Premier League – Watford vs Manchester City: Betting Preview

Manchester City head to Vicarage Road on Saturday to take on Watford in a Premier League match.

After almost causing an upset against Chelsea midweek, Watford hope to go at least one better here. Results have proved unpredictable under new coach Claudio Ranieri so far. But if there is one thing you can count on with the Hornets, it’s that goals are never amiss in their games.

Manchester City, on the other hand, sit 19 points above their 17th-placed foes in the Premier League table. The Citizens are flying high at the moment and keep the pressure on Chelsea, and possibly leapfrog the table-toppers.

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Stats and facts for Watford and Manchester City in Premier League.

Current form — Watford v. Manchester City

The Hornets struggling for results

Watford will enter the match hoping to see the back of some rather disappointing results in recent matches. Claudio Ranieri’s side have been a bit bleak in their last 3 matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against Manchester United. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-2 against Leicester, before handing over all 3 points in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea.

The Citizens are on a roll

Manchester City seem untouchable right now extending their winning run in their latest outing. Pep Guardiola’s side have been in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. PSG got left behind in a 2-1 win, before West Ham got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Aston Villa was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Manchester City.

Just limiting an expected defeat might be the target for Watford here. Siding with Manchester City at odds 1.26 is a no-brainer in the kind of form they are displaying. Should this price be a tad low for your betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.

Watford v. Manchester City — fixture history

Manchester City won the last two meetings against Watford in the Premier League by a comfortable margin. A 4-0 win was the follow-up to an 8-0 win in two entertaining encounters. No doubt worth keeping in mind before settling on your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Watford enter the match against Manchester City with a 0-0-10 record in their previous 10 encounters in the Premier League. This amounts to a 0% winning ratio, with the Sky Blues victorious in 100% of the last 10 encounters.

The last 10 matches between Watford and Manchester City have been highly entertaining, when it comes to goals. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than 8 times. Both teams to score paid out 4 times in those 10 matches.

Current table in the Premier League

Looking at the current Premier League standings, Watford and Manchester City are currently 19 points and 15 places apart. The Citizens will no doubt attempt to grab all three points on Saturday to move further up the league table. Despite being the outsider in this clash, Watford will try to make this a miserable day for their opponents. The result of this game could have a big impact on both teams in their upcoming matches. There is every reason to zoom in on the clash between Watford and Manchester City.

Top marksman

It is difficult to look past Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis, when on the search for a marksman. They are both on a strong run, having scored a combined 9 goals lately for Watford.

Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling have managed to score 3 times in the last half dozen matches for Manchester City and hope to add to their respective tallies in London.