Burnley – Watford: Prediction & betting tips

On January 18, the postponed match of the 17th round of the English Premier League 2021/22 between Burnley and Watford will occur. Bookmaker Rating believes that it is worth waiting for goals from both sides.

Stadium: Turf Moor (Burnley).
Referee: Craig Pawson.

Losses
Burnley: Cornet, Barnes.
Watford: Trost-Ekong, Sarr, Masina, Rose, Luza, Etebo, N’Kulu, Baa.

Team Form
Burnley lost Cornet and Barnes and Chris Wood, who moved to Newcastle for 25 million. The deal looks like a good deal, but the loss of Wood could hurt the team’s chances of keeping the Premier League. The Reds are in last place right now, but they’ve only played seventeen games, with the lost Clarets not even in the relegation zone. It remains only to score the necessary points. For example, to beat a direct competitor – Watford.

The Hornets drew against the richest club in the world, which is pretty good. Only this is not Manchester City, but Newcastle, also fighting for survival. Ranieri miraculously keeps his job. Agree; one point in eight matches is such a result. And how well it all started with a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in the first round. In the 2019/20 season, Burnley lost both of Watford’s matches.

Betting
Bookmakers rightly quote the hosts as favorites. Still, the home field and the shape of Watford are not impressive. Burnley have scored as many as eight points in their last eight Premier League matches, the Hornets one, in case you forgot. In the games of outsiders, nothing can be predicted at all. It may well be a draw for 3.30.

Watford can even win! The last time the Hornets won at Turf Moor was 3.5 years ago – 3:1. Burnley has won four out of six head-to-head meetings. Despite all the setbacks in ten home games this season, the Burgundy has only lost four times. Betting on the result in this game is like playing the lottery.

Burnley won only one match out of ten but managed to keep the gate intact twice. “Both to score” worked six times; the total was over 2.5 and only in half of the meetings.

Watford is playing extremely productively: Ranieri’s team has broken a total of over 2.5 seven times, eight – mutual goals. The Hornets also lost in eight of the last ten meetings. “Both teams to score” is estimated for 1.4.

Predictions and betting tips
This match is quite difficult to predict, as the hosts’ schedule is too torn. They either play or don’t play for weeks; it’s complicated to train at that pace. And now, according to the team’s statement, they have covid. In general, it is not a fact that the match will occur. It is worth paying attention to the mutual goals (1.4).