Watford F.C. welcome the visitors Newcastle United F.C. in the English Premiere League – Round 20. The match will be held on Saturday, December 29th, at the Vicarage Road (Watford).
Watford F.C. are struggling against the opponents who play safe in defense of their penalty area. Not surprisingly, the ‘Hornets’ have lost to Newcastle United F.C. in the first term, failing to find a net there. The hosts also suffered in their outing against Leicester City wherein they also failed as well. In the clashes with Everton and West Ham United, for example, Watford laid the ball off, but their Saturday afternoon opponent are not expected to have empty zones in their half. Ball possession and small organized attacks will enable the hosts to avoid dangerous counterattacks at the hands of the opponent, but scoring to the visitors will be challenging.
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Newcastle still have problems in their attacks. In three latest rounds, Rafael Benitez’ men arranged only one goal, yet scoring it to the net of the outsider Huddersfield Town. On their travel to Liverpool, the ‘Magpies’ have fashioned only one opportunity in two halves. Newcastle have actually made just fourteen goals in the present campaign, which is one of the worst Premiere League record. That said, the hosts underscore not only against the league top-flyers, but in encounters with other teams as well. In their meetings with the clubs out of the top-six, Benitez’ side have registered only eight goals in thirteen rounds.
The last opponents’ head-to-head saw just three shots on target and one goal made, something similar may be expected on Saturday. Newcastle are great in defense. The ‘Magpies’ suffered a hammering at the Anfield, but they opposed the league topper there. The guests’ defensive line mostly fails in matches against the PL heavyweights. In six encounters with top-six teams, Newcastle have allowed fifteen goals; in the rest thirteen matches, they’ve missed only eleven times. Thus, the ‘Magpies’ are capable of opposing the hosts’ attacks; but Watford themselves may fail to find the net tomorrow. Newcastle have made only three goals in five latest rounds, while the ‘Hornets’ have defended successfully against Chelsea who managed to score thanks solely to the individual Eden Hazard’s performance. The Newcastle team will most likely look to shut out, so we’d go for the Under 2.5 goals bet.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals.
