Goals by team
Measured model skill on this market: +3.62%.
Measured model skill on this market: +2.56%.
Skill is what a backtest measured each market at, over 7 competitions to 17/08/2026. Across every market at once it is +2.50%. Markets measured at nothing are ranked last and never recommended. How that is measured →
Why the model leans Wolverhampton
62% Wolverhampton to win
- Attack
- 5th vs 24th
- Wolverhampton attack v Watford defence
- Defence
- 1st vs 19th
- Wolverhampton defence v Watford attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.70 vs -0.84
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.92 – 0.86
- Wolverhampton v Watford
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Wolverhampton | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | (better) 1.71 · 7th | 1.13 · 18th |
| xGA / match | (better) 0.99 · 1st | 1.88 · 24th |
| xGD / match | (better) +0.73 · 3rd | -0.75 · 23rd |
| xPts / match | (better) 1.90 · 2nd | 0.88 · 24th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | (better) +0.70 | -0.84 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.
- Wolverhampton clean sheet
- 40%
- Wolverhampton 2+ goals
- 59%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 46%
- Both teams to score: no
- 46%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 12.6%
- 2:1
- 11.6%
- 2:0
- 11.6%
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How the edge is calculated
Edge is probability × odds − 1 — it pays on average and over the long run, not necessarily in this match. The model knows nothing of absences, motivation or the schedule.
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Model details
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Wolverhampton sample
- 11 matches
- Watford sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Wolverhampton
- 5 matches
- Away xG sample · Watford
- 5 matches
- Computed
- Friday, 23/10/2026 at 06:42
- Odds updated
- 12 hours ago
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.