Two perennial mid-table teams meet at Vicarage Road on Boxing Day as Claude Puel’s Leicester travel to Watford with both teams looking to bounce back from heavy home defeats last time out. Watford were humbled 4-1 at home by Huddersfield whilst Leicester succumbed to only their second defeat under Puel as they lost 3-0 at the King Power to a resurgent Crystal Palace side.
English Premier League – Watford v Leicester City – Vicarage Road – Tuesday 26th December 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Watford
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Marco Silva’s Watford are in danger of the wheels falling off after a terrific start to the season. The Hornets sit 10th, well clear of the relegation picture currently but are winless in their last 5 matches. Their indiscipline has cost them in recent weeks – they have received 3 red cards in their last 3 matches and now have star striker Troy Deeney suspended for the next 4 matches. Andre Gray may be asked to fill Deeney’s void and the former Burnley man has only scored 2 goals for Watford this season.
Leicester City
The Foxes have pulled well clear of the relegation picture in recent weeks and find themselves in 8th place in the Premier League table with 26 points. Their defeat to Crystal Palace last time out was their first in 6 matches and Claude Puel will be hoping it’s just a blip whilst their Carabao Cup penalty heartbreak to Manchester City won’t have helped the Foxes’ cause either. Jamie Vardy is at the forefront of everything Leicester do offensively and the England international has scored 8 goals in all competitions this season.
Head to Head
Leicester dominate the head to head record between the sides – leading by 27 wins to 19 with another 17 games between the sides ending as draws. Watford beat Leicester 2-1 in the equivalent fixture last season whilst Leicester got their revenge with a 3-0 win at the King Power back in May 2017.
Watford v Leicester City – Odds and Predictions
Both sides have been very good going forward this term and this could be an entertaining clash.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a sensible bet at 8/13 with Ladbrokes.
Jamie Vardy scored in midweek against Manchester City and looks in decent form.
Jamie Vardy is overpriced at 7/5 with Paddy Power to score anytime in the match.
This is a battle between two of the strongest attacks in the league – meaning goals could be firing in.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a great bet at 17/20 with Betfred.
Both sides will be looking to bounce back from disappointment last time out and could well cancel each other out.
The match end as a draw looks a brilliant bet at 23/10 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
Watford 2 – 2 Leicester City – 14/1 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip Watford v Leicester City
Both sides look to play on the front foot and it could be an entertaining game between two attack-minded teams. The match to finish as a draw and both teams to score looks a great bet at 16/5 with Coral.