Watford V Newcastle Predictions & Betting Odds

Watford v Newcastle Betting Tips – Premier League 5th May 3.00pm

Watford head into their final home game of the season just looking for a good performance on home soil to sign off with. They have been all over the place this season, just about as unreliable as it gets. They face up to Newcastle who were on a great stretch of form, but even boss Rafa Benitez admitted that after getting safe they have gone off the boil, losing their last two.

Watford News and Form

Watford will look for a shakeup in the summer. They are winless now in seven games in the top flight with just the two points collected in that run of games. They have scored in just two of their last seven and look a bit tired and directionless. They lost 2-0 at Spurs on Monday night without really looking too much of a threat. Watford’s home record reads W6 D6 L6 this season and they are winless in three there (D2 L1). Watford have scored 25 goals in their 18 home games this season which isn’t too bad but their defence has not been reliable having conceded 1.7 goals per game on home soil. Watford have managed to take a clean sheet in less than a third of their games at Vicarage Road. They have produced 68% of their home goals this season after the half time break in games and therefore the half-time draw at bet365 may offer some appeal, especially with the lack of goals coming from the Hornets. They will be taking on a Newcastle side who look as if they have already started to wind down for the season having gotten themselves safe.

Newcastle News and Form

The 1-1 draw is at 11/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 9:15 p.m. on May 1st, 2018) in the bet365 correct score market which will probably have plenty of appeal for punters. Neither side particularly look like winning this, but Newcastle less so as they have switched off. They strung together a good winning streak and got themselves towards mid-table safety and have taken their foot off the gas. Even boss Rafa Benitez has admitted that. Newcastle have suffered back to back 1-0 defeats and they are heading out on the road this weekend having only won four away games all term (D4 L9) so it’s not too likely that they would break out three points in this one. Newcastle are only averaging a goal per game away from St James’s Park and they have taken a clean sheet in just 12% of their away games. There has been no clean sheet in any of their last six road games. There’s nothing at stake for them in this one.

Watford v Newcastle Head to Head

There was a comfortable three points for Watford on their trip to Tyneside earlier this year when they posted a 3-0 win at St James Park. It leaves them with a four-match winning streak going over the Magpies and two for the last three have been with a clean sheet as well. Watford have won their last two home fixtures against Newcastle (one league, one FA Cup) and both successes were by a one-goal margin. Newcastle though are 4-12 ahead with 14 drawn matches in the overall head to head history between the two.

Watford v Newcastle Betting Odds*

Watford 7/5, Newcastle 21/10, Draw 9/4* (Betting Odds taken at 8:08 p.m. on April 30th, 2018)