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Watford Manchester City betting prediction


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The most likely scenario is that there will be more goals in the second half. Analysing the stats and the form of both teams we expect a balanced match in the first half and more goal opportunities in the second, since the forwards will have more freedom, given the accumulated fatigue that should be more noticeable in this period.
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Preview
Watford and Man City meet at Vicarage Road, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. Manchester City got a home win by (2‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 29‑08‑2015. The recent head‑to‑head record favours the away team, since they have a record of 3 wins in the last 3 matches. Although this is a match between 9th and 3rd of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 10th best in home matches and the 11th best in away matches.

Analysis Watford

The home team is currently in the 9th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Chelsea, by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (1‑2). Interestingly enough, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 15 points in away matches and only 14 at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Watford has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (5 out of 10 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Watford comes to this match after a home 1-2 loss against Tottenham, putting an end to a 5 match sequence with no losses. Despite this loss, coach Quique Flores should use the same defensive strategy, trying to explore counterattacks. The main offensive reference of the team is Ighalo. However, Quique will not be able to count on the usual left winger, Nathan Aké, who is recovering from an injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Heurelho Gomes, Allan Nyom, José Holebas, Craig Cathcart, Miguel Britos, Étienne Capoue, Almen Abdi, Ben Watson, José Jurado, Odion Ighalo.
Coach: T. Deeney, S. Bilić.

Analysis Man City

The away team is currently in the 3rd position of the league, with 36 points won, after 11 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Sunderland, by (4‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Leicester City, by (0‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 12 points in away matches and 24 points at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 12 goals conceded at home, against 8 goals scored and 8 conceded in away matches. In the last 9 away league matches Man City has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 27 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Manchester City comes to this match after a draw against Leicester, registering the second consecutive match with no losses. After this draw Manchester City should present an offensive strategy, attacking preferably through the left wing, taking advantage of the great form moment of De Bruyne. Fernando, Zabaleta, Kompany and Samir Nasri are still recovering from injuries.

Confirmed Lineup: Joe Hart, Bacary Sagna, Aleksandar Kolarov, Nicolás Otamendi, Eliaquim Mangala, Yaya Touré, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Sergio Agüero, Raheem Sterling.
Coach: J. Guardiola i Sala.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Watford vs Man City match, on 2 January 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Half with most goals – 2nd half ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Watford vs Man City on 2 January 2016 will be played at Watford, Vicarage Road.

 

Premier League - 2015/2016

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 41.32%
  • Draws 28.16%
  • Away team wins 30.53%
  • Over 1.5 73.16%
  • Over 2.5 52.89%
  • Over 3.5 30.53%
  • Goals 1026
  • Goals /match 2.7
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.21
  • Both teams score 51.84%
  • Goals after 80' 16.86%
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