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Expect goals in Watford v Leicester

Expect goals in Watford v Leicester

Watford host reigning Premier League champions Leicester City at Vicarage Road on Saturday, as the visitors look to climb the table.

The game promises to be highly entertaining, as both sides have been involved in high-scoring games of late in the top-flight. The home side were hammered 6-1 at Liverpool last time out, but it was first defeat in five games in all competitions.

Prior to that defeat, the Hornets had kept three consecutive clean sheets in all competitions. Despite those recent clean sheets, whenever Watford plays at home there are usually goals. In fact, in six of the Hornets last seven home games, there has been over 2.5 goals scored.

The side from Hertfordshire have kept just one clean sheet in their last ten Premier League games on home soil, although that did come last time against Hull in a 1-0 win.

Leicester have endured an inconsistent season so far and away from home their games have also been goal-filled. Over 2.5 goals have been seen in 4 of Leicester City's last 5 away matches in Premier League.

The champions defence have also been generous in those games, conceding two or more goals in four of those games. On the plus side for Claudio Ranieri’s side, they have failed to score in just one of their last 14 away games in the top-flight.

A win could actually move the Foxes above Watford in the Premier League table. The omens for a Foxes victory are good, as the champions have won four of the last six meetings in all competitions, having lost just once in the process. However, Watford will not be easy opponents on home soil.

This game should be a highly entertaining encounter in the Premier League. Forebet predicts that there will be over 2.5 goals and at the moment that would look like a shrewd bet for this clash.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 78 36 23 9 4 43
4
Aston Villa 67 36 20 7 9 20
5
Tottenham 60 35 18 6 11 11
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Chelsea 54 35 15 9 11 11
8
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
9
West Ham 49 36 13 10 13 -14
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Brighton 47 35 12 11 12 -4
12
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
13
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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