Newcastle United - Watford betting tips and odds

Though Newcastle United are more likely to win this, an away win would only be slightly surprising. It’s a relatively balanced matchup, which usually means we’ll see some exciting football.

An away win in this match would be a huge surprise and an equally big achievement for Watford who could consider themselves fortunate if they run away with a point in the bag.

Watford are coming on the back of a narrow 0:1 home defeat against Tottenham Hotspur. The first half ended inconclusively, but the far stronger visiting team eventually pulled ahead – just like most betting predictions anticipated.

Experts have pointed at Newcastle’s defence as their biggest issue at the moment. They conceded 8 goals over the last 3 Premier League games.

Watford may need to work on their defence if they want to get anywhere. In the 3 most recent matches they played, they conceded more than 5 times in total, which is not a good record to have.

A string of mishaps landed The Magpies right in the relegation zone. It’s not a disaster yet with much of the season left to be played, but walking away with additional points from this matchup will be quite a challenge.

With just 2 points between them and the relegation zone, The Hornets can’t be too comfortable heading into this unfavourable matchup. Thankfully, a good chunk of the season is still ahead of them.

Newcastle may be the favourites in this matchup, but they’ve yet to prove they can conclusively defeat Watford this season. They had several opportunities to do so, and all ended with a tied result.

This match is notable for the number of injuries reported prior by both sides. On one hand, the hosts will have to make do without Karl Darlow, Ciaran Clark, Paul Dummett, Ryan Fraser, Matt Ritchie, Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson, Joseph Willock. On the other, the visitors will not be able to count on Kiko Femenía, Ismaila Sarr, Danny Rose, Kwadwo Baah. Both are in a precarious state, but you should take the importance of these players to the respective strategies before putting down a stake.

You can safely put down an Over 2.5 Goals bet on this match and feel very confident. If the teams’ records are any indication, 3 or more goals in this match are almost guaranteed.