Watford vs Liverpool Prediction & Tips
Watford and Liverpool face at Vicarage Road, in a match of the 8th round of the Premier League. At this stadium, the history of direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 29‑02‑2020, in a match for the Premier League, Watford won by (3‑0). The goals of the match were scored by I. Sarr (54′ and 60′ ) and T. Deeney (72′ ), for Watford. In this match, the home factor can play an important role, as both teams have significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, the home team is in the 15 th position, having won 7 points. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Leeds United, by (1‑0), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Newcastle United, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in their stadium. Watford has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 7 matches for this competition. This is a team that rarely scores first: they only opened the scoreboard in 3 of their last 12 games, of these 3 they reached halftime ahead by 1 and won at the end of the 90’ in all. In 12 games, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score around. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (61’‑75′); conceded 4 of his 8 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
Watford arrives in this match after a 1-0 defeat against Leeds, adding their second game without winning in the Premier League. Due to the negative form in the season, the direction of Watford decided to fire coach Xisco and hire Italian Claudio Ranieri, English champion coach for Leicester in the 2015/2016 season. For this match against Liverpool, the new coach must maintain his tactical system, the 4-4-2, with Joshua King and João Pedro as the most advanced men of the home team. Right-back Ismaïla Sarr is Watford’s most important player, with four goals. Francisco Sierralta, Christian Kabasele and Oghenekaro Etebo are all out of that game, with fitness problems.
The away team is currently in the 2nd place, with 15 points won, after 4 wins and 3 draws. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Brentford, by (3‑3). In the last match, they tied at home against Manchester City, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 39 goals scored and 15 conceded. At home, they won 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 25 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Liverpool have won 7, tied 2 and lost 1. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in the last 7 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away games, as 49 of the last 57 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that doesn’t usually find it difficult to open the scoreboard: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 they reached halftime with an advantage in 9 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90’ in 10.
Liverpool come to this match after a 2-2 draw against Manchester City, continuing their undefeated Premier League streak, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané. For this away game, coach Jürgen Klopp should focus on keeping the ball and attacking on the flanks, especially on the right: Mohamed Salah is very fast and has a lot of strength to bring the ball to the attack. The aforementioned player is Liverpool’s top scorer in this competition, with 6 goals. Out of this game are Ilkay Gündogan, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Benjamin Mendy, all with fitness problems.
Watford – Liverpool FREE TIPS
Liverpool – Win @ 1.45
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
