Watford vs Manchester City 04.12.2021

Despite shades of improvement witnessed in Watford’s last few games, they have not been able to turn the corner. For all their effort, they have a solitary win to their name.

Last time out they managed to limit Chelsea to a slim win, but it gets tougher from there on with the visit of Manchester City. The Hornets have their work cut out with the visit of Pep Guardiola’s men who can’t seem to put a foot wrong these days.

Watford’s woes are even compounded with a sizeable number of players either out injured or in a touch and go situation for this fixture. Similarly, City have injury problems of their own, with Foden and De Bruyne likely to miss the trip to London. However with the current form of City and their impeccable record at Vicarage in the last few seasons we reckon they are going to win.

Although City are favourites to win, we have found value in the goals market. Both sides are in a rich scoring form and we are backing Over 3.5 goals to be scored

Main tip: Over 3.5 Goals (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Watford vs Manchester City

We look at the last 17 meetings between these two sides:

• Watford have 0 win, Man City have 15 wins and 2 games were drawn
• On average these matches scored 3.76 goals per game
• Man City won their last encounter 0-4

Latest results Watford

• 1 win and 4 losses in their last 5 matches
• 7 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 1.40 goals per match
• They lost 1-2 away at home to Chelsea in their last match

Latest results Manchester City

• 5 straight wins in their last 5 matches
• 11 goals scored in the last 5 games. Average of 2.20 goals per game
• Won 1-2 away at Aston Villa in their last match

Premier League Table Standings and Latest Results

Watford: rank 17th – 14 matches – 4 wins – 1 draw – 9 losses – 13 points
Form Guide: L-L-W-L-L

Manchester City: rank 2nd – 14 matches – 10 wins – 2 draws – 2 loss – 32 points
Form Guide: W-W-W-W-W

Possible squad Watford

Watford: Bachmann; Kiko, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Rose; Sissoko, Cleverly, Louza; Pedro, Hernandez, King

Out: N’Koulou (Muscle), Baah (Ankle), Saar (Knee), Kabasele (Hamstring), Etebo (Muscle), Foster (Groin)

Doubtful: Sema (Knee), Sema (Knock), Sierralta (Thigh), Dennis (Knock), Masina (Knock)

Coach: Claudio Ranieri

Possible squad Manchester City

Manchester City: Ederson; Zinchenko, Ake, Dias, Cancelo; Rodri, Fernandinho; Sterling, Silva, Mahrez; Gabriel Jesus

Out: De Bruyne (Illness), Delap (Ankle), Mendy (Suspended), Torress (Foot)

Doubtful: Foden (Knock), Grealish (Knock)

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Over 3.5 Goals

Yangasport offers the best odds for the bet “Over 3.5 Goals”
The odd of 2.13 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 47% chance that there will be at least four total goals in this match

Odds comparison for Over 3.5 Goals

Yangasport – odd 2.13
Betway – odd 2.11
Bet9ja – odd 2.09

We have compiled all the Yangasport details you need to make an informed betting decision

2) Bet on Manchester City To Score in Both Halves

• Manchester City have scored in Both Halves in 2 of their last 4 league games
• 3 of their last 5 meetings saw Man City score in Both Halves

Odds for this bet

22bet offers competitive odds for “Manchester City To Score in Both Halves”

The odd of 1.62 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 62% chance that Manchester City will score in both halves of the game

Odds comparisons for Manchester City To Score In Both Halves

22bet – odd 1.62
1xBet – odd 1.62
Bet9ja – odd 1.58

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