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Watford vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting tips
A relegation cracker is planned for this weekend on Vicarage Road: number nineteen Watford receives a visit from number eighteen Aston Villa in-house. Both Watford and Aston Villa managed to remain unbeaten on Boxing Day and on Saturday afternoon, both teams should definitely not lose.
Watford:
Watford is nineteenth in the Premier League and is already five points behind Aston Villa. Watford traps behind West Ham United, which is in safe seventeenth place, is six points and so The Hornets can still play in the second half of the season. Under manager Nigel Pearson, however, Watford remained unbeaten in three of the four games and that Pearson lost to Liverpool with The Hornets (2-0) was no shame. The question is whether Pearson – unlike his two predecessors this season – will get it on the road at Watford.
The start is certainly promising: Pearson already won against Manchester United (2-0) with Watford and played a draw against Crystal Palace (0-0) and Sheffield United (1-1). The 1-1 draw at Sheffield United came about on Boxing Day. Deulofeu scored the opening goal on Bramall Lane on behalf of Watford and less than ten minutes later Ben Foster had to take the tying run from eleven meters. That Watford would not win an away match on Boxing Day was already certain, because for the final victory of The Hornets on Boxing Day we have to go back to the year 1992. Nevertheless, at Watford they were satisfied with the point division on Bramall Lane, because The Hornets can use any point well.
Aston Villa:
Aston Villa therefore has five points more than Watford and The Villans are also under the red line. The gap between Aston Villa and West Ham United is only one point after last Thursday, so Villa is keen on a good result on Saturday afternoon. West Ham United only comes into action in the Premier League on Saturday-evening and Aston Villa can increase the pressure on East Londoners by grabbing three points on the spot at competitor Watford.
Boxing Day at Aston Villa supporters was dominated by a home game at Villa Park. The game between Aston Villa and Norwich City was scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Villa Park and The Villans eventually won 1-0 through a goal from Conor Hourihane. The substitute was in the field for less than ten minutes and was immediately important for Dean Smith and his team. In view of the match, the 1-0 victory over Norwich City was a bit unfair for Aston Villa, which was very lucky against The Canaries. Against Norwich City, Aston Villa – miraculously admitted – held a zero for the third time this season and it is expected that Smith will start the same defenders against Watford. That means that Ezri Konsa and Kortney Hause, both of whom barely got to work at Aston Villa in recent months, will probably start defending again.
Watford vs Aston Villa head to head matches
29.07.17 CF Aston Villa Watford 0 : 0
30.04.16 PL Watford Aston Villa 3 : 2
28.11.15 PL Aston Villa Watford 2 : 3
20.01.07 PL Aston Villa Watford 2 : 0
16.09.06 PL Watford Aston Villa 0 : 0
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| Prediction: | Watford to win |
| Selection odds: | 2,00 |
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