Watford vs Luton prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-10-22 11:00.
A dead even record after 15 games (W5, D5, L5) leaves an underwhelmed Watford scratching their head, as not even a change of manager has brought a change in fortune. The 3-0 drubbing by Millwall last time out was Slaven Bilić’s third loss in his five games in charge (W2), with the Hornets boss insisting his side created “almost nothing concrete up until the last couple of minutes” after watching his side fail to score for the first time since his appointment.
Bilić will surely back himself when Watford’s fierce rivals Luton Town make the short trip south for what will only be the Croatians third managerial career H2H, securing a league double over them with West Brom in 2019/20. A swift return to Vicarage Road after their midweek humbling could help the Hornets secure bragging rights too, having won 13 of their last 16 home Championship matches (D1, L2).
Contrary to their hosts, Luton will travel in good spirits after beating Norwich 1-0 in midweek to secure back-to-back Championship wins and extend their unbeaten run to seven (W4, D3). These positive results have Nathan Jones’s men firmly in the hunt for the playoff spots for a second successive season, with this being their best points tally after 15 Championship games since their promotion into the second tier in 2019/20.
One must tip their cap to the Hatters where their form on the road is concerned, as they’re unbeaten in their last five away matches (W4, D1), supercharged by keeping four clean sheets in that time. That makes Luton the second-best travelling team in the league prior to the weekend with 14 points collected, and having beaten Watford 1-0 in the last H2H in April 2021 they ought not to be concerned about taking on their noisy neighbours.
Players to watch: Watford’s Ismaïla Sarr likes his home comforts, scoring eight of his last 12 league goals at Vicarage Road, while Luton’s Carlton Morris has scored the match opener in each of his last eight scoring appearances.
Hot stat: The half-time result has been replicated at full-time in nine of Watford’s last 12 games.