Leciester v Watford: Hunt Foxes down again

Gianfranco Zola will be confident of another successful away day for his Watford side

The home side are priced too short once again and have to be taken on, says Andy Tongue...

Leicester v Watford
Friday 19.45, Live on Sky Sports 1

Leicester are featured on the television once again and we have an absorbing contest in prospect with both sides needing three points in their respective battles for a play-off and second spot in their penultimate game of the season.

Leicester

Saturday's 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace saw Nigel Pearson's men slip down to seventh place and means they have now won just one of their last 11 games. They have conceded twice in each of their last three games and not kept a clean sheet for 12 matches, although leading scorer Chris Wood has netted in each of the last two. After a traumatic couple of months Pearson will at least feel that his men are showing some fighting spirit as they try to avoid missing out on the play-offs, having looked contenders for automatic promotion at the turn of the year.

Watford

Second place is certainly not out of reach for Gianfranco Zola's side yet. Hull may be four points ahead but have two tricky looking games left - a trip to Barnsley and the visit of champions Cardiff to the KC Stadium on the final day of the season. Much of Watford's most impressive football has come on the road where their fluid counter-attacking style can be seen to its best effect so they will fancy their chances of grabbing the three points here and piling on the pressure onto Steve Bruce's outfit.

Match Odds

The home side are priced at 2.021/1 which is a lay in my book given their recent run and Watford's away form, which is the best in the division with 11 wins and 40 goals to their name on their travels thus far.

Under/Over 3.5 goals

This would have paid out in each of Leicester's last three matches, while the visitors are the division's leading scorers and have to go for the three points. At 2.8815/8 it is the second recommended bet for the evening.

Recommended Bets

Lay Leicester @ 2.021/1
Back over 3.5 goals at 2.8815/8