Woking – Watford SOCCER PICKS
Woking and Watford meet at Kingfield Stadium, in a match for this phase of the FA Cup (3rd Round). In the last 3 years there is only record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one on 08-07-2017, which ended in a draw by (1-1), and another more recent on 10-07-2016, which ended in a draw by (1-1). the Watford presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Woking:
Until reaching this phase of the FA Cup (3rd Round), the home team eliminated: Swindon Town, Torquay United, Welling United, AFC Kempston Rovers and Tooting & Mitcham United. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 32 goals scored and 15 suffered. In the last match that they played, for the N / S Conference, they won against Hampton & Richmond by (0-3). In the last 10 home matches Woking has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1 of the last matches.
In this competition, he won the last 5 matches he played. The defense has been strong and has suffered goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 5 matches for this competition.
The Woking is a club that has as main titles of its history the FA Trophy (lower tournament to the FA Cup), competition that was defeated by three times, in addition to having two titles of the Football League, conquered in 1994/95 and 1995 / 96. In the current season, the team has been doing a good campaign in the N / S South Conference (sixth national division), winning 49 of the 66 points played until now, thus being in the first classifieds, very close to the leader. In the last five games that the Woking played at home, for more than one competition, four of them scored one or more goals in the first half. We believe that in this confrontation the Woking, to play at home, will have conditions to score goals and will make another confrontation open from the beginning.
Watford:
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last match that they played, for the Premier League, they drew with AFC Bournemouth out by (3-3). In the last 10 away matches Watford has won 2, tied 4 and lost 4. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Watford is a club that has not yet managed to beat the Premier League, but was already runner-up in the competition in the distant 1982/83 season, in addition to having been runner-up in the FA Cup 1983/84. In the current season, the team has been doing an irregular campaign in the Premier League, since it has won 29 of the 63 points played so far, thus being in the middle of the table, far from the first and the last classified. In the last five games that Watford played as a visitor, all of them scored one or more goals in the first half. We believe that in this match the Watford, even playing away from home, will have conditions to score goals and will make a fairly open game, in which the scoreboard will be opened in the first half.
