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Watford Leeds United betting prediction

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The most likely scenario for this match will be the triumph of Watford. In this match the home team has everything to dominate the match since they’re playing at home and have players with more tactical and technical quality compared to the opponent. Moreover, Leeds is going through a difficult moment of the season and, in this match, the team will add another blank match.
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Preview
Watford and Leeds meet at Vicarage Road, in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 23‑08‑2014, in a match for the Championship, Watford won by (4‑1). The goals of the match were scored by F. Forestieri (20' and 67' ), T. Deeney (58' ) and D. Tőzsér (90' ), for Watford, and by G. Tamaş (32' Own goal), for Leeds. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Leeds presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Watford

The home team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having eliminated: Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got an away win against Crystal Palace by (1‑2). In the last 10 home matches Watford has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. Goals have been frequent in their home matches, as 10 of the last 23 have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 14 out of 23 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around. there are 3 periods that stand out in the last 15 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have suffered 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (61'‑75') and 4 of their 11 goals between (76'‑90').

Watford comes motivated for this match after the victory achieved against Crystal Palace, in an away home match. In this match the coach Quique Flores will operate in the usual 4-4-2 favoring attacking football. Ighalo and Deeney are the responsible for releasing the panic on the defensive line of Leeds. It’s important to note that Odion Ighalo is the best scorer of the team with 16 scored goals. For this match the coach won’t count on Miguel Britos due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Costel Pantilimon, José Holebas, Miguel Britos, Craig Cathcart, J. Paredes, Mario Suárez, Étienne Capoue, Ben Watson, Almen Abdi, Troy Deeney, Nordin Amrabat .
Coach: E. Still.

Analysis Leeds

The away team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Bolton Wanderers and Rotherham United. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 14 conceded. In their last match, for the Championship, they got a home tie against Middlesbrough by (0‑0). In the last 10 away matches Leeds has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Leeds United comes for this match after a goalless draw against Middlesbrough, registering the second consecutive match without winning. In this match the coach Steve Evans will play in the usual 4-3-3, but with a more defensive strategy, defending the very close sectors. The only player with more freedom up front will be Mirco Antenucci. The Italian scored five goals this season. The only absent of this match is Gaetano Berardi because of an ankle injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Marco Silvestri, Scott Wootton, Charlie Taylor, Giuseppe Bellusci, Liam Bridcutt, Lewis Cook, Toumani Diagouraga, Stuart Dallas, Souleymane Doukara, Mirco Antenucci.
Coach: S. Bamba, J. Marsch.

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Frequently asked questions
👉 Which is the recommended bet for the Watford Leeds match?

The tip and bet suggestion for the Watford vs Leeds match, on 20 February 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy India, goes to: Watford wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

👉 In which stadium will the Watford Leeds be played?

The Watford vs Leeds on 20 February 2016 will be played at Watford, Vicarage Road.

 

FA Cup - 2015/2016

  • 100% 887 / 889 Games

  • Home team wins 43.86%
  • Draws 17.25%
  • Away team wins 38.9%
  • Over 1.5 82.41%
  • Over 2.5 61.89%
  • Over 3.5 38.67%
  • Goals 2871
  • Goals /match 3.24
  • Goals /match home 1.67
  • Goals /match away 1.57
  • Both teams score 58.51%
  • Goals after 80' 3.76%
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