Aston Villa vs Watford Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 16/02/2022, 15:37  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/02/2022 at 16:37 in Premier League Predictions

Aston Villa will play host to struggling Watford as both sides seek a return to winning ways in the Premier League. Villa are coming from a shock loss to Newcastle United, which left them 12th in the league standings with 27 points. Watford on the other hand are 19th with 15 points. For Villa, the main concern going to this game will be their defensive performances. They fell short against Newcastle in the 1-0 loss and going to this game Ezri Konsa, a defensive player, is still suspended. In the last five matches, Aston Villa have managed just one clean sheet and have failed to score in two, while in the league, they have conceded two or more goals in three of the last five matches. One stat they’ll want to carry into this game is the fact that they’ve scored in each of their 11 league matches at home.

Watford have sunk so low after a strong start to the season and are now prime candidates for relegation. Going into this game they are six points away from safety and the team occupying 17th place, Newcastle United, is in good form after good transfer activity in January. This will not pass as very good news for Watford, and especially the fact that they haven’t won any of their last 11 league matches. They have failed to score in the last four matches and Emmanuel Dennis, their lead scorer hasn’t impressed much since the club refused to release him for AFCON 2021. The season has been so tough for Watford that they’ve been managed by three different tacticians already. In their 11 away league matches this season, Watford have managed just eight points from a possible 33.