Watford v Tottenham Betting Tips – Premier League 2nd December 3.00pm
The wheels are coming off Tottenham’s domestic season a bit and after the midweek round of action they have slipped down to seventh in the league having only collected four points from their last four league games now. Can they get themselves going with a win at Watford? The Hornets suffered a bit of a defensive blow out against Manchester United in midweek but that was despite actually playing pretty well in the match. Can they take advantage of Tottenham’s decline in form?
Watford News and Form
Watford lost 4-2 at home against Manchester United in midweek, but it was a strange game. The Hornet’s bossed the first half and somehow found themselves 3-0 down in the game. But they mounted a late fightback to get within a goal of the Red Devils before Jesse Lingard netted a great solo effort to kill the game off. The Hornets had won their two previous league games before that, taking down West Ham and Newcastle. But the Hornets were competitive again and showed good positive quality, built their defence has not been all that solid in particular. The Hornets have shipped at least three goals in half of their last six matches. So there’s a bit of work to do at the back. Both teams to score at bet365 should be considered for this at 7/10 because the Hornets have been producing well in front of goal themselves. They have scored at least two goals eight of their last nine league games. Over 2.5 goals at bet365 is a price of 710. Watford have gone W2 D2 L3 at home this season and in their last four at Vicarage Road have alternated between a loss and a win. Richarlison is a 9/4 anytime goalscorer option, with Abdoulaye Doucoure, who got a great poacher’s goal against United at 5/1.
Tottenham News and Form
What is happening to Spurs? It is just four points from their last five league games now W1 D1 L3 record in their last five league games and each of the three defeats in that sequence have happened out on the road. So that does suggest that we are going to be under pressure in this one, with confidence waning a little bit. Nothing is quite working for them at either end of the pitch at the moment because the Lilywhites have not scored more than one goal in a game in any of their last five outings they missed a hatful of chances, including a couple of open goals in a defeat at Leicester in midweek. Their consolation goal in their 2-1 loss at Leicester in midweek is their only goal in their last three road games in the top flight. Tottenham have also collected just one clean sheet in their last half a dozen fixtures. Harry Kane was back on the scoresheet in that loss and he is a 5/2 First Goalscorer favourite for this fixture. Seven of his ten goals this season in the league have been away from home. In the bet365 correct score market, the 1-1 draw is the shortest priced option but there does look as if there could be plenty of goals in this and a 2-2 draw is a decent 14/1 poke because the Hornets are a bit slack at the back. Tottenham need to really gather themselves, can they get something out of this?
Watford v Tottenham Head to Head
The Hornet’s have played host to Tottenham four times before in the Premier League and have failed to win any of them (W2 D2). In last season’s league meeting at Vicarage Road, Watford went down 4-1 before losing 4-0 at White Hart Lane. Overall home and away against Spurs in all competitions, Watford are on a seven match losing streak, failing to score in three of those fixtures
Watford v Tottenham Betting Odds
Tottenham 8/11, Draw 11/4, Watford 7/2
Watford v Tottenham Predictions
Draw: There is a nice feeling about the draw being churned out in this one. Watford will want to be a little sharper at the back than they were against United, but the Hornets did show quality and fight in the match nonetheless. Tottenham have had a couple of bad days at the office recently and this isn’t an easy away trip for them given their current form. Settle for the draw.
