Championship: Watford vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between Watford and Burnley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Watford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burnley swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 20th in the table Watford have amassed eight points after eight matches. On four points, Burnley rank 24th with eight matches played this season.

Form: Watford vs Burnley

Watford Form

In their last three matches, Watford won 2-1 against Preston, before losing 1-2 against Stoke and 1-0 to Bristol City. Watford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Burnley Form

In their last three matches, Burnley drew 1-1 with Wrexham, lost 3-1 against Swansea, and drew 1-1 with Derby. Burnley claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Watford and Burnley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Watford vs Burnley

Amin Nabizada is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Clarets look to Zeki Amdouni, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Watford claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Burnley won zero of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost seven of the games in this run. Somehow Burnley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Burnley only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Watford played. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Burnley played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Burnley kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Burnley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Burnley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Astonishingly, Watford conceded a goal in their last 15 matches. Burnley are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.