Watford F.C. welcome the visitors Chelsea F.C. in the English Premiere League – Round 19. The match will be held on Wednesday, December 26th, at the Vicarage Road (Watford).
Watford F.C. have bounced back after their November-start of December bleak streak, winning in 2 consecutive rounds. At this, the team have beaten even the West Ham United who have kicked into gear. In the last 3 matches, they shipped 7 goals. However, their defense problems still remain. Watford played ‘to nil’ against the ‘Hammers’, but keeping a clean sheet was a challenge, as the opponent shot the goal 18 times. In the previous 5 rounds, the hosts have allowed at least 2 goals, including the clash with the outsider Cardiff City.
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Сhelsea F.C. have recently struggled in converting chances. Sarri’s side have scored to Bournemouth yet after Hazard’s appearance; in their encounter against Leicester City, they could not score at all. The ‘Blues’, however, fashion their opportunities, there is an abundance of those; the ‘Foxes’, for example, could hardly withstand at the Stamford Bridge, which means Chelsea were not lucky enough then. It is also noteworthy that the guests were effective in 8 rounds in a row prior to their slipup with Leicester; in their Premiere League run, they failed to score in 3 fixtures only.
Watford-Chelsea encounters are normally combative; their last 3 head-to-heads produced over 4.5 goals! The coming match is also expected to be goal-pouring. Watford are good at attack, but they make many mistakes in defense. Not surprisingly, in 4 of 5 clashes with top-six teams, they allowed at least 2 goals. Chelsea did not succeed in converting their chances lately, though they did fashion the opportunities. They will bombard Watford’s goal on Wednesday, and the hosts will probably allow. The ‘Blues’ themselves missed in 3 of 4 previous matches. Now they are travelling to the ‘Hornets’ who have shipped 5 goals last week. On the top of this, the home side are still the only team who managed to score 9 goals to Chelsea in their latest 3 encounters.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
