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Watford vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting tips
On Tuesday night, Watford FC celebrated a vital 2-1 win over Norwich taillight after a 1-0 deficit. The Hornets thus maintained their lead of three points on a direct relegation spot, but are of course still not off the hook four game days before the end of the season.
At Watford against Newcastle, the bookmakers’ odds tend towards the home side, as the odds comparison on a betting basis shows. However, the Magpies have lost only one of their last eight league games.
More specifically, it was a crashing 5-0 defeat at Manchester City that ended the run of seven league games without a loss on Wednesday. Overall, it was only the fourth defeat in the 14th league game for the Magpies in calendar year 2020. On the other hand, Watford won against Norwich for the first time after five games without a win.
We therefore recommend playing the double chance X2 at Watford against Newcastle. Because no goal festival is to be expected, we combine this with a goal bet. Further predictions for the 35th matchday of the top English division are also available in the Premier League betting tips category.
Watford:
Watford FC is still in the middle of a relegation battle. The Hertfordshire kicker has a three-point advantage in 18th place, currently headed by Bournemouth.
All the more important during the week was the 2-1 victory over Norwich City, where Nigel Pearson’s team showed a lot of morale and was able to reverse an early 0-1 deficit.
Nevertheless, the win against the bottom of the table cannot hide the fact that the Hornets are not doing well. Apart from the surprising 3-0 win over Liverpool FC, Watford was not very successful in 2020 alone.
Out of the five league games before the victory over Norwich, the eleventh of the previous season just got one of 15 possible points. It is all the more surprising that the bookmakers’ odds in the direction of the Hornets turn out at Watford against Newcastle. Bookmaker Titanbet, which has been tested by Wettbaset, is tendering a 1.85 for the home three of the Pearson team.
This is also noteworthy in that Watford’s home values aren’t exactly terrifying to read. The Hornets won only five of the 17 league games on Vicarage Road and have already conceded 22 home goals.
In addition, this important home game in the form of Gerard Deulofeu means that one of the absolute superstars is missing again. How difficult it is to replace the Spaniard is also demonstrated by Watford’s offensive values. Only 31 goals in 34 league matches are the third worst offensive in the entire Premier League.
Newcastle:
For a short time, Newcastle United even had low hopes for the Europa League. After all, Steve Bruce’s group remained seven league games in a row without defeat and therefore had nothing to do with the relegation battle.
At the latest with the crashing 0: 5 away defeat at Manchester City, it is now eight points behind in seventh place. With only four games remaining, the international train for the Magpies should have left accordingly.
Nevertheless, a finish in the upper half of the table is still realistic. For this, an opponent threatened with relegation must now be tied to the latest momentum. In fact, Newcastle has only lost one of their last eight league games.
Against this background, we also consider it extremely sustainable to play the double chance X2 at Watford against Newcastle. At Bournemouth, the pursuer of the Hornets, the Magpies finally won 4-1 in the last away game before the city debacle.
However, neither the only five wins from the 17 away games nor the 50 goals against the season with just 35 goals scored read worlds more impressively than the balance sheets of the Hornets.
The fact that Newcastle still collected twelve points more is primarily due to the fact that the traditional club from the north-east of the country always achieved good results, especially against the teams from the lower third of the table. This is exactly where the Vicarage Road comes in.
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