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Watford - Portsmouth: forecast for the Championship match
Watford and Portsmouth will play in the 23rd round of the English Championship. The hosts are in eighth place in the standings and are only one point behind the playoff zone. The visitors are trying to avoid returning to League One and are only two points ahead of the relegation zone. Which of the opponents will be able to improve their standings on December 26? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Watford
EnglandCurrent form
Watford are fighting for a place in the play-off zone, but currently occupy the eighth line in the league table. The Bumblebees are only one point behind Middlesbrough, who are in the last six. The team recently played a series of six matches without defeat, winning three times during this period. However, this series was broken in the last round - Watford lost to Burnley in an away match with a score of 1:2. On the eve of the 23rd round, it is encouraging that the hosts have not lost at home this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts' only injured player is Tom Dele-Bashiru.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has conceded just one goal in its last five home games.
- The hosts have lost just one of their last seven matches.
Tentative line-up: Bond - Morris, Sierralta, Porteous, Sema - Dvomo, Luza, Andrews - Baa, Ince, Rajovich.
Portsmouth
EnglandCurrent form
Portsmouth took first place in League One last season and have no plans to return. The team currently occupies 20th place in the league table and is only two points ahead of the clubs in the relegation zone. However, the visitors still have two games in hand, so the gap can be increased. Incidentally, the visitors have played well in their last matches - they managed to beat Preston (3:1), Bristol City (3:0) and Coventry City (4:1) on their home field, and the club suffered its only defeat in December in a match with Derby County (0:4).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors will be without Ibane Bowat, Jacob Farrell, Mark O'Mahony, Conor Shaughnessy, Jordan Williams, Kusini Yengi and Regan Poole due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost only one of its last six matches.
- The visitors have not won in their last five away matches
Tentative lineup: Schmidt - Ogilvy, Towler, Park, Swanson - Potts, Dozzell - Ritchie, Long, Murphy - Bishop
Trends
Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of the last four away matches
2.10Bet Exact score 2:0
The last two head-to-head matches ended with this score
9.00Tip and bets
In recent matches, both opponents have gained excellent form, but overall the hosts look much more preferable for the season. The Bumblebees have not lost to anyone on their home field and plan to finish the calendar year undefeated. Portsmouth is inferior to today opponent in terms of composition and is unlikely to be able to impose worthy competition.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1) on Watford for 2.35
Bet on total
The visitors occasionally produce productive matches, but it is unlikely that they will be able to do so against such a strong opponent as Watford. In home matches, the Bumblebees usually control the game and do not allow goal-scoring extravaganzas. Most likely, we will not see more than two goals scored now.
Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.05
Bet on corners
We think that the opponents will rely on defense in this match, so it is unlikely that there will be a large number of corner kicks.
Our prediction is total under 10.5 corners for 1.82
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