Derby County vs Watford Prediction: Both teams expected to score

Derby County will host Watford at the Pride Park Stadium on Saturday. While the hosts are not great at home, the visitors perform below par on the road. Who will win, or a draw would be enough for both sides? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Derby County

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Derby County bowed out of the FA Cup in their last game, losing on penalties to League One side Leyton Orient, after the regular and extra time had ended 1-1. The Rams now return to the league, where they suffered a 1-0 loss to Bristol City in their last outing. They have lost their previous three games and have only secured two wins in their last 13 games in all competitions. The Rams are also winless in 5 of their last seven games at Pride Park Stadium.

Derby sit 18th on the table with 27 points in 26 games, scoring 31 goals and conceding 35. However, Nat Phillips, David Ozoh, and Ryan Nyambe are confirmed out of this game, while Joe Ward remains in doubt.

Watford

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Watford fought back to get a 1-1 draw in the last game against Cardiff City. Vakoun Issouf Bayo got the equaliser in the 87th minute to cancel Cian Ashford’s goal in the 65th minute. This result followed their heavy 4-1 loss to Fulham in the FA Cup.

The Hornets are winless in their last five games in all competitions. Their performance on the road is even worse, as they are winless in their previous seven games. They have won just one of their 14 away games this season in all competitions and have picked up 9 points in 13 Championship games. They sit 8th on the table with 38 points in 26 games, scoring 36 goals and conceding 37. However, due to injuries, Daniel Bachmann, Pierre Dwomoh and Kevin Keben are out of this game.

Possible Starting 11

Derby County — J. W. Zetterström, Kane Wilson, Curtis Nelson, Eiran Cashin, Craig Forsyth, Kenzo Goudmijn, Ebou Adams, Dajaune Brown, Marcus Harness, N. Mendez-Laing, Jerry Yates.

Watford — Jonathan Bond, Jeremy Ngakia, Ryan Porteous, Francisco Sierralta, Mattie Pollock, Yasser Larouci, Edo Kayembe, Moussa Sissoko, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Kwadwo Baah, Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

Interesting Facts

• The Hornets have secured just two away wins this season.
• Watford are winless in their last 7sevengames on the road.
• The Rams are winless in 5 of their last seven home games.
• Watford won the last three games between the two sides.
• Derby County are winless in 11 of their last 13 games.

Expert Betting Tips

Both teams have not had it too well in their recent games with different winless runs. However, Watford know how to play Derby County despite not having it nice on the road this season. The Hornets won the last three games against the Rams, so I expect the visitors to get their third win of the season here. While I hope the visitors win, I expect the hosts to get a consolation goal. They have scored in 13 of their last 14 games at home.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.83 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is for Watford to win for odds of 3.20 at Betway.

Our third prediction is that The Hornets will win or draw, with odds of 1.67 at 1xbet.