Expert analysis

Watford Home Record Points To Avoid Defeat

Watford sit 21st with 11 points from 12 games and have taken just three points from their last five matches. Lincoln hold 15 points from the same number of fixtures but have collected only four points from their most recent five outings. The home side average 1.3 goals per game at Vicarage Road while Lincoln score 1.0 goal per away fixture. Lincoln have conceded 1.2 goals on average in away matches and lost three of their last five. Watford have failed to score in five of their 12 league games overall yet show more attacking intent in front of their own fans. Lincoln keep four clean sheets this season but only one of those came on the road. The game may turn on whether Lincoln can create enough chances away from home to trouble the Watford defence.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate

This season

	Watford	Lincoln
Over 2.5 goals	42%	58%
Clean sheet	8%	33%
Failed to score	42%	25%
Scored per game	0.8	1.1
Conceded per game	1.7	1.7
Scored home / away	1.3 / 0.3	1.2 / 1.0

Across 12 and 12 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
14	BRI Bristol City	12	4	3	5	15
15	LIN Lincoln ▲	12	4	3	5	15
16	CAR Cardiff	12	3	5	4	14
17	WRE Wrexham	12	3	5	4	14
18	BOL Bolton	12	4	2	6	14
19	CHA Charlton	12	3	5	4	14
20	NOR Norwich	12	4	0	8	12
21	WAT Watford ▲	12	3	2	7	11
22	BUR Burnley	12	1	5	6	8

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Watford LLLWL

L @ Bristol City 0–1 Sep 18

L vs Burnley 0–4 Oct 10

L @ Cardiff 1–5 Oct 13

W vs Charlton 2–0 Oct 17

L @ Wolves 0–1 Oct 24

Lincoln LLLDW

L vs Swansea 1–2 Sep 19

L @ Sheffield Utd 0–3 Oct 10

L vs West Ham 0–6 Oct 14

D @ Millwall 2–2 Oct 17

W vs Burnley 4–1 Oct 24

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Watford

Scored 0.6 avg

0 0 1 2 0

Conceded 2.2 avg

1 4 5 0 1

Lincoln

Scored 1.4 avg

1 0 0 2 4

Conceded 2.8 avg

2 3 6 2 1