Watford will be looking to return to their winning ways when they travel to King Power Stadium for another intriguing fixture against Leicester City in the third round of all-premier league FA Cup this weekend. Kickoff schedules for 8th January 2021 at 18:00 EAT.
Leicester is languishing in the middle of the premier league table, currently in the 10th place with 25 points after 18 matches. The Foxes may be struggling for form but they have at least been scoring and have only failed to score in three of their 10 home games in all competitions this season.
Brendan Rodgers’s men will be aiming for another victory following on the 1-0 Premier League triumph against Liverpool in their previous fixture. In that game, Leicester City had 37% possession, six shots with only one on target and a goal scored by Lookman (59′). Liverpool on the other end got 21 shots with four of them on target.
Things haven’t been going quite well for Watford in the premier league where they are on a six game losing streak that sees them in the 17th spot with 13 points after 18 league matches. Watford has struggled for goals and has failed to score in four of their last six but they have still managed nine goals during that period.
Coming into this game the Hornets suffered 0-1 defeat in the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in their previous Premier League competition. In that match, Watford managed 26% possession, six shots with four of them on target. Tottenham Hotspur got 21 shots with nine on target and a goal by Davinson Sánchez (96′).
Leicester City vs Watford head to head
Leicester City and Watford’s head to head record shows that of the 37 meetings they’ve had since 1993, Leicester City has won 19 times, Watford 10 times and eight fixtures ended with shared spoils.
- Leicester 4-2 Watford 28/11/21
- Watford 1-1 Leicester 20/06/20
- Leicester 2-0 Watford 04/12/19
- Watford 2-1 Leicester 03/03/19
- Leicester 2-0 Watford 01/12/18
Home
- Leicester 1-0 Liverpool
- Man City 6-3 Leicester
- Liverpool 5-4 Leicester
- Leicester 4-0 Newcastle
- Napoli 3-2 Leicester
Away
- Watford 0-1 Tottenham
- Watford 1-4 West Ham
- Brentford 2-1 Watford
- Watford 13 Man City
- Watford 1-2 Chelsea
Leicester City team news
The City will miss out Wilfred Ndidi, Nampalys Mendy, Kelechi Iheanacho and Daniel Amartey who are out on duty in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Watford team news
Meanwhile, Watford’s ranks have also been depleted by AFCON, with William Troost-Ekong, Adam Masina, Imran Louza and Ismaila Sarr representing their various nations.
Prediction and odds
Watford travels to an injury-hit Leicester having lost their last three away games and are hardly in the healthiest shape. We are backing a low scoring win for the home side here.
- Leicester Win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
