Leicester City VS Watford Match Prediction
2018-01-20
15:00:00
Leicester City
VS
Watford
Our Prediction Tip
Leicester City will win this match.
2018-01-2015:00:00 Leicester City will win this match.
After their win over Leicester last month, Watford have pulled closer to catching the Foxes in the head to head. Leicester still lead with 16 wins, ten draws, and 13 losses so far. Here's a look at the last five results:
Dec 26, 2017: Watford 2-1 Leicester
May 6, 2017: Leicester 3-0 Watford
Nov 19, 2016: Watford 2-1 Leicester
Mar 5, 2016: Watford 0-1 Leicester
Nov 7, 2015: Leicester 2-1 Watford
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Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Leicester City are at 5/6 to win, a draw is at 13/5, and a Watford win is at 16/5.
Leicester City enter this round in eighth place after they somehow only drew away to Chelsea last weekend. The Foxes pelted the Blues throughout, but they just never finished a chance. If they played like that every week, they would be among the top four such was their level of dominance. They are closing in on Burnley now, but are still 16 points back of the top four. Watford, meanwhile, are in tenth place with 26 points. That puts them five off the pace of Leicester, and are still just six above the drop zone.
The Foxes come into this home match having earned 17 points so far in their 11 home matches. They have three wins in their last five, but they have had a draw, a win, and a loss in the last three at the King Power to show some real inconsistency. The Hornets enter this away match with 13 points on their excursions so far. They have won four times away, but they have struggled of late with four consecutive losses away from Vicarage Road.
Vardy to score, via Ladbrokes, is at 21/20 anytime.
Both teams are great at counter attacking football, but Leicester's performance against Chelsea last time out showed they have a gear higher to go into now. If they play like that and take their chances, they win comfortably.
Claude Puel has injuries to captain center back Wes Morgan and right back Danny Simpson at the moment. After the FA Cup win on Tuesday, expect a ton of changes to be made to the team.
Last weekend, Puel went back to the tried and true formula for the Foxes with Okazaki in behind Vardy. With the Japanese international stationed behind the Englishman, Leicester became very dangerous and were truly unfortunate to not come away with a commanding victory from their meeting with the Blues. He is the man that makes this side tick, playing two positions at all times, and his pressing is absolutely superb.
Leicester City have two wins, two draws, and a loss in their last five matches:
2-0 home win vs Fleetwood Town (FA Cup)
0-0 draw at Chelsea
0-0 draw at Fleetwood Town (FA Cup)
3-0 home win vs Huddersfield
2-1 loss at Liverpool
Marco Silva is missing right back Kiko Femenia, center backs Tommie Hoban, Craig Cathcart, and Miguel Britos, defensive midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah, and midfielders Will Hughes and Isaac Success due to injuries.
Watford have recovered more points from losing positions than any other side, and that is something that reflects very well upon the manager. They don't ever give up, and that also has to do with captain Troy Deeney. The big man, who has been linked with moves away, remains a critical part of this team, and he played a role in the comeback last weekend when he assisted their equalizer to get them their point.
Watford have a draw, two wins, and two losses in their last five matches:
2-2 home draw vs Southampton
3-0 home win vs Bristol City (FA Cup)
3-1 loss at Manchester City
1-2 home loss vs Swansea
2-1 home win vs Leicester City
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