Watford vs Leicester City Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Leicester City travel to face Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at Vicarage Road. Watford are looking to bounce back from a 6-1 drubbing away to league leaders Liverpool while Leicester were beaten 1-2 at home to West Brom last time out.
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Watford vs Leicester City Preview
Watford could be without goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes after he limped off against Liverpool and Costel Pantilimon is ready to deputise. Jose Holebas is suspended for this match after picking up his fifth booking of the season, allowing Juan Zuniga a rare start at left-back. Isaac Success and Sebastian Prödl are nearing full fitness but are unlikely to feature here.
Leicester are also without their number 1 stopper, as Kasper Schmeichel continues to recover from hand surgery. Nampalys Mendy is a long-term absentee after picking up a knee injury earlier in the campaign. Danny Drinkwater and Demarai Gray have fitness to prove after picking up injuries on international duty.
Team Predictions Watford vs Leicester City
Watford 4-4-2 formation: Pantilimon; Zuniga, Britos, Kaboul, Janmaat; Pereyra, Capoue, Behrami, Amrabat; Ighalo, Deeney
Leicester 4-4-2 formation: Zieler; Fuchs, Morgan, Huth, Simpson; Albrighton, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez; Vardy, Slimani
Watford vs Leicester City Betting Tips
- Watford have won 4 drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Leicester have won 3 drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Watford have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Leicester have scored an average of 1.0 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Watford’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Leicester’s previous 10 matches
Watford vs Leicester City Prediction
Watford’s capitulation against Liverpool came as a pretty big shock, considering the Hornets had kept 3 successive clean sheets prior to that. They ground out a 0-1 win away to Middlesbrough before drawing 0-0 away to Swansea and winning 1-0 at home to Hull City. Walter Mazzarri’s men will be desperate to atone for that horror show at Anfield and are expected to be much more difficult to break down here.
Leicester are 3 points behind Watford in the table and their Premier League form could be suffering with the added responsibility of playing in Europe. They come into this without a win in 3, after drawing 1-1 away at Tottenham Hotspur and Fc Kobenhavn prior to the loss against West Brom. It’s now seven league games without a win on the road for the Foxes, a run which stretches back to last season.
Given how well Liverpool have been playing, it’s best to put a line through Watford’s capitulation. Looking at the three games before that, they’ve tended to be low-scoring with Watford looking for something on the break. Leicester play attacking football and could easily fall into the trap, so I’m predicting a narrow 1-0 win to the hosts.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
WATFORD to win at 19/10 with BetVictor
Over/Under Prediction
UNDER 2.5 goals at 3/4 with bet365
Correct Score Prediction
WATFORD 1-0 at 17/2 with BetVictor
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