Watford vs Coventry Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024

Coventry go up against Watford this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.

The two teams enter the match at Vicarage Road Stadium with five points separating them in the Championship standings.

Watford currently rank as number 3 in the Championship table, having nine points after four matches. Coventry trail them by five points, leaving the latter ranked at number 17.

Coventry will play the match against Watford hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Championship standings. A positive result could be more than important for their upcoming challenges this season.

Watford are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents ten goals, or an average of one a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Coventry scored nine goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Coventry came away as 1-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday.

Watford vs Coventry Prediction

Watford Form

Watford are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Derby by 2-1, before beating Plymouth by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Sheffield United, who ran out 1-0 winners. Watford 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 eight and conceded three goals.

Coventry go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Coventry Form

In their last three matches, Coventry drew 1-1 with Bristol City, won 1-0 against Oxford, and lost 0-1 against Norwich. Coventry managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring eight time and letting in five.

While a title battle is perhaps a long shot, a top three finish does not look beyond Coventry, should they catch some strong momentum in this early phase of the campaign.

It seems both Coventry and Watford have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Watford vs Coventry Squads

Watford Squad

The 35-year-old coach of the home team, Tom Cleverley, will select the lineup against Coventry from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Alfie Marriott (0/0), Daniel Bachmann (0/4), Jonathan Bond (0/0), Angelo Ogbonna (0/0), Antonio Tikvic (0/0), Festy Ebosele (0/0), Francisco Sierralta (0/4), James Morris (0/3), Jeremy Ngakia (0/2), Kayky Almeida (0/0), Kevin Keben (0/0), Matthew Pollock (0/4), Ryan Andrews (1/4), Ryan Porteous (0/2), Yasser Larouci (0/3), Edo Kayembe (3/4), Giorgi Chakvetadze (1/4), Imran Louza (0/1), Ken Sema (0/3), Moussa Sissoko (1/4), Pierre Dwomoh (0/0), Rocco Vata (0/0), Thomas Ince (0/2), Tom Dele-Bashiru (0/4), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Kwadwo Baah (0/3), Mamadou Doumbia (0/0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (0/0).

Coventry Squad

Here is the full team squad of Coventry. The 54 year-old Mark Robins will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ben Wilson (0/0), Bradley Collins (0/0), Luke Bell (0/0), Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin (0/4), Bobby Thomas (0/1), Jake Bidwell (0/4), Jamie Allen (0/2), Jay Dasilva (0/3), Joel Latibeaudiere (0/3), Josh Eccles (0/4), Liam Kitching (0/0), Luis Binks (0/4), Milan van Ewijk (1/4), Ben Sheaf (0/0), Jack Rudoni (0/4), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (0/4), Victor Torp (0/4), Bassala Sambou (0/0), Brandon Thomas-Asante (0/4), Ellis Simms (0/4), Ephron Mason-Clark (0/4), Fabio Tavares (0/0), Haji Wright (2/4), Kai Andrews (0/0), Norman Bassette (0/0), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (0/0).

Watford vs Coventry Team News

Watford could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Coventry this coming Saturday. Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Porteous and Ryan Porteous can't be called up by the Watford-manager, with both serving a ban.

Daniel Jebbison sit this one out for Watford due to an injury.

Coventry have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Jamie Allen nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Coventry.

Watford vs Coventry Lineups

Watford vs Coventry H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Coventry came away as 1-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. Watford have a 10% win rate against Coventry, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 1-6-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Watford vs Coventry Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Watford and Coventry. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 1/1 with bookies.

Watford vs Coventry Betting Tips

Edo Kayembe look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Haji Wright adds to his three Championship goals come this coming Saturday.

Watford won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Coventry won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Watford kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium hoping to do so again this coming Saturday. Coventry kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Watford managed an average of 1.1 goals in the past ten encounters against Coventry, who scored 1.4 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Watford saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Coventry's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.