Watford and Tottenham meet in the 50th derby between the two, at 12:30 pm on Saturday. The match counts for the 23rd stage of the Premier League and Spurs comes to Vicarage Road without the goalkeeper Kane. Guests are missing Davies, Ndombele and Sissoko, plus Lloris, who has been missing a lot of whites this season.
Watford is in a visible return, as he manages to get more out of his offensive players. The laborious style of the “wasps” can be seen in the last 5 championship games, in which Nigel Pearson’s students managed to get 13 points. Without Hughes, Welbeck, Prodl, Kiko, Kabasele and Cleverley, the hosts will try to crowd the central area. Leaving the relegation zone for the first time since August, Watford can be solid defensively.
Tottenham is not exactly efficient when it comes to defeating opponents, and problems are also seen in results. With three defeats in the last three stages, Spurs fell to 8th place (golaveraj 36-31) and decisively moved away from the Champions League area. More precisely, few people in the club still believe that the Top 4 is a goal this season, given that Liverpool, Manchester City, Leicester and Chelsea are clearly superior at the moment.
Watford has managed a remarkable series in the last month and has four wins and a draw in the last five stages. With 22 points, the wasps have improved defensively, with goalkeeping 20-34. In terms of form, Watford is a favorite: it comes after victories with Bournemouth (5-0), Wolverhampton (2-1), Aston Villa (3-0) and Manchester United (2-0), and Deeney and Deulofeu can work wonders together. Tottenham’s defense is not solid and guests will struggle here. In the last 4 straight duels they have scored both teams each time and the balance sheet is balanced, with one victory and two draws, from 2018 onwards.
PROBABLE TEAMS IN WATFORD – TOTTENHAM
Watford: Foster; Mariappa, Dawson, Cathcart, Masina; Chalobah, Capoue; Sarr, Doucoure, Deulofeu; Deeney
Tottenham Hotspur: Gazzaniga; Tanganga, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen; Dier, Lo Celso; Moura, Alli, Sessegnon; Son
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,62
