Championship: Watford vs Burnley – Betting preview

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

Watford welcome The Clarets this coming Friday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 43 match.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Burnley have claimed 88 points after 42 rounds, while Watford have amassed 56 points and are now ranked as number 11 in the Championship standings.

Form: Watford vs Burnley

Watford Form

Showing inconsistent form, Watford lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-1 against Bristol City, before beating Hull 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as West Bromwich proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat. Watford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored five and conceded six goals.

Burnley Form

In their last three matches, Burnley beat Coventry 1-2, drew 0-0 with Derby and beat Norwich by 2-1. Burnley managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding two times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting facts for Watford and Burnley

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 Burnley played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Watford vs Burnley

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Jaidon Anthony has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Friday, it is because Burnley bank on him to build on these numbers against Watford. The latter relies on Moussa Sissoko, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Watford vs Burnley

Full-time result

Watford claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Burnley won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away. Burnley are on a serious roll of now 29 matches without defeat. Good luck taking on Burnley currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 14 away games without defeat. Watford have not lost to Burnley in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Burnley got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Burnley have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Watford have been able to keep a clean sheet in six of their last 10 games. Watford have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Burnley.

Total goals

Watford saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Burnley, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.