Championship: Plymouth vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 16 match between Plymouth and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Watford take on Plymouth this coming Friday at Home Park with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Championship standings.

Plymouth are placed 18th with 16 points after 15 matches. Watford occupy a position as sixth in the league on 25 points.

Team form: Plymouth vs Watford

Plymouth Form

In their last three matches, Plymouth lost 3-0 against Leeds, won 1-0 against Portsmouth, before drawing 1-1 against Derby. Plymouth claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Home Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 12 goals.

Watford Form

The results have been up and down for Watford, who beat Sheffield Wednesday by 2-6. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Swansea, before claiming a victory in a 1-0 game against Oxford. Watford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 15 time and letting in eight.

Betting facts for Plymouth and Watford

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 Plymouth and Watford played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Plymouth vs Watford

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Andre Gray will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Watford hope Vakoun Issouf Bayo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Plymouth claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Watford won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Watford did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Watford have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Plymouth scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Plymouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Watford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Plymouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Plymouth, who scored an average of one goal along the way. In the last ten games for Watford, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Plymouth vs Watford

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

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