Watford v Manchester City Betting Preview – Premier League 16th September 3.00pm
Watford’s job in capturing boss Marco Silva was their best signing of the summer. Now comes another big test for them at Vicarage Road as they face up to Manchester City’s scoring power. They have already repelled Liverpool on home soil this season, so will they be able to dig in and get something out of this? City destroyed Liverpool last weekend but they haven’t looked totally convincing out on the road this season.
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Watford v Manchester City Betting Tips
We actually have a top four clash on our hands in this fixture for Saturday. Watford have made a great start to the season, having avoided defeat in a W2 D2 record. At Vicarage Road is where the two drawn matches have occurred for them. They opened with that thrilling 3-3 against Watford and then played out a 0-0 draw with Brighton at Vicarage Road. The Hornets have taken three clean sheets in their four games so far and that would suggest that they could make City work hard, but if you look at their toughest game of the season so far, in facing Liverpool, they struggled defensively in that one. Both teams to score at bet365 returns a price of 4/5 for the game. So Watford have been steady and have netted seven goals this season and Andre Gray is their shortest priced option in the anytime goalscorer at 3/1 with Troy Deeney at 11/4. There will likely be goals in this one and you have a price of 1/2 on the game going over 2.5 goals at bet365. There is a trend there because three of the last four between these two at Vicarage road have gone over the goal line. Watford lost this corresponding fixture 5-0 last season.
City beat Liverpool 5-0 last weekend and will be looking for more points. They have for going against Watford having beaten them in both meetings last season. They are on a five match winning streak against the Hornets now and have scored at least two goals in each of those games. In total, they have 18 goals in their last five games against the Hornets, conceding three. In the Bet356 correct score market, a Manchester City 2-1 away win returns a price of 17/2, while a 3-0 for them brings in a 9/1 quote. They do have an abundance of scoring threats and Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus star at 8/11 in the anytime goalscorer market, making them joint favourites. City have had their tests out on the road this season as they laboured to a 2-0 win at Brighton and netted a late, late winner to beat Bournemouth at Dean Court. But all that matters is that they have two wins from two on the road. They have three clean sheets in their last four against Watford. Manchester City to win to nil is an 11/8 option.
Watford v Manchester City Betting Odds
Man City 1/3, Draw 17/4, Watford 7/1
Watford v Manchester City Predictions
Man City to win: We would expect at least a goal for both sides in this one. Watford are no pushovers at the moment but City’s extra class is likely to tell in the end. They are only going to get better the longer the season wears on as the players get used to each other. They have match winners that can deliver three points so back City to win & both teams to score.
