Championship: Watford vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Leeds who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Watford are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Leeds, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Leeds can push the form at Vicarage Road Stadiumon Friday.

Sitting top of the table, Leeds claimed 82 points after 38 rounds, while Watford have amassed 48 points. This ranks the latter as number 13 in the Championship before the next round.

Team form: Watford vs Leeds

Watford Form

Watford hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Swansea resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Coventry, before beating Birmingham by 0-1. Watford did not win any of their last six Championship matches at the Vicarage Road Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored five goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Stoke got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Sheffield Wednesday got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Millwall was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Leeds. Leeds have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Championship. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 13 and conceding one goals.

Betting facts for Watford and Leeds

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Watford and Leeds played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Watford vs Leeds

With two goals in six matches Emmanuel Dennis has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Leeds and their defence. The visitors hope Patrick Bamford adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Watford vs Leeds

Full-time result

Watford claimed one wins, drew three and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leeds won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Leeds are on a serious roll of now 13 matches without defeat. Leeds remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Leeds scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Watford played. Leeds have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Leeds should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as Watford only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Leeds claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 games. Watford have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Leeds.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Leeds, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches. Leeds are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.

Betting prediction: Watford vs Leeds

To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Watford vs Leeds mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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