The final two matches of the Premier League before Christmas to take place on Sunday the 22nd of December. The first of those games will be played at Vicarage Road as Watford entertain Manchester United.
The Hornets need points as they attempt to move off the bottom of the Premier League and into the safety zone whereas Manchester United need to win the match in order to keep the pressure on the teams above them in the race for the Champions League places.
Watford come into the match having lost 2-0 at Liverpool last weekend. They will feel unlucky to have conceded a goal late in the first half but after that it was always going to be tough for Watford to get back into the game. They conceded a second goal in the final minute of the match.
That result means Watford have failed to win any of their last 5 matches in the Premier League and trends show they won only one of their last 12 games in all competitions. Since the 2-0 away win at Norwich City, Watford have lost 4 and drawn one of their 5 Premier League games with the only point coming in a 0-0 draw at home against Crystal Palace.
Trends show Watford have failed to score a goal in 4 of their last 5 matches and under 2.5 goals have been scored in 9 of Watford's last 12 matches in all competitions.
Manchester United secured their place in the semi-final of the League Cup on Wednesday night having defeated Colchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford. The first half was a performance to forget but the Red Devils improved in the second half to win the game. That result means Manchester United are undefeated in their last 6 games in all competitions.
In the Premier League Manchester United are undefeated in their last 6 matches and have won 3 and drawn 3 of those 6 games. However, trends show they have won only 2 of their last 12 away Premier League matches. Those 2 victories have come in their last 4 games with wins over Norwich City and Manchester City.
Manchester United have a good record over their opponents and have won 10 of their last 11 games against Watford in all competitions.
Looking ahead to the team news and Watford have doubts over several players including Adam Masina, Roberto Pereyra, Daniel Bachmann, Danny Welbeck, Daryl Janmaat, Sebastian Prödl and Tom Cleverley.
Manchester United are still without Marcos Rojo and have doubts over the fitness of Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly Bertrand, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Paul Pogba.
We are not expecting to see a great deal of goals in this game and the goals that are scored are expected to come from Manchester United. An away win with under 2.5 goals scored seems a likely outcome.
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