This midweek we have Premier League action and Pep’s men are in action on Tuesday away at out of form Watford. Manchester City have been dominant, but haven’t been able to extend their gap at the top as they’re only 2 pts above Liverpool so they have to make sure to keep winning and in this game they should do so as Watford have been playing some poor football picking up just 1 of their last 12 available points. Man City have destroyed Watford a couple teams in the past 2 seasons away from home and Pep will be hoping for the same outcome whereas Watford will seek to SHOCK the world here.
Key Facts
In their 4 game winless streak, Watford have only scored 1 goal, been kept scoreless in 3 of those games and have conceded 7 goals. Woeful.
Watford have lost 3 of their last 4 home games.
Watford have lost to Arsenal 2-0, Man Utd 1-2, Liverpool 0-3 and beat Spurs 2-1 in their games against big 6 so far. 1W 3L.
On average there are 2.6 goals scored in Watford’s games in the Premier League. 7 overs 7 unders (2.5 total).
Man City have scored 2+ goals in 7 straight games.
Man City are unbeaten in 20 straight Premier League games.
Man City are unbeaten in 15 straight games in all competitions. 12W 3D
Man City have won 6 straight Premier League games scoring 22 and conceding just 3 goals.
Man City have the best goal scoring record in the league with 43 goals and 2nd best defensive record with 6 goals conceded (8 clean sheets).
Man City are unbeaten in 13 straight away games in all competitions. 10W 3D
Man City have only conceded 1 away goal in the league keeping 5 clean sheets in 6 of their travels.
On average there are 3.5 goals scored if Man City’s games in the league.
No player has contributed to more goals than Raheem Sterling (14) with 8 goals and 6 assists in the league.
Man City have beaten Watford in 6 straight league meetings putting 20 goals past them.
Man City have won by the scores 0-5 and 0-6 in their last 2 visits to Vicarage Road.
Sergio Aguero has scored 7 goals in 6 meetings against Watford. He has 5 goals in the last 2 visits to Vicarage Road
Team News
Watford: Watford will be without Adalberto Penaranda who is injured and Etienne Capoue who is serving his suspension. However, Daryl Janmaat and Tom Cleverley have a chance of returning from their injuries for this game but are unlikely to start after missing time. Elsewhere everyone’s available.
Manchester City: City could still be without Sergio Aguero who’s listed as doubtful with an injury therefore Gabriel Jesus will likely lead the line again. Oleksandr Zinchenko broke his nose against Bournemouth and is also listed as doubtful in which case Fabian Delph is likely to start at LB while Benjamin Mendy is out. Kevin de Bruyne and Bravo both remain out. Pep made rotations during the weekends game with the likes of David Silva and Walker sitting on the bench and will likely rotate again with the Chelsea game on the horizon but with the depth of City it’s still going to be a very strong side out there.
Betting Tips and Predictions
Man City is the team to back here of course. City’s -1.5 handicap is priced at 1.84 and we’re backing that. Even with a potentially rotated side, Peps men are just way too strong for their opponents Watford who aren’t even showing good form right now so mix that lack of form with the opponent you’re facing and all of a sudden it looks like a long evening for Watford. City to keep a clean sheet is another good bet here given their defensive record and Watford’s lack of scoring in recent weeks. In terms of goals scorers, Sterling to score is a decent bet at 2.18 given his form this season and the possibility of Aguero being out again making Sterling City’s biggest threat to score. We anticipate a 0-3 win for the Citizens here.
Match Odds (Unibet)
Watford Win – 10.00
Draw – 6.00
Manchester City Win – 1.32
KICK OFF – 4th December 2018 – 8pm UK Time
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