Watford – Newcastle Prediction & Picks (05.05.2018)

Watford and Newcastle United meet at Vicarage Road Stadium, in a match for the 37th round of the Premier League. Watford won out (0-3) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 11-25-2017. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and away .

Watford:

The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 38 points won, after 10 wins, 8 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Crystal Palace, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 1 draw and 13 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Watford has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 36 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 18 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 18 home matches for this competition: they scored 10 of their 25 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Watford enters this unmotivated day, after a foreign snub, by 2-0, in the visit to the Tottenham field. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. One of the strong points of the home team is how to react to a disadvantage situation. The Watford coach will not be able to count on Cleverley, Chalobah, Hoban and Kaboul, for being injured.

Newcastle United:

The away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 41 points won, after 11 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Everton, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against West Bromwich Albion, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 14 conceded. For the league, Newcastle United won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 35 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 18 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Newcastle enter this unmotivated performance, after a home defeat, by 0-1, at the reception at West Bromwich. Like the rival of this round, the Newcastle usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging a style of game of constant transitions. The three most advanced players are Kenedy, Gayle and Ritchie. The two great valences of the visiting team are the way they achieve comebacks in a disadvantage situation and the ease to create goal situations. The Newcastle coach will not be able to count on Christian Atsu, Jesús Gámez and Mikel Merino, for being injured.