Watford
The short answerWatford are 426th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1285, with a plausible range of 272nd to 703rd. That makes them 1.18 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 21st of 24 in the Championship.
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Squad depth
How much quality there is beyond the first eleven
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Club smarts
Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 0.92 points a game from 12 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.07. That is 1.9 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1331, an easier schedule than the Championship average.
For context, the next club above them in the Championship is Bristol City, rated 1301, and the next one below is Derby County, rated 1272. The gap to the strongest side in the division, West Ham United, is 323 rating points.
Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very low squad age and very high dribbling.
The Championship itself is 8th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 0.85 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 272nd to 703rd is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
World club ranking · World league ranking · Championship hub · How it works
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