Watford v Rotherham United Tips, Predictions and Odds
Watford host Rotherham United in matchday 17 of the Championship on Tuesday 8th December, 7:45pm at Vicarage Road. The hosts currently sit in 7th place in the table having beaten Rotherham United 2-0 last time out, while the visitors are in 20th after their 2-0 loss against Watford.
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
WIN/DRAW/WIN KEY STATISTICS:
| LEAGUE TABLE + Win/Draw/Win | ||||
| Watford | Scores | Rotherham | ||
| HOME | AWAY | TEAM | PLD | W | D | L | GD | PTS | HOME | AWAY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-0 | Apr 20 | Norwich | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 1-2 | Feb 20 | ||||
May 8 | 2-1 | Swansea | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 46 | Jan 30 | 1-0 | ||||
1-1 | Feb 27 | Bournemouth | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 2-2 | Feb 17 | ||||
1-1 | May 1 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 0-2 | Mar 6 | ||||
- | - | Watford H | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 40 | Mar 16 | 2-0 | ||||
Apr 10 | 1-0 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 40 | Feb 27 | 3-0 | ||||
1-0 | Apr 5 | M'Boro | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | Apr 21 | Jan 27 | ||||
3-2 | Jan 22 | Stoke | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 36 | Jan 19 | 1-0 | ||||
Feb 13 | 0-0 | Bristol C | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 2-0 | Mar 20 | ||||
Jan 19 | 1-0 | Barnsley | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 34 | 1-2 | Apr 24 | ||||
3-1 | Feb 24 | Blackburn | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | May 1 | 2-1 | ||||
1-0 | Apr 17 | Luton | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 33 | 0-1 | TBA | ||||
4-1 | Feb 16 | Preston | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | -3 | 32 | 2-1 | Feb 6 | ||||
2-0 | 2-0 | Huddersfield | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 31 | 1-1 | Apr 10 | ||||
0-1 | Mar 13 | Cardiff | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 29 | TBA | May 8 | ||||
Apr 24 | Jan 26 | Millwall | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | -4 | 26 | 0-1 | Apr 2 | ||||
3-2 | Feb 6 | Coventry | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -9 | 26 | Mar 13 | 3-1 | ||||
Mar 20 | 0-1 | Birmingham | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -11 | 26 | Apr 17 | 1-1 | ||||
Mar 6 | 0-0 | Nottm Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 25 | Feb 23 | 1-1 | ||||
Jan 30 | 1-1 | QPR | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 24 | Feb 13 | 3-2 | ||||
Apr 2 | 0-0 | Sheff Wed | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 19 | 3-0 | Mar 3 | ||||
2-0 | Mar 16 | Rotherham A | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 19 | - | - | ||||
Feb 20 | 0-1 | Derby | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 19 | TBA | 0-1 | ||||
Mar 3 | 1-1 | Wycombe | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 15 | Apr 5 | 0-1 |
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
CORRECT SCORE KEY STATISTICS:
Watford have scored 2 goals or more in 11 of their last 20 home games. Rotherham have conceded at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 20 away games.
Watford have conceded 1 goal or less in 15 of their last 20 home league games. Rotherham have scored 1 goal or less in 12 of their last 20 away league games
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PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE KEY STATISTICS
55% of Watford's last 20 home league games have ended with Both teams scoring. They won 7, drew 2 and lost 2 of those games.
65% of Rotherham's last 20 away league games ended with both teams scoring, they won 4, drew 5 and lost 4 of those games.
The last time Watford failed to score at home in the league was a 0-1 loss to Cardiff in December this year.
The last time Rotherham kept a clean sheet away in the league was in a 1-0 win against Wycombe in September this year.
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PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
OVER/UNDER 2.5 GOALS KEY STATISTICS
Watford's last 20 home league games have averaged 2.8 goals a game. Rotherham's last 20 away league games have averaged 2.8 goals a game.
Watford have scored on average at home in the league 1.7 goals a game and conceded on average 1.1 goals.
Rotherham have scored on average away in the league 1.4 goals a game and conceded on average 1.5 goals
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LAST MATCH KEY STATISTICS
Watford's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Ben Foster |
| DEF: | Kiko Femenia, Christian Kabasele, William Troost-Ekong |
| MID: | Nathaniel Chalobah, Ken Sema, Tom Cleverley |
| FWD: | Ismaila Sarr, Stipe Perica, Troy Deeney |
In the Championship this season, this Watford XI has played 156 matches and scored 16 goals.
This Championship line-up has 948 all-time Championship appearances and 173 goals.
Rotherham United's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Jamal Blackman |
| DEF: | Billy Jones, Angus MacDonald, Michael Ihiekwe, Wes Harding |
| MID: | Daniel Barlaser, Jamie Lindsay, Ben Wiles |
| FWD: | Michael Smith, Kyle Vassell, Matt Crooks |
In the Championship this season, this Rotherham United XI has played 117 matches and scored 10 goals.
This Championship line-up has 283 all-time Championship appearances and 69 goals.
Watford have won 60% of their last 20 home league games and Rotherham have lost 40% of their last 20 away league games.
The last time Rotherham won away in the league was 8 games ago against Wycombe. The last time Watford lost a home league game was 1 match ago against Cardiff.
Watford last kept a clean sheet at home 7 games ago, and have kept 7 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. Rotherham last failed to score away in the league 3 games ago and have missed the net in 4 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 12 league games Watford has won at home, they scored first 9 times. Of the 8 away games Rotherham has lost, they conceded first 8 times.
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