Boreham Wood vs Watford tips and predictions

Won't be easy for Boreham Wood

The away team is several levels above this Boreham Wood side.

To start this preview with a caveat; it's not the most confident of views but the away side price is too short.

Boreham Wood will take anything they can from Watford's recent results. Adversity has slowly been stacking up for this away squad over their last 18 fixtures. They've been defeated 9 times during these 18 starts. For a team so short in the betting, perhaps they'd be expected to have done better than this.

And although they are expected to pull out a result against Boreham Wood they aren't unbeatable and a home win might be a reasonable suggestion.

The Wood are going to have to produce a standard of football most people don't think they are capable of. While ultimately probably not enough to change the result of the match, the hosts have posted some good numbers. The hosts are making the most of a recent purple patch and they've been solving a lot of problems. They scored three or more goals in 2 of their recent 4 matches while not conceding in their last 4 games.

Watford have had a few wobbles on the road; they've conceded three or more goals in 2 of their last 3 away matches. The cynics might also point to the stats from the other end of the pitch. Netting an average of just 0.8 goals in their last 20 matches, The Hornets have would have wanted more.

The betting markets imply that neither side will keep a clean sheet during this match despite the massive favouritism for Watford. Nevertheless the odds-against for the No BTTS is actually the best bet from that market. Looking into the goal line, it's no more than one goal in this match considering the current odds. When there is such a gulf in class, matches can take an unpredictable turn. The analysis in this preview depends on how the hosts cope with this higher standard of play.