Manchester City vs Watford Prediction: are we expecting a confident victory for the home team?

Prediction for the EFL League match which will take place on September 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Last weekend Manchester City played the main match in the starting part of the new season. In the fifth round of the English championship the team beat Arsenal at home and snatched a 2:2 draw in stoppage time thanks to Stones' goal. It should be noted that in this game, the Citizens played with a numerical advantage for the whole second half. According to the results of the fifth round, the Citizens retained leadership in the EPL standings, the club has 13 points.

The team began performances in the League Cup from the first round, where they met with MK Dons. In this duel, the club left no chance to the opponent and scored five unanswered goals. Then Watford on the home arena took Plymouth and again played on zero. In the second round of the tournament, the team performed more modestly in the attacking phase and scored two goals. In the last three rounds of the Championships, the results leave much to be desired: a draw with Coventry City 1:1 and defeats from Sheffield United 0:1 and Norwich City 1:4. With ten points Watford dropped to eighth place in the standings.

After a tough match against Arsenal, Pep Guardiola will make a few changes to the starting lineup. Let's not forget about the absence of De Bruyne, as well as the severe injury to Rodri. The Spanish midfielder tore his cruciate ligament against the Gunners and will no longer help City in the current campaign. Despite such news, Manchester City remain clear favorites for the upcoming match against Watford. Here we suggest to consider yellow cards as the main option, amidst the negative news the guests will try to cling on to an unexpected result. As for the outcome, we don't rule out Watford's productive action, but we expect a final confident victory for the home team.