Liverpool are increasingly losing the championship lead in the Premier League. Does Watford crash the Reds into second place? Here is our tip!

Liverpool FC vs Watford Football Betting Prediction

Liverpool FC face FC Watford on Matchday 28 of the Premier League. For the leaders in red (66 points, 59:15 goals), the game is of immense importance as it keeps Manchester City at bay. Watford (40 points, 39:35 goals), with the Wolverhampton Wanderers, is a long-distance duel for seventh place – and thus for international business. Can the Hornets endanger the Reds?

Liverpool FC

The last three results: 0: 0 vs. 0. Manchester United, 0: 0 vs. Bayern Munich, 3: 0 vs. AFC Bournemouth

“On a day when United is beatable, you should beat it.” said Jürgen Klopp on Sunday night, after the zero number of his Liverpool FC against Manchester United. His statement reveals that Klopp was not really satisfied, once again – and he had plenty of reason to do so.

Within the first 20 minutes his opponent Solskjaer had already had to change three times due to injury. Physical discomfort weakened the Red Devils so much – and yet managed Liverpool not to benefit from it. Too seldom did the dreaded Reds attack combine in front of the opposing goal, too rarely did the team breach United’s defensive line. Sure, a point at Old Trafford is not a bad one, but given Liverpool’s current expectations, that’s not enough to please the coach. After all, it is important to defend a championship lead – and this is now melting away.

Only a single point separates Liverpool from second-placed champion ManCity, and the SkyBlues are in top form. The Reds, meanwhile, played four games in five games and left plenty of points.

Before the meeting in Manchester, the team had received the FC Bayern Munich. In the first leg of the first knockout round, the hosts enjoyed slight advantages, but Sadio Mané missed the biggest chance to win in a contested game. Reaching the quarter-finals remains a big piece of work.

Previously, the Reds had the so far only fully convincing game of the current year completed: 3-0 swept the team over the AFC Bournemouth away and finally presented once again the enthusiasm and momentum that had the team meanwhile seven points ahead of the top of the table. However, it should remain an exception: Liverpool is looking aggressively for his form – but now has a chance against Watford to find them again.

Possible line-up Liverpool FC

Klopp had to cope with a bitter failure in the match against United: Roberto Firmino hobbled after 30 minutes injured from the field, what the coach rightly described as a “disaster”. Winger Xherdan Xhaqiri should be in the first squad for the Brazilian:

Alisson – Alexander Arnold, van Dijk, Matip, Robertson – Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner – Mané, M. Salah, Xhaqiri

Watford

The last three results: 5: 1 vs. Cardiff City, 1-0 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1-0 vs. Everton FC

A dress rehearsal could not have been better: Watford did his homework well this weekend and presented himself in Cardiff more than prepared for the trip Liverpool. The Hornets won 5: 1 against completely overwhelmed Welsh and thus celebrated the third success in series.

Previously, the team had first defeated Everton and kept it at a distance (1-0) before they left the Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup (1-0). In addition to the seventh place in the table, the team thus secured the quarter-finals ticket in the most prestigious cup competition on the planet. Together, recent achievements reflect the strong constitution of Watford.

Only one of the last eleven games have lost the Hornets, Javi Gracia’s team is unbeaten in four games. Especially on their defensive team could rely in the course of the series: In the last nine games the Hornets conceded just three goals.

However, one must also note that the quality of the opponents has contributed their part to Watford’s famous run. In recent weeks, the team almost exclusively against teams from the bottom half of the table. The only exception: the Tottenham Hotspur – and against the league table lost Watford (1: 2). It was the eighth defeat in the eighth game against a team from the top six of the league.

Thus, the chest may indeed be quite wide, but not too wide at the Hornets before they fight at the Stamford Bridge for more points. Counting things would definitely be important, however, the team keeps the seventh place in front of the Wolverhampton Wanderer only because of the better goal difference. While Watford wrestles for the second-strongest home team in the league for counters, the Wolves guest at the rear in Huddersfield. As good as Watford’s recent results may have been, seventh place is in acute danger.

Possible lineup Watford

The Hornets last played on Friday night, which meant they had a relatively long recovery time despite English week. Coach Gracia should therefore muster his top formation:

Foster – Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina – Doucouré, Capoue – Hughes, Pereyra – Deulofeu, Deeney

Our Football Betting Prediction Liverpool FC vs Watford

The bookies agree: Liverpool is the clear favorite in a duel with Watford on Wednesday night. How could it be otherwise – the Reds are leaders of the Premier League and CL-knockout finalists. The betting market looks beyond the least convincing performances of the Reds.

So, is it really the hosts who will be victorious in the end? The majority of the arguments speak for it. Liverpool are individually better by far, showed Watford the limits in the first leg (3: 0) and are on top of that immensely strong home (13 games, eleven wins, two draws).

Watford, on the other hand, holds with the current better form (three wins in a row) and one last outstanding defensive against (only one goal from five games), but as nice as that may sound: A look at the youngest opponents (Cardiff, Queens Park , Brighton) invalidates any intercession.

On the other hand, looking at Watford’s performance against top teams, the picture is different and more trustworthy: in the last five games against a team from the top five, three goals have been scored. As with Liverpool now one of the strongest offensives in the league approaches, this series is likely to hold.

Betting Prediction: victory for Liverpool and over 2.5 goals
Odds: 1.80