Tough Start to the Season for Leeds Set to Continue Against Watford
Leeds United vs Watford - 02/10/2021
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There are four matches taking place on Saturday afternoon in the English Premier League including the meeting between Leeds United and Watford.
The game will be played at Elland Road and the hosts begin the weekend in 18th place on 3 points while the visitors are in 12th place on 7 points.
Leeds United come into the match on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home against West Ham United last weekend.
Leeds United opened the scoring after 19 minutes and held on to their advantage into the second half only to concede the equaliser in the 67th minute.
It appeared as though the match was going to end level but West Ham United had other ideas and scored the winning goal in the 90th minute which was a big blow to Leeds United.
That result means Leeds United have failed to win any of their last 5 matches in all competition. They came through their League Cup tie with Fulham via a penalty shootout having drawn the game 0-0.
Form in the Premier League shows Leeds United are yet to win a match this season and the alarm bells are starting to ring around Elland Road.
Leeds United have won just 1 of their last 8 matches in all competitions and that came at home against Crewe in the League Cup. Trends show they have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 6 home games in all competitions.
Watford make the trip to Elland Road having picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at Vicarage Road last weekend. The Magpies opened the scoring in the 23rd minute but Watford found the equalising goal with 18 minutes remaining on the clock.
That result means Watford have won only one of their last 5 games in all competitions. The victory came away from home against Norwich City in the Premier League and was the third league win of the season for The Hornets.
Having started with two defeats away from home in the Premier League, Watford won their most recent away fixture at Norwich City.
Trends show Watford have a good recent record against Leeds United and they won each of their last 4 meetings, scoring at least one goal in the last 10 games between the teams.
Team news and Leeds United can welcome back suspended defender Pascal Struijk.
However, Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Diego Llorente, and Robin Koch look set to remain on the treatment table. There are also doubts over the fitness of Luke Ayling and Raphinha.
Watford have doubts over the fitness of Tom Cleverley and Daniel Bachmann. They are the only two players who are likely to be unavailable for the visitors.
Leeds United have found life tough at the beginning of this season and that could continue in this game. Watford have ability to score goals and could catch the hosts on the break throughout the 90 minutes.
Both teams to score, over 2.5 goals and an away win is a real possibility.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
273340
2
1 - 3
2.99
11°
4.90
1.76
3.94
4.90
1
-1
1
1 - 0(1 - 0)
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