Watford is a slight advance favorite in today’s Championship match as the Blades’ host.
Rob Edwards took over at Watford. PDO
The most interesting game of the day
Monday’s most interesting battle will take place in the English Championship, when Watford, who were relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season, host Sheffield United, who moved up the league ladder earlier in the season.
Watford’s last season was a disappointment and relegation was fully deserved in the end. The position of Hornets Manager has been a really windy position in recent seasons and there is a lot of change in the players as well. Even now. Player traffic has been active, and even though the Championship does not always attract players, interesting acquisitions have been made. One of these is the new head coach, Rob Edwards.
Edwards, who promoted Forest Green to the First League, the Second League’s coach of the year, was certainly not an obvious or expected man for the job, but may bring surprising continuity and consistency to Watford’s fast-paced decision-making world. Edwards, who played Forest Green in a 3-4-1-2 formation, is the harbinger of high pressing, quick change of direction and straightforward football.
In terms of the crew, Watford is a bit weakened, when from the midfield Moussa Sissoko was already sold and probably will be Ismailia Sarr another change of scenery. While the transfer window is still open, movement can still be seen in both directions. However, the team is of such quality that it should be involved in fighting for the promotion qualification positions. Edwards is an interesting recruitment as a coach, but how will players who have seen the Premier League buy into the views of an inexperienced coach? At the same time, it is a threat and an opportunity.
Sheffield United were in the opening half of last season Slavisa Jokanovic under really weak. Instead, the spring season was excellent and Blades made a really hard climb from the lower caste to the promotion qualifiers. Paul Heckingbottom made the team’s possession-based game work really well and can continue to go well, even though Nottingham beat the Blades in the promotion qualifier. United plays in a 3-4-3 format and is one of the teams in the series that has the most possessions under its control.
Blades has made good acquisitions in the summer and the material seems strong enough that the team has the seams to fight for promotion. In terms of the ranking, it is at least a team that is placed in the promotion qualifying places. The playing itself should be in good readiness at the beginning of the season, because the lineup changes are quite moderate for this season.
However, there are small question marks in the air regarding head coach Heckingbottom. Although last spring was excellent, Heckingbottom’s coaching history also has its share of problems. However, Blades’ material is extensive and wide, and it also withstands absences. A few candidates for the opening are on the sidelines from the opening of the season: Jack O’Connell, Jayden Bogle mixed Tommy Doyle suffer injuries.
The picture of the game should be quite clear: Sheffield keeps the ball more and looks for opportunities to break through with longer attacks, controlling the flow of the match. Watford, on the other hand, progress clearly in a more straightforward manner and attack quickly after receiving a possession. The hosts’ press should also be active in order to make the opening phase of the visitors’ game more difficult. There is not a big difference in level between the teams, but the Blades are half a class ahead.
Based on these starting points, I estimate the probability of a home win at 43 percent. In terms of the number of goals, the lean is in the direction of fewer goals – the expected goal value is slightly above 2.40. There is no positive expected value in Veikkaus goal number bets this time. The most likely final results are 1–1, 1–0 and 0–0.
The match starts at 22:00.
The best betting tip of the day
In terms of betting, Monday’s offer is a bit quiet. However, a marginal advantage can be found for Watford in the Championship match predicted above.
Watford will be able to challenge Sheffield United on their home field, above all through substitution play. However, in the defensive game, you have to be calm and keep the distances in order. As I stated above, there is no big difference between the teams’ materials, but the game readiness is probably better at the beginning of the season.
The Hornets deserve a 43 percent favorite position. The betting odds for a home win is 2.38, and when the limit odds for the event is 2.33, there is a nice little over-odds distribution. However, with this expected value, you cannot get to the game recommendation. The draw-no-bet game format offers, as usual, a more relevant option and, in fact, a slightly better expected value as well. The betting coefficient for Watford +0 is 1.69, while Arvioni’s event has 61 pins and the limit coefficient is therefore 1.64.
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