Watford vs Chelsea: prediction for 1.12.2021

Watford vs Chelsea prediction

This Wednesday, December 1, 2021, sees the 14th round of the English Premier League taking place at the Vicarage Road arena and starting at 22:30 MSC.

After the capital club’s loss to Manchester United last Sunday, the situation at the top of the standings has become very tense. Now every subsequent match is crucial for the Aristocrats. This is why we are interested in the upcoming game against Watford. We hope that our prediction for the Watford vs Chelsea match comes to fruition.

Watford

Claudio Ranieri’s side, who beat Manchester United 4-1 in the 12th round and caused a resounding sensation, became the loser in the next round following a 2-4 away defeat to Leicester. With a mixed record and 12 points, the team is unable to rise above 16th place in the standings.  

Chelsea 

Thomas Tuchel’s side has continued to lead the EFL Championship. They have 30 points before the game against Watford. This is clearly not enough to continue to make good progress towards the target. Their rivals are trailing by 1-2 points behind the leader. The result of the team’s Week 14 match against Manchester United was a 1-1 draw.

Head-to-head statistics 

The number of matches played between Chelsea and Watford at the official level is 37. In 11 games, Watford was the stronger side; while in 21 games, Chelsea was victorious. A draw was recorded at the end of the other 5 matches.

Prediction

In this upcoming match, Chelsea is clearly the favorite and is unlikely to miss an opportunity to earn three points.  Besides, it looks like only the visitors will be scoring goals. In our prediction for the Watford vs Chelsea match, we go with existing predictions of this same version.

Probable results – Both teams will score, Option is No.

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