Tottenham vs Watford Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 26/08/2021, 23:29  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 26/08/2021 at 23:33 in Premier League Predictions

The biggest news out of North London this week is that Harry Kane will be staying on at Tottenham Hotspur and the striker capped it with a brace on Thursday in the Europa Conference League. Spurs are set to host newly promoted Watford in the third week of action in the Premier League. The hosts are fifth with six points from the opening two matches and Watford have three points in 11th place. Tottenham are coming from a 3-0 win over Pacos Ferreira and will be looking to go clear at the top after this weekend’s matches. They have four wins in the last five matches, with four clean sheets. Spurs registered Identical 1-0 wins over Manchester City and Wolves in the league to place them among the leading pack. With Kane fully in now, they will be expected to do better than the under 2.5 goals four of their last five matches have produced. They have four wins in five league matches, with three clean sheets. At home, they’ve registered seven wins in 10. Much focus will be on Harry Kane going to this game and he will be expected to start after coming from the bench against Wolves. He has scored two in three of Spurs’ last three league matches and after his midweek brace, he will be confident going to this game.

Watford started life back in the Premier League on a high, beating Aston Villa 3-2, but were soon after beaten 2-0 by Brighton. They will be eyeing three points at one of the toughest places to visit in the Premier League but will be buoyed by their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the League Cup. They head here with two wins in five matches and just one clean sheet and that will be a major area of concern, going to face a team with Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Dele Alli. Watford have conceded two in each of their opening two league games. In the Premier League, they have four losses in the last five matches, dating back to two seasons ago when they were relegated, and are winless in nine away, seven of them being straight losses. Competitively against Spurs, Watford are winless in four.