Watford vs Burnley Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th August 2022

As the early season favourites, Watford will look to justify their title credentials on Friday when they take on Burnley for a round three match in the Championship.

Four points from six is an acceptable start to a new Championship campaign for Watford, who will be confident of adding to their collection on Friday. A trip to Vicarage Road Stadium could be a tricky one, but after a win and a draw from the first two rounds of the Championship season, Burnley are feeling confident.

Both Watford and Burnley aim to do their best to prove to their respective set of fans they are the better team on the pitch. We are bound to see an exciting game on Friday.

Watford have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly ten goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of one goals per game, in which they conceded five goals, or 0.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to six clean sheets in this run.

Burnley managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded five goals in total, and while claiming six clean sheets, they conceded 0.5 goals an average per game.

Watford vs Burnley Prediction

Watford swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Championship matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring ten and conceding zero goals.

Watford have one eye on the big prize, although a spot in the top two looks the safer bet as the Championship gets rolling.

Burnley recorded no less than five in their previous six Championship away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 12 themselves while allowing four goals against.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Burnley a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

Curiously enough, Watford and Burnley played out a draw in their three latest matches against each other. Clearly, the draw is the value bet, when they face each other again.

Watford vs Burnley Stats

Watford vs Burnley Team News

Watford have an almost full squad available against Burnley at Vicarage Road Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Watford are unable to field Imran Louza this coming Friday against Burnley, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Burnley are juggling with four absent players on this coming Friday when travelling to Watford.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Matej Vydra, Ashley Westwood and Manuel Benson all face a spell on the sidelines for Burnley due to various injuries.

Watford vs Burnley H2H

Burnley look back on three wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Watford. The home side has a 20% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-5-3. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Watford vs Burnley Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Watford and Burnley. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.83 with the bookies.

Watford vs Burnley Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Watford and Burnley this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

In their last 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium across all tournaments Watford won two times, drew three and lost five times. Burnley claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Watford got the opening goal of the game in three of their last 10 matches on home soil, with Burnley scoring the opener five times in 10.

There were more than three goals scored six times in the past ten encounters between Watford and Burnley, with the former averaging 1.8 goals a game. Burnley scored 1.8 goals per game, while both teams to score paid out eight times in this run. Watford saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.2 times in those matches.