Leeds vs Watford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd September 2023

Watford visit Elland Road on Saturday for a Championship fixture with home side Leeds.

Leeds rank nine with ten points to their name from seven matches, while visitors Watford rank 14 in the table on nine points.

Going into their upcoming encounter this coming Saturday, Watford are looking to finish the day ahead of Leeds in the Championship standings.

Leeds scored 18 times, conceded eight and held on for five clean sheets in their last ten games.

Watford are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while Watford claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

Watford celebrated a 3-2 win as well as a 4-1 victory in the last two matches played against Leeds.

Leeds vs Watford Prediction

Leeds Form

Leeds are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 0-0 with Sheffield Wednesday, beating Millwall 0-3 and drawing 0-0 with Hull. Leeds claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 13 and conceded three goals.

Watford Form

Watford go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 3-3 draw against Coventry. They went on to beat Birmingham by 2-0, before sharing the spoils with West Bromwich in a 2-2 draw. In their last six Championship away matches, Watford failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn three and lost three, scoring seven while also conceding 11 times.

The draw could easily be picked out as the value bet on Saturday, since Leeds have settled for a stalemate quite often recently. Watford could also be satisfied with a point at Elland Road.

Leeds recorded one points following zero wins from their last one games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored zero goals, but also conceded zero. Leeds lost just once so far this season in the Championship and after seven games played they recorded two wins and four draws Watford put two wins, three draws and two defeats on the board in the Championship.

Leeds vs Watford Squads

Leeds Squad

Daniel Farke will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Watford from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Illan Meslier (0/7), Karl Darlow (0/0), Kristoffer Klaesson (0/0), Charlie Cresswell (0/3), Djed Spence (0/0), Ethan Ampadu (0/7), Joe Rodon (0/6), Junior Firpo (0/0), Leo Hjelde (0/1), Liam Cooper (1/2), Luke Ayling (1/7), Pascal Struijk (0/7), Sam Byram (0/6), Crysencio Summerville (1/4), Daniel James (0/5), Darko Gyabi (0/1), Glen Kamara (0/0), Ilia Gruev (0/0), Jamie Shackleton (0/5), Joe Gelhardt (0/5), Stuart Dallas (0/0), Archie Gray (0/7), Georginio Rutter (2/6), Helder Costa (0/0), Ian Poveda (0/2), Joel Piroe (0/0), Lee Erwin (0/0), Mateo Fernandez (0/0), Patrick Bamford (0/0), Wilfried Gnonto (1/5).

Watford Squad

Below is the full team squad of Watford. The manager Ismael will pick his starting XI against Leeds from these players:

Ben Hamer (0/0), Daniel Bachmann (0/7), Francisco Sierralta (0/5), Imran Louza (1/7), Jamal Lewis (0/2), James Morris (0/5), Jeremy Ngakia (0/5), Matthew Pollock (0/2), Ryan Porteous (0/7), Wesley Hoedt (0/7), Edo Kayembe (0/4), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/6), Ismael Kone (0/6), Jake Livermore (0/3), Ken Sema (0/5), Thomas Ince (1/5), Tom Dele-Bashiru (1/6), Yaser Asprilla (0/6), Matheus Martins (3/7), Mileta Rajovic (3/4), Rhys Healey (0/0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (1/6).

Leeds vs Watford Team News

Leeds might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Watford.

Djed Spence, Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford and Stuart Dallas nurses various injuries and won't take part for Leeds against Watford at Elland Road.

When Watford take on Leeds at Elland Road, they will only have one player missing from their selection.

Ken Sema won't be travelling with Watford this time, as he nurses an injury.

Leeds vs Watford Lineups

Leeds vs Watford H2H

Watford got the better of Leeds in their most recent meetings, as they first won 3-2, then 4-1. Leeds have a 20% win rate in the against Watford, who won five of these matches. The total record reads 2-3-5, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leeds vs Watford Results

In seven matches of the previous ten matches between Leeds and Watford both teams scored.

Leeds vs Watford Betting Tips

Leeds against Watford is also a battle between Joel Piroe and Mileta Rajovic with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Championship goals in their last six games respectively.

Leeds claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Elland Road. However, they did draw five whilst losing four. Watford won zero of their last 10 away games, with five draws and five defeats as well. Watford scored the opener a mere three times in 10 away games, while Leeds did the same in two of their last 10 outings at Elland Road.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Leeds and Watford. More than three goals came out seven times, as Leeds scored 1.3 goals on average, with Watford pulling off 2.5 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Leeds’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Watford's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.