LiontipsBrentford vs Watford. Prediction for English Premier League (December 10, 2021).
Command Analysis
Brentford are having a good season. They successfully passed three rounds of the League Cup, defeating Forest Green (3:1), Oldham (7:0), and Stoke City (2:1), and will face Chelsea in the quarterfinal game next week.
The Bees are 13th in the Premier League with 17 points from 15 games. The newly promoted team had a very impressive start, but failed to retain a position in the Top-10. In the last three rounds, Thomas Frank's men defeated Everton (1:0), lost to Tottenham (0:2) away, and drew with Leeds United (2:2) last Sunday. The attacking line of Brentford has been showing decent performance - the Bees scored 19 goals in 15 matches.
Ajer, Dasilva, Janvier, Jorgensen, Raya have been sidelined with injuries.
Watford got promoted to the Premier League alongside Brentford, but they have endured a less successful campaign so far. Before the start of the 16th match day, the Hornets have 13 points from 4 victories and 1 draw, and they sit in 17th place in the table. Claudio Ranieri's charges famously upset Manchester United five rounds ago (4:1), but they lost the following four games. Last Saturday, Watford suffered a defeat to Man City (1:3).
As for the League Cup, Watford performed well in the first round and eliminated Crystal Palace (1:0) from the competition, but after that, they lost to Stoke CIty (1:3).
Watford will be without Baah, Foster, Masina, Sarr, and Etebo.
Trends
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 3
This bet played in 2 of Watford's last 4 games.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of the last 6 head-to-head games, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet won in 2 of Watford's last 4 games.
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
Draws were recorded in 3 of the last 8 head-to-head games.
Tip and bets
The Premier League newbies face off in what promises to be a tough and highly entertaining game. However, we expect the two sides to mostly fight for possession of the ball. We doubt that a large number of goals will be scored in the upcoming match.
Our prediction - total under 2.5 goals
Both the Bees and the Hornets deserve to earn more points. They have been doing really well and putting up fights against the Premier League giants. We anticipate a combative draw here.
Second wager - a draw
