Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th September 2023

West Bromwich Albion go up against Watford this coming Wednesday for an exciting Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford are 11 in the rankings with eight points after six matches played , whereas West Bromwich Albion rank 12 in the Championship on eight points.

It has been a lousy opening to the Championship campaign for Watford. Nevertheless, they will be hopeful of three points against West Bromwich Albion to get on the right path.

Watford go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 11. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

West Bromwich Albion 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 17 goals, and while West Bromwich Albion claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

It finished with a 3-2 win for Watford in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again this coming Wednesday at Vicarage Road Stadium, or will West Bromwich manage to assert some revenge?

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Prediction

Watford Form

Watford have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 0-1 against Blackburn, before drawing 3-3 with Coventry. They won their most recent game 2-0 against Birmingham. Watford claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded four goals.

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

West Bromwich Albion Form

West Bromwich Albion added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Middlesbrough 4-2. A 1-2 defeat against Huddersfield followed, before sharing the points with Bristol City in a 0-0 draw. West Bromwich Albion claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by eight goals to six.

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

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Watford get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in West Bromwich Albion.

Watford show off a record of two wins, two draws and two defeats in the Championship this season. West Bromwich Albion enjoy a record of two wins, two draws and two defeats in the Championship.

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Squads

Watford Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Valerien Ismael, will select the lineup against West Bromwich Albion from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

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

West Bromwich Albion Squad

Listed below is the full squad of West Bromwich Albion players that the manager Carlos Corberan will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Palmer (0/6), Joshua Griffiths (0/0), Cedric Kipre (1/6), Conor Townsend (0/6), Darnell Furlong (0/6), Erik Pieters (0/5), Kyle Bartley (0/3), Martin Kelly (0/0), Semi Ajayi (1/5), Adam Reach (0/0), Alex Mowatt (0/4), Brandon Thomas-Asante (2/5), Grady Diangana (0/2), Jayson Molumby (0/6), Jed Wallace (0/6), John Swift (3/6), Matthew Phillips (1/6), Nathaniel Chalobah (0/5), Okay Yokuslu (0/6), Pipa (0/0), Tom Fellows (0/0), Daryl Dike (0/0), Jeremy Sarmiento (1/6), Josh Maja (0/5).

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Team News

Going into their next game this coming Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion have almost all their players available for selection, with only two of them seemingly unable to play.

Adam Reach and Daryl Dike all face a spell on the sidelines for West Bromwich Albion due to various injuries.

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Lineups

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Watford ran out 3-2 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Vicarage Road Stadium. West Bromwich Albion seem to have a bit of a love affair with Watford, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have West Bromwich Albion to win this match at best price odds of 11/5.

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Results

In the last ten matches between Watford and West Bromwich Albion over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 1/1 with bookies.

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Tips

Mileta Rajovic has three strikes in six Championship matches for Watford, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with West Bromwich Albion. The visitors are looking to John Swift, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Watford won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. West Bromwich Albion won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost six in this run. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at Vicarage Road Stadium, as BTTS only came out three times in the previous 10 Championship matches here for Watford. Both teams scored in six of the previous 10 away games for West Bromwich Albion.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Watford and West Bromwich Albion. There were over two goals five times, as Watford managed an average of 0.9 goals, while West Bromwich Albion scored two goals on average. Watford saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for West Bromwich Albion, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.