Watford vs Reading Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th November 2022

We are zooming in on Watford and Reading, as the duo face each other at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday in what surely will be an exciting Championship clash. Watford won 2-0 against Reading, whereas Reading claimed a 1-0 win in their most recent matches.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Reading claimed 15 points from eight rounds, while Watford amassed 13 points. They now rank as number six in the Championship standings.

Watford took down Reading in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Watford are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents nine goals, or an average of 0.9 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Reading travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 13 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Watford vs Reading Prediction

Watford have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Queens P.R., they came out empty-handed in a 2-3 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Middlesbrough. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Rotherham. In their last six Championship home matches, Watford racked up five strong wins, but no draws as they lost once. They scored nine and conceded four goals.

Results have been up and down for Reading, who beat Millwall by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-0 against Sheffield United, before claiming three points in a 2-1 win against Stoke. Reading claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to one.

Watford find it just as tough as Reading to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford vs Reading Stats

Watford vs Reading Team News

Watford could have up to five missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Reading this coming Saturday.

Tom Cleverley, Rey Manaj, Samuel Kalu, Tom Dele-Bashiru and Imran Louza are all absent from the Watford squad that faces Reading at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Reading have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Saturday against Watford.

Reading need to do without Yakou Meite, Ovie Ejaria, Liam Moore, Femi Azeez and Scott Dann, who are not fit enough to travel to Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford vs Reading H2H

Reading lost 2-0 against Watford in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Reading handed out in the match before. Watford enter the match against Reading with a 4-3-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Watford vs Reading Results

Both teams scored five times in the previous ten matches between home side Watford and Reading. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2.20.

Watford vs Reading Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Vakoun Issouf Bayo, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Reading.

The visitors will be looking to Lucas Joao to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Reading in recent matches.

Watford claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Reading won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Watford managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played at Vicarage Road Stadium. Meanwhile, Reading were first on target in two of their last 10 outings away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Watford managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Reading averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Watford saw over 2.5 goals in two 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 seven of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.1 times in those matches.