Betting prediction and preview: Manchester City fancied to be better team when visiting Watford

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Tue 21.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (21577 seats)

Struggling Watford will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Manchester City in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. That game was an away game at West Ham United, so at least Watford are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Relegation threatens Watford who should definitely be looking for some points here. Manchester have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 2nd place no matter what happens.

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Watford form and stats

Watford have collected 24 points from their Premier League home games so far after 6-6-6. Two home wins in a row for Watford bring valid hopes of a third.

No payout for Watford in their previous match, an away game at West Ham United that ended in defeat 1-3. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Newcastle United in a game that was won 2-1.

Watford has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Watford have conceded 23 goals.

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Manchester City form and stats

Playing away, Manchester City, who have the most scored goals (93) in Premier League, have won 10 games, drawn 1 and suffered 7 defeats in the Premier League this season.

Manchester go into this game after a win, the home game against AFC Bournemouth that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Brighton & Hove Albion at their stadium, the result 5-0.

The Manchester City manager J. Guardiola i Sala has got the team scoring on the road, with 41 away goals in 18 league matches. As opposed to that, Manchester have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Manchester City - Watford 8-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Watford won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Manchester City has ten wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityR. Sterling
R. Sterling
17 goals
Manchester CityS. Agüero del Castillo
S. Agüero del Castillo
16 goals
Manchester CityG. de Jesus
G. de Jesus
13 goals

Watford missing players

Manchester City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Manchester City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
8 6 3 Won W 5 10 24
10 6 1 Drew D 0 1 3
18 6 1 Lost L 1 7 9
34 22 9 Scored S 23 41 93
57 23 4 Conceded C 5 22 35
89% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
53% 67% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 67% 75%
17% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 83% 56% 50%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 33% 25%
44% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 47%
25% 39% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 42%
42% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 11%
 
4.4 4.6 2.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 7.4 7.8
5.2 4.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.2 2.8 2.7
2.1 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.8
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
406 244 55 Total Shots T S 125 319 670
115 63 18 Shots on Target S O 50 114 239
30% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 36% 39%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Manchester City has the most scored goals (41) away
  • Manchester City has the most scored goals (93)
  • Manchester City has the most scored goals in the first half (44)
  • Manchester City has the most scored goals in the second half (49)
  • Manchester City has the the best goal difference (+19) away
  • Manchester City has the the best goal difference (+58)
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Watford.
  • Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 36 30 3 3 77 29 18 17 1 0 47 13 18 13 2 3 30 16 48 93
2 Manchester City 36 24 3 9 93 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 18 10 1 7 41 22 58 75
3 Chelsea 36 19 6 11 64 49 18 10 3 5 28 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 15 63
4 Leicester City 36 18 8 10 67 36 18 11 4 3 35 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 31 62
5 Manchester United 36 17 11 8 63 35 18 10 6 2 39 16 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 14 14 8 49 38 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 11 56
7 Tottenham Hotspur 36 15 10 11 57 46 18 11 3 4 33 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 11 55
8 Sheffield United 36 14 12 10 38 35 18 10 3 5 24 14 18 4 9 5 14 21 3 54
9 Arsenal 36 13 14 9 53 45 18 9 6 3 33 22 18 4 8 6 20 23 8 53
10 Burnley 36 14 9 13 40 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 51
11 Everton 36 12 10 14 42 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 46
12 Southampton 36 13 7 16 46 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 18 8 4 6 28 25 -13 46
13 Newcastle United 36 11 10 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 18 5 2 11 18 37 -18 43
14 Crystal Palace 36 11 9 16 30 47 18 6 4 8 14 19 18 5 5 8 16 28 -17 42
15 West Ham United 36 10 7 19 47 60 18 6 3 9 29 32 18 4 4 10 18 28 -13 37
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 8 13 15 37 53 18 5 6 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 37
17 Watford 36 8 10 18 34 57 18 6 6 6 22 23 18 2 4 12 12 34 -23 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 36 8 7 21 37 62 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 3 1 14 15 34 -25 31
19 Aston Villa 36 8 7 21 39 66 18 6 3 9 21 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -27 31
20 Norwich City 36 5 6 25 26 68 18 4 3 11 19 35 18 1 3 14 7 33 -42 21

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 36 30 3 3 77 29 18 17 1 0 47 13 18 13 2 3 30 16 48 93
2 Manchester City 36 24 3 9 93 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 18 10 1 7 41 22 58 75
3 Chelsea 36 19 6 11 64 49 18 10 3 5 28 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 15 63
4 Leicester City 36 18 8 10 67 36 18 11 4 3 35 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 31 62
5 Manchester United 36 17 11 8 63 35 18 10 6 2 39 16 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 14 14 8 49 38 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 11 56
7 Tottenham Hotspur 36 15 10 11 57 46 18 11 3 4 33 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 11 55
8 Sheffield United 36 14 12 10 38 35 18 10 3 5 24 14 18 4 9 5 14 21 3 54
9 Arsenal 36 13 14 9 53 45 18 9 6 3 33 22 18 4 8 6 20 23 8 53
10 Burnley 36 14 9 13 40 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 51
11 Everton 36 12 10 14 42 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 46
12 Southampton 36 13 7 16 46 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 18 8 4 6 28 25 -13 46
13 Newcastle United 36 11 10 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 18 5 2 11 18 37 -18 43
14 Crystal Palace 36 11 9 16 30 47 18 6 4 8 14 19 18 5 5 8 16 28 -17 42
15 West Ham United 36 10 7 19 47 60 18 6 3 9 29 32 18 4 4 10 18 28 -13 37
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 8 13 15 37 53 18 5 6 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 37
17 Watford 36 8 10 18 34 57 18 6 6 6 22 23 18 2 4 12 12 34 -23 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 36 8 7 21 37 62 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 3 1 14 15 34 -25 31
19 Aston Villa 36 8 7 21 39 66 18 6 3 9 21 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -27 31
20 Norwich City 36 5 6 25 26 68 18 4 3 11 19 35 18 1 3 14 7 33 -42 21

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