Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Southampton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Southampton head over to the Vicarage Road Stadium this coming Saturday to face title favourites Watford in a round 4 match in the Championship.
Watford and Southampton are equal on points in the table, with the home side sitting as number 12 on four points. The guests rank as number ten in the Championship standings.
Form: Watford vs Southampton
Watford Form
Watford have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Norwich, they came out empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Queens Park Rangers. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Swansea. Watford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored six and conceded four goals.
Southampton Form
In their last three matches, Southampton drew 1-1 with Ipswich, lost 1-2 against Stoke and beat Norwich 0-3. Southampton claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Watford and Southampton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Southampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 22 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 32 of the last 34 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 32 of the last 34 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 17 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Southampton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Southampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Watford vs Southampton
Luca Kjerrumgaard is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Southampton look to Adam Armstrong, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Watford vs Southampton
Full-time result
Watford claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Southampton have not lost to Watford in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Southampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Watford when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Southampton, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Watford conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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