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Man City vs Watford Predictions - Comfortable for City at home

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 24 Sep 2024

Ralph Staniforth 24 Sep 2024

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Man City vs Watford EFL Cup preview.
City likely to rest players but still strong.
Watford's form has dipped recently.

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Man City have seen over 6.5 goals in their last 2 home games against Watford (Getty Images)

Man City vs Watford Tips

City are likely to rest a host of players but their squad is superb. They should still be far too good.

Man City vs Watford Tips
Head to Head
Man City Form
Man City Injuries & Team News
Watford Form
Watford Injuries & Team News

Man City have won 5 of their last 7 home games.
Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their previous 5 matches.
Man City have beaten Watford in 15 consecutive meetings.
Man City have seen over 6.5 goals in their last 2 home games against Watford.
Watford have lost their last 2 away fixtures.
Watford have seen over 4.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 away games.

Head to Head

Man City have a 22-6 advantage against Watford in 33 meetings with five draws. City are on a 15-match winning streak against the Hornets and have scored 58 goals in this spell.

Man City Form

Man City remain unbeaten in the 2024/25 season so far with four wins and two draws in all competitions.

City won four consecutive league matches, beating Chelsea 2-0, Ipswich 4-1, West Ham 3-1 and Brentford 2-1. Pep Guardiola’s side were then played out a 0-0 Champions League stalemate against Inter Milan.

Another draw came against Arsenal on Sunday as City were held 2-2 at home in the Premier League. Erling Haaland netted first and Arsenal struck twice before John Stones salvaged a point with a 98th-minute equaliser.

Man City Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Rodri is unlikely to feature after his injury against Arsenal.

Forward Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake are unavailable due to injury.

Captain Kevin De Bruyne is likely to be recalled after missing the clash on Sunday.

Watford Form

Watford started the new season in top form under Tom Cleverley. The Championship side won five matches in a row, including cup triumphs against MK Dons (5-0) and Plymouth (2-0).

This strong early season form has ended with a three-match winless streak. The Hornets lost 1-0 at Sheffield United and drew 1-1 at home with Coventry.

Cleverley’s outfit lost again on Saturday, falling to a 4-1 defeat at Norwich. Ryan Andrews cancelled out Norwich’s opener on 26 minutes but Watford shipped three more goals and couldn’t respond.

Watford Injuries & Team News

Goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann and defender Francisco Sierralta are injury doubts.

Defender Kevin Keben is ruled out with an injury.

Striker Dan Jebbison is cup-tied after featuring for Bournemouth in the earlier EFL Cup rounds.

Verdict

Man City v Watford

Man City can dominate this home EFL Cup tie against a Watford side on the slide. City are likely to create chances and can put goals past their Championship opponents.

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.

He supports Manchester United (football), Cheetahs (rugby), Knights (cricket) and has a newly found appreciation for Dominic Thiem on the tennis courts.