Leicester City vs Watford: Leicester city to start a new Cup campaign with a win

Leicester City host Watford in round 3 of the FA Cup. Will the Champions show dominating performance despite their bad league form?

Leicester City form

The current champions of the FA cup, Leicester city will start their campaign against Watford. Leicester are on a hot streak at the moment on home turf with them winning four games on the trot in all competitions. They are averaging three goals in a game in these four games. They however need to be mindful of the premier league side which can turn up and end their consecutive cup hopes.

Watford form

Watford, coached by Renieri have to pull a miracle to win against Leicester. Watford lost all their five games in the league in December. Known for eliminating giants in the cup, Watford will be looking to get revenge against Leicester for the 4-2 defeat in November. Leicester will be missing a few players due to injury, so Watford would like to capitalize on that and come up with a win.

Key Stats

• Watford have gone out in the third round in last two seasons;
• Leicester have eliminated Watford in last three FA Cup meetings

Expert betting tips

We are expecting Leicester City to win this match in regular time for 1.59. We are expecting a low-scoring match with total goals below 2.5 for 2.00. Alternatively, we are not expecting both teams to score for 2.00.