One of the most spectacular duels in the 28th Premier League is Liverpool and Watford, scheduled on Anfield on Wednesday at 20:00. Without a home championship failure in April 2017, Liverpool needs all three points in the title fight.
Jurgen Klopp will align an offensive against Watford, the team that lost one match in the last 11! Javi Gracia’s band is in an enviable form and comes after a big success at Cardiff, score 5-1, where Duelofeu’s “trio” and Deeney’s “double” knelt down the Welsh band.
Even if it comes after impressive results, Watford can not scare Liverpool, although “cormorants” seem to be in a drop in shape: 3 draws in the last 4 stages allowed Manchester City to return to the fight for the 1st place! At this point, Liverpool leads the Premier League hierarchy with an advance point but also a more played match. With the thought of the PSG duel in the Champions League, Liverpool will be stalking Ben Foster’s stash from the start.
Watford has unpleasant memories of the last games with Liverpool. “Viespile” managed only a 3 to 3 draw in the last 5 direct duels, the rest being victories for Jurgen Klopp’s ultra-offensive band. Liverpool has beaten 3-0, 5-0, 1-0 and 6-1 in front of the London team, managing to score 20 times in the last 5 straight duels with the band on Vicarage Road. In the tour, the 3-0 result was decided only after the break, when Watford fell physically. Liverpool is ruthless when playing Anfield and scored at least three goals in each of the last 5 rounds of championship at home! This translates to an average of 3.8 goals / match, which recommends “Over” bets.
Although the “wasps” are working better now, the quality of the Liverpool players should make another difference. Beware, however! Jurgen Klopp could start the game without Brazilian Firmino, who blames ankle problems. Apart from him, Gomez and Lovren will certainly be missing, while Watford comes without the best hunter, Holebas (suspended) and without the Iberian Kiko. Liverpool has 59-15 goals in 27 stages and Watford is on a decent place 7 (39-35 goals), with only four failures in 14 away games this season. The odds for winning the hosts are small, so we will bet on the goals.
LIVERPOOL – WATFORD PROBABLE TEAMS
Liverpool: Alisson – Alexnader-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson – Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho – Salah, Sturridge / Firmino, Mane
Watford: Foster – Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina – W. Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra – Deulofeu, Deeney
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,54
