Watford vs Southampton predictions: Saints could be held at Vicarage Road
Three of Watford’s last five home league games against Southampton have ended in draws
Southampton have not won any of their last seven away league fixtures
Recommended bet: Draw
Southampton have had a mixed bag of results after dropping back down to the Championship and will be expecting a tricky test at Watford, who are shaping up as potential contenders in the promotion race.
Both teams have four points and that could be more of a concern for Saints, who were handed a reality check with last Saturday’s 2-1 loss at home to Stoke.
Saints responded with a 3-0 victory at Norwich in the EFL Cup, but their sketchy league performances hint at a potential hangover from last season when they registered just two top-flight victories.
Watford have lower expectations but are growing in confidence after a 2-1 success at home to QPR and a solid 1-1 draw at Swansea.
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Team news
Watford will have to check on the fitness of Nestory Irankunda, who was substituted during last Saturday's 1-1 draw at Swansea due to an apparent hamstring injury.
Kwadwo Baah could come back into the starting XI, but Imran Louza continues a three-game ban and Mattie Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze and Caleb Wiley will be sidelined until after the international break.
Southampton head to Hertfordshire without Welington (ankle), Will Smallbone (calf) and James Bree (leg).
Damion Downs, Ross Stewart and Cameron Archer came off the bench last weekend and are options if Will Still decides to switch things around in attack.
The stats
There have been less than four goals in all of Watford's last 17 Championship matches, while the Hornets have gone nine games without keeping a clean sheet.
Southampton have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 11 away league games and both teams have scored in Saints' three Championship matches this season.
Saints are unbeaten on their last 10 visits to Vicarage Road.
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Prediction
Watford have made a solid start to the season and can share the points with well-fancied Southampton this weekend.
The Hornets are dealing with a lot of absentees, but they look much-improved in attack with summer signing Luca Kjerrumgaard giving them an extra dimension.
They could be dark horses in the promotion race and can compete on even terms with Saints, who are still readjusting to life back in the Championship.
They have a big squad with several attacking options, but they have shown vulnerability at the back and may have to settle for a second away draw of the season.
