Watford v Bournemouth Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Watford v Bournemouth
england championship
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2024
Start at 12pm in the UK
Location: Vicarage Road, Watford.

Watford have beaten Derby County (0-1) and Blackburn Rovers (3-1) in their last two matches and trail second-placed Bristol on goal difference alone, with 13 points after six games. .

However, they face a tough challenge on Saturday as they look to be in the top 2 at the start of the campaign, hosting Bournemouth for their Round XNUMX clash.

However, the Hornets have a perfect run at Vicarage Road to build on, and we've seen them defeat Middlesbrough (1-0) and Luton (1-0) with two clean sheets since the start of September.

Now they will also want to put up a tough defensive setup and we're looking forward to some tight competition in formation with everything on the line, although there's still a long way to go.

Bournemouth will also be looking for an instant return to the Premier League. They have been stopped by Queens Park Rangers (0-0) and Cardiff (1-1) in their last two games and that could be more worrying.

The Cherries have been scoring on the road fairly regularly and we think they are coming to Watford looking to fight for points, which also promises more excitement now.

Watford v Bournemouth head to head

Watford have beaten Bournemouth just three times in ten head to head games at this ground.

However, the Hornets have only suffered three defeats to Bournemouth in 19 games in total.

Bournemouth last beat their rivals in October 2018, with two draws and a comfortable defeat at home in January (0-3).

Prediction Watford v Bournemouth

We expect Watford to build on those head-to-head records, but we believe they will have to beat Bournemouth to secure the points. We will continue to support the Hornets to do so and go for a home win here at 2,25, which looks like the best approach to the game despite the daunting task that Vladimir Ivic's men have ahead of them.

We expect fierce competition, but in the hope that Watford will have to score one more goal to win, we're also going for goals at Vicarage Road. Let's support a high scoring game with over 2,5 goals from FT, which comes in at 2,20 and has many at risk sticking their necks out. We saw three goals last time these teams were men's and now we expect a similar result.

Watford v Bournemouth betting tips

• Home win @ 2.25

• Over 2,5 goals at 2,20.