Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and West Bromwich who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Watford enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Watford are number 8 in the table on 31 points after 19 matches. West Bromwich rank as number 6 with 32 points after 20 matches played.
Team form: Watford vs West Bromwich
Watford Form
Aming to remain unbeaten, Watford managed to beat Bristol City 1-0, before drawing 0-0 with Queens Park Rangers. Most recently, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Hull. Watford have been in potent form at Vicarage Road Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in seven goals while letting in two.
West Bromwich Form
In their last three matches, West Bromwich drew 1-1 with Preston, 2-2 with Sheffield United and beat Coventry by 2-0. West Bromwich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew five and were defeated zero times, as they were outscored by four goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Watford and West Bromwich
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 West Bromwich played across all tournaments.
- In 23 of the last 25 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Watford have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Watford vs West Bromwich
Vakoun Issouf Bayo is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. West Bromwich look to Karlan Grant, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Watford vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Watford won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. West Bromwich won three games, drew five and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Watford did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Amazingly, Watford are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat. West Bromwich are on a serious roll of now 12 matches without defeat. West Bromwich did not lose any of their last 6 matches away from home. Watford have not lost to West Bromwich in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Watford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Watford have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with West Bromwich.
Total goals
Watford saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for West Bromwich, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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