Championship: Watford vs Norwich – Betting preview

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

Both Watford and Norwich are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Championship. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe on Saturday.

Ranked as number 9 in the Championship standings, Watford, have so far collected 41 points this season, while Norwich collected 39 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 29 rounds.

Form: Watford vs Norwich

Watford Form

Watford have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-2 victory against Derby. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Preston, before handing over another win to Coventry in a 2-1 defeat. Watford claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded eight.

Norwich Form

Norwich suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Sheffield United in a 2-0 defeat. Leeds also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-0, before Norwich were able to strike back in a 5-1 win against Swansea. Norwich managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring nine time and letting in two.

Betting facts for Watford and Norwich

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 Norwich played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Watford vs Norwich

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

Betting markets: Watford vs Norwich

Full-time result

Watford claimed a modest six 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 three. Norwich won one of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost six of the games in this run. Watford have beaten Norwich in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Norwich only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Watford played. Watford probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Norwich managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Norwich.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Norwich, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Watford were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.