There are only three matches to be played at the traditional time of 3pm on Saturday in the English Premier League including the meeting between Watford and Brentford.
The game will take place at Vicarage Road and the hosts begin the weekend in 19th place on 22 points while the visitors are in 13th place on 36 points.
𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜Watford on the horizon 🌅#BrentfordFC #WATBRE pic.twitter.com/740cMqBMCt— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) April 12, 2022
𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜Watford on the horizon 🌅#BrentfordFC #WATBRE pic.twitter.com/740cMqBMCt
Watford come into the game on the back of a hugely disappointing 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Leeds United last weekend. The Hornets were 1-0 down at half-time and conceded 2 goals in the final 17 minutes of the match.
That result means Watford have recorded just a single victory from their 7 most recent Premier League games.
Тhe win came at Southampton but each of the other 6 league fixtures all ended in defeat. Three of the 6 defeats came at home against Crystal Palace, Arsenal, and Leeds United.
Home from has been dreadful and Watford have lost each of their last 9 games, all of which have been in the Premier League. Watford have managed to score goals in 5 of those 9 matches but they had problems in defence.
Trends show Watford have conceded 2 or more goals in 8 of their last 9 home Premier League games and that is something that will need to improve dramatically if they are to avoid relegation this season.
Brentford make the short trip to Vicarage Road having recorded a good 2-0 win over West Ham United in the Premier League last weekend. Both goals were scored in the second half of the match and that result means Brentford have won 4 of their last 5 Premier League games.
In addition to the victory over West Ham United, Brentford have defeated Burnley at home plus Norwich City and Chelsea away, the latter of which was a superb 4-1 win at Stamford Bridge. The only defeat in their last 5 league matches came at Leicester City.
Trends show in their last 12 away games in the Premier League, Brentford have recorded only 2 wins but both victories have come in their last 3 away trips.
Brentford have conceded 1 or more goals in their last 16 away matches in all competitions and have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 4 away games in the Premier League.
Looking ahead to the team news and Watford will be without Cucho, who has a hamstring problem.
Brentford are expected to be without the injured duo of Frank Onyeka and Joshua Dasilva. They also have doubts over the fitness of Pontus Jansson in defence.
Brentford arrive at Vicarage Road in good form and face a Watford team who have a terrible home record. That suggests we should see any away win and we expect to see both teams score, meaning there will be over 2.5 goals in the match.