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Watford will welcome Hull City to Vicarage Road in EFL Championship action on Saturday.
The hosts are winless in their last five league outings and suffered their first loss after five games last week. In a close game, they came back from two goals down against Southampton, who scored in the ninth minute of added time to register a memorable 3-2 home win.
The visitors, on the other hand, have seen an upswing in form and are unbeaten in their last three league outings. Goals from Ozan Tufan, Fábio Carvalho, and Jaden Philogene helped them register a comfortable 3-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers last time around.
The win helped them climb up to seventh place in the league standings. The hosts, meanwhile, dropped to 15th place after a loss last week.
Watford vs Hull City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 47 times across all competitions thus far. They have been closely matched in these meetings, with the visitors having a narrow 18-13 lead in wins and 16 games ending in draws.
- Five of the last six meetings between them have produced fewer than 2.5 goals, with three clean sheets for both teams.
- They last met in the reverse fixture in December, with Watford recording a 2-1 away win.
- Hull City have scored eight goals in their last three league games while conceding just three times.
- The visitors have won five of their last seven away games in the Championship while suffering just one defeat.
- The hosts have seen a drop in form recently and have just one win in their last 10 league games.
- The visitors have outscored the hosts 62-59 in the league and also have a better defensive record, conceding four fewer goals (54).
Watford vs Hull City Prediction
The Hornets have been in poor form recently and head into the match on a five-game winless run. They are winless at home in the Championship since November, suffering six defeats in 11 games. They have just one win in their last six home meetings against the visitors and might struggle here.
Interim coach Tom Cleverley does not have any team news updates as Ken Sema, Jeremy Ngakia, and Kwadwo Baah remain sidelined through injuries.
The Tigers have won two of their last three league outings, scoring eight goals, and will look to continue their goalscoring form in this match. They have won five of their last seven away games, scoring 11 goals, and are strong favorites.
Considering the current form of the two teams and the visitors' goalscoring form, Hull are expected to register a comfortable win.
Prediction: Watford 1-2 Hull City
Watford vs Hull City Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Hull City to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the first half - Yes
Tip 4: Jaden Philogene to score or assist any time - Yes
