Chelsea v Watford Betting Preview – Premier League 21st October 12.30pm
Things have not been going well for Chelsea with back to back Premier League defeats and last weekend they became the first side to concede a goal and points to Crystal Palace this season in a defeat against the Eagles last weekend. That was a blow for the Blues and they go into this one with Watford sitting two points above them up in fourth place. Watford will have their tails up after having beaten Arsenal last weekend at Vicarage Road. Can they go one better and take down Chelsea at the Bridge.
Chelsea v Watford Betting Tips
It has not been the most assured of title defences by Chelsea. They have suffered back to back defeats against Manchester City and Crystal Palace and need to pick themselves up. Their home form has been really disappointing this season and they have let punters down with a poor W1 D1 L2 return from their four league games so far. The Blues drew a 3-3 thriller at home against Roma in the Champions League in midweek but were second best in the match. In the Premier League, Chelsea have gone W4 D1 L3 home and away and they are nine points off the lead. Fortunately, Alvaro Morata has recovered quicker than hoped and the Spaniard is the 5/2 William Hill First Goalscorer favourite for the match. After their embarrassment against Crystal Palace last weekend, can Chelsea show some character pick up a win to lift their spirits?
Last Six Premier League Head to Head
Chelsea 4 – 3 Watford
Watford 1 -2 Chelsea
Watford 0 – 0 Chelsea
Chelsea 2 -2 Watford
Watford 0 -1 Chelsea
Chelsea 4 -0 Watford
The Blues took a thrilling 4-3 win in this corresponding fixture last season and both wins over Watford last term came only by a one goal margin. Chelsea to win by a one goal margin is a price of 11/4 with William Hill. Six of the last seven meetings between the two clubs across all competition have gone above a 2.5 goal line and therefore over 2.5 goals with William Hill in this meeting picks up a price of 3/5. The Blues have not hit the back of the net in their last two Premier League home games now (against Arsenal and Man City). Just overall their goalscoring output hasn’t been high enough and they only have four goals in four games at Stamford Bridge this season. They have conceded exactly four as well. Who would have thought that they would kick off this game and place behind Watford and two points adrift of them?
Current League Form (most recent last)
Chelsea WWDWLL
Watford DWLWDW
Watford are doing so well this season and after getting a win over Arsenal last weekend at Vicarage Road they should have the self belief to compete in this one. It was a dodgy penalty that allowed the Hornets to get back in the game, but they took their chance and pushed on to claim the three points. So without a shadow of a doubt, Watford are playing better than expected which is down to boss Marco Silva and they have a W4 D3 L1 season record and have now taken points off both Liverpool and Arsenal as well. They did have that anomalous a 6-0 drubbing by Man City but haven’t been intimidated in their other big matches. Watford have matched Chelsea for goals this season and Richarlison continues to look very impressive for them and Troy Deeney opened his account for the season last weekend and is a price of 10/3 in the anytime goalscorer market.
You would fully expect Watford to turn up and compete hard in this one and both teams to score at William Hill is a price of 19/20. Out on the road this season in the top flight, Watford have produced a fantastic W3 D1 record. This though is their first severe test against a top club out on the road, having been to Bournemouth, Southampton, Swansea and West Brom. BUt the Hornets have scored exactly two goals in each of those four away games and therefore that should help push up the goal tally in this one. A Chelsea 2-0 correct score is the shortest priced option at 6/1, but there would appear to be more value in looking at the Chelsea 2-1 correct score at William Hill for a price of 17/2 just because Watford can threaten. A 2-2 draw for 22/1 isn’t without its appeal. They have what it takes to carry the fight to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea v Watford Betting Odds
Chelsea 3/10, Draw 9/2, Watford 8/1
Chelsea v Watford Predictions
Chelsea to win: The Blues need to up their game at Stamford Bridge and while they will get a challenge from Watford, and will have to be up for the fight, they can still take the win in this one. It is worth backing both teams to score though because of the way that the Hornets are going.
