Bitesize Prediction: Watford vs West Brom - 15/12/24 - Soccer News

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Market: Watford double probability

Odds: 8/15 @ BetUS

Two sides who're battling it out within the play-off chase, Watford will welcome West Brom to Vicarage Highway on Sunday afternoon.

Beginning with the hosts, managing to grab a last-gasp equaliser away at Hull earlier within the week, Watford can be excited to make a return to residence soil right here. Though the Hornets might need limped their approach to a bottom-half end final season, Tom Cleverley’s males now have their sights firmly fastened on mounting a real top-six cost this time round. Heading into November’s worldwide break with a gritty 1-0 win in opposition to Oxford United, the one-time Manchester United midfielder has not seen his squad endure a single defeat from any of their earlier 5 Championship appearances. Likewise, signing off November with one other 1-0 victory in opposition to Bristol Metropolis, Sunday’s hosts have misplaced simply one in every of their final eight outings – a run that stems again to October twenty second. Likewise, conceding only a single purpose from any of their earlier three outings, Watford have additionally continued to shine with their performances on residence soil. Actually, Cleverley’s aspect are unbeaten in all of their first 11 showdowns at Vicarage Highway to date this season (9 wins, two attracts).

As for the guests, managing to make a much-welcomed return to profitable methods in midweek as they claimed a 2-0 victory in opposition to Coventry, West Brom should use that efficiency as a platform to construct on. Nonetheless, though Carlos Corberan’s males would possibly nonetheless discover themselves scrapping it out within the play-off spots, the Baggies have struggled to search out a lot stability over latest instances. Failing to gather back-to-back Championship wins because the center of September, the previous Huddersfield boss has seen his squad win only a pair of their earlier 14 consecutive outings. It must also be famous, Sunday’s friends have registered only a sole win from any of their final seven showdowns exterior of the Midlands. Going through what could possibly be one other difficult take a look at right here, West Brom must also be involved by a worrying report at Vicarage Highway. Compelled to accept a frantic 2-2 draw once they travelled to Watford for a Championship battle final season, Corberan’s aspect have did not win any of their earlier seven straight journeys to Hertfordshire.