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Aron Wright - February 2, 2023
Reading vs Watford Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in English Championship on Saturday, 4 February 2023.
Watford were relegated from the top flight at the end of the last season, and ever since they have been on a mission to make it back. Currently they are placed fifth in the table, and are on course to qualify for the playoffs.
Meanwhile, Reading are stuck in the bottom half of the table. They are struggling to find form, and their latest win in the league came more than a month back.
Watford won five of the past seven encounters, and scored twice or more in four of the last six clashes. Do also take into account the fact that the hosts won just twice at this ground in the last 14 years.
Reading are currently on a two-game losing streak, and let in seven goals in the process. They have also been totally winless in the Championship for more than a month now.
On the other hand, Watford lost only two Championship fixtures on the road in the past four months, and importantly they won five of the past seven h2h clashes. On top of that, they have an unbeaten record at this venue in h2h clashes in the past 14 years – barring just two fixtures.
By the looks of things, Watford are expected to deliver a winning performance this weekend.
The last three games of Reading had four or more goals, while they scored twice or more in their last three appearances at home in a row. Do also take into account the fact that Watford let in two or more goals in three of their past four road trips.
With either team not showing good defense lately, chances are quite high for goals to come in plenty this weekend.
Watford might be the favorites for this weekend, but note that they let in eight goals from their last four road trips in a row. They even let in two goals in the latest h2h clash.
It appears that we are about to witness goals coming from either end of the pitch.
Watford are a team that were relegated from the Premier League the last season. They are much more experienced with high-level football, and as expected they are dominating in the Championship.
Currently they are on a course to qualify for the playoffs. On top of that they have a great h2h record over this opponent as well. In fact, Watford won five of the last seven h2h meetings, and remained unbeaten in all but two of the encounters at this ground since 2009.
Meanwhile, Reading have a single win to their name in the last six fixtures, and even let in seven goals from their past two games.
As such, we are picking Watford to win the game at an odd of 2.50.
Going on though, their defense has not been spectacular lately. They let in eight goals from their past four road trips, and they also conceded two goals in the latest h2h meeting. And in spite of all their struggles, Reading managed to score consistently at home.
And for the reasons, our second pick is the Both Teams to Score at an odd of 1.90.
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