Championship: Watford vs Coventry – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 5 match between Watford and Coventry and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by five points.

Form: Watford vs Coventry

Watford Form

In their last three matches, Watford beat Derby by 2-1 and Plymouth by 2-0, before losing against Sheffield United by 1-0. Watford claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored eight and conceded three goals.

Coventry Form

Coventry have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City, before they won a game against Oxford with a 1-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Norwich. Coventry 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 eight goals to five.

Betting stats for Watford and Coventry

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

Players on top: Watford vs Coventry

Edo Kayembe has three strikes in six Championship matches for Watford, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Coventry. The visitors are looking to Haji Wright, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Betting markets: Watford vs Coventry

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium across all tournaments Watford won five times, drew four and lost one times. Coventry claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Watford did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Coventry conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Coventry have not lost to Watford in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Coventry only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Coventry managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Watford were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Coventry have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Watford when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Coventry, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Coventry conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Betting prediction: Watford vs Coventry

To sum up, the upcoming match between Watford and Coventry seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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