Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Derby who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Derby go up against Watford on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by three points.
Team form: Watford vs Derby
Watford Form
In their last three outings, Watford won 2-3 against Millwall, beat Milton Keynes Dons by 5-0 and hammered Stoke 3-0. Watford claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew three and lost one, scored seven goals and conceded four.
Derby Form
Derby look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Blackburn, they were left empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Chesterfield in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Middlesbrough in their most recent outing. Derby claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting stats for Watford and Derby
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 Derby played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Watford have not won 12 of the last 14 home matches in the Championship
- Watford have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches in the Championship
- Derby have not won 20 of the last 22 away matches in the Championship
- Derby have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Derby have lost 10 of the last 11 away matches in the Championship
- Derby have conceded in 16 of the last 18 away matches in the Championship
- Derby have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
In-form players: Watford vs Derby
Edo Kayembe is showing good form for Watford, scoring zero goals in their last six matches. Craig Forsyth scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Watford vs Derby
Full-time result
Watford claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Derby won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Watford didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Derby scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Derby managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Watford have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Derby.
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 two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Derby, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.
Recommended tip: Watford vs Derby
To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Watford vs Derby mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Watford vs Derby: Who wins the game?
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