Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Charlton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Charlton go up against Watford on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Placed 22th in the table Watford have amassed eight points after ten matches. On 14 points, Charlton rank 12th with ten matches played this season.
Team form: Watford vs Charlton
Watford Form
Watford have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Bristol City, before Burnley ran out 0-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Cardiff, who came out 5-1 winners. Watford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded 13 goals.
Charlton Form
Charlton only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 3-1 at the hands of Cardiff, before drawing 1-1 with Bristol City. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Burnley resulting 2-2. Charlton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 14 goals to seven.
Betting facts for Watford and Charlton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Charlton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 13 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Watford have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Watford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Charlton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Charlton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Charlton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Watford vs Charlton
Edo Kayembe hit the target once in six Championship, while Karlan Grant scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Popular markets: Watford vs Charlton
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium across all tournaments Watford won four times, drew one and lost five times. Charlton claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Watford lost their previous 4 matches. Watford have not lost to Charlton in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Watford only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Charlton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Charlton should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Watford failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Charlton managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Watford have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Charlton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Charlton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches.
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