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Man City vs Watford Predictions - Comfortable for City at home
- Man City vs Watford EFL Cup preview.
- City likely to rest players but still strong.
- Watford's form has dipped recently.
Expired
Man City have seen over 6.5 goals in their last 2 home games against Watford (Getty Images)
Man City vs Watford Tips
City are likely to rest a host of players but their squad is superb. They should still be far too good.
- Man City vs Watford Tips
- Head to Head
- Man City Form
- Man City Injuries & Team News
- Watford Form
- Watford Injuries & Team News
- Man City have won 5 of their last 7 home games.
- Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their previous 5 matches.
- Man City have beaten Watford in 15 consecutive meetings.
- Man City have seen over 6.5 goals in their last 2 home games against Watford.
- Watford have lost their last 2 away fixtures.
- Watford have seen over 4.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 away games.
Head to Head
Man City have a 22-6 advantage against Watford in 33 meetings with five draws. City are on a 15-match winning streak against the Hornets and have scored 58 goals in this spell.
Man City Form
Man City remain unbeaten in the 2024/25 season so far with four wins and two draws in all competitions.
City won four consecutive league matches, beating Chelsea 2-0, Ipswich 4-1, West Ham 3-1 and Brentford 2-1. Pep Guardiola’s side were then played out a 0-0 Champions League stalemate against Inter Milan.
Another draw came against Arsenal on Sunday as City were held 2-2 at home in the Premier League. Erling Haaland netted first and Arsenal struck twice before John Stones salvaged a point with a 98th-minute equaliser.
Man City Injuries & Team News
Midfielder Rodri is unlikely to feature after his injury against Arsenal.
Forward Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake are unavailable due to injury.
Captain Kevin De Bruyne is likely to be recalled after missing the clash on Sunday.
Watford Form
Watford started the new season in top form under Tom Cleverley. The Championship side won five matches in a row, including cup triumphs against MK Dons (5-0) and Plymouth (2-0).
This strong early season form has ended with a three-match winless streak. The Hornets lost 1-0 at Sheffield United and drew 1-1 at home with Coventry.
Cleverley’s outfit lost again on Saturday, falling to a 4-1 defeat at Norwich. Ryan Andrews cancelled out Norwich’s opener on 26 minutes but Watford shipped three more goals and couldn’t respond.
Watford Injuries & Team News
Goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann and defender Francisco Sierralta are injury doubts.
Defender Kevin Keben is ruled out with an injury.
Striker Dan Jebbison is cup-tied after featuring for Bournemouth in the earlier EFL Cup rounds.
Verdict
Man City can dominate this home EFL Cup tie against a Watford side on the slide. City are likely to create chances and can put goals past their Championship opponents.
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