Liverpool and Watford face in Anfield, in a match for the 17th round of the Premier League. The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 27-02-2019, for Premier League, Liverpool won by (5-0). S. Mané (9 ‘e 20’), D. Origi (66 ‘) and V. van Dijk (79’ e 82 ‘) scored Liverpool’s goals. Attention to the home factor, since Liverpool usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Liverpool :
The home team is currently in 1st position, with 46 points won, after 15 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, he won at home against Everton by (5-2). In the last match, he won out against AFC Bournemouth by (0‑3). This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss as a visitor, with 35 goals scored and 9 suffered; against 11 wins and 4 draws in his stadium, with 41 goals scored and 22 suffered. The team arrives at this match after a victory away with Salzburg by (0-2).
For this competition, he recorded a sequence of 8 victories in the last home games and did not lose any of the last 16 matches. In his home matches for the league he presents some more frequent results at the end of the match: 2‑1 (3 in 8 games) and 3‑1 (3 in 8 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of their last 8 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. The team does not usually have problems opening the scoring: he scored the first goal in 12 of the last 16 matches for the Premier League, of these 12 he came to the break in advantage in 10 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90’s. In 16 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Liverpool arrive at this motivated match, after a 0-2 victory as a visitor against Salzburg, for the Champions League: Keita and Mohamed Salah scored the victory goals. The home team generally acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced men are Firmino, Mané and Salah. One of Liverpool’s greatest strengths is the way he manages to take advantage of the goal opportunities he manages to create. Coach Jurgen Klopp cannot count on Fabinho, Matip and Clyne, delivered to the medical department.
Watford :
The visiting team is currently in 20th place, with 9 points won, after 1 win, 6 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against Leicester City by (2-0). In the last game, he tied at home against Crystal Palace by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 32 suffered; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in his stadium, with 14 goals scored and 23 suffered. In his last 8 away matches for the championship, Watford records 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, so he won 5 points in 24 possible. In their matches for the league as a visitor, the most frequent final result at the break was 0-1 (3 in 8 games). In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 6 of the last 8 he played there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that usually marks few times first: he only opened the scoring in 4 of his last 16 matches for the Premier League, of these 4 he came to the break in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 16 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback.
Watford enters this match after a 0-0 draw at home with Crystal Palace. The visiting team generally acts in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring rapid transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical scheme, the three most advanced players are usually: Deulofeu, Deeney and Sarr. One of the strengths of this team is the way it can withstand a positive result, showing great defensive strength. The Watford coach should not be able to count on Holebas, Welbeck, Dawson, Prodl and Cleverley for injuries.
