⚽️ Competition: FA Cup
🗓 Date: January 23, 2020
🏟 Location: Prenton Park
💡 Betting Tips: 2/2 HT/FT
📈 Odds: 2.6
💳 Stake: 5/10 units
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The replay in the third main round of this year’s FA Cup was scheduled last week. However, torrential rains caused the game between the third division side Tranmere and Watford to be postponed from the Premier League. This resulted in a chaos of appointments, because the next weekend the games in the round of 32 are on the program.
Tranmere vs Watford Free Betting Tips
A shift in the tightly packed schedule is not possible and so the replay will be inserted on Thursday evening before the winner will be back on Sunday and receive the Red Devils from Manchester United in front of a home crowd
The shift may well play into the cards of the underdog from the third division. In contrast to the Premier League, there was no English week in League One. The Hornets were still in action at Aston Villa in Birmingham on Tuesday evening and don’t have to compete in Tranmere less than 48 hours later.
The significantly higher quality still makes the guests appear as clear favorites. The bookmakers between Tranmere and Watford offer odds of around 1.70 for the tip on the guests.
Tranmere – Statistics & current form
In recent years, the club managers at Tranmere Rovers have reversed the trend. The former championship club gradually sank into the lowlands of English football. In the 2014/15 season there was even the relegation to the fifth-rate National League to cope with, for the first time in 94 years Tranmere was no longer represented in professional football.
After three years in the House of Commons, head coach Micky Mellon made it back to league four. Thanks to the play-off mode, Tranmere continued to soar and, despite being sixth in League Two, fixed the renewed ascent.
For the first time since the 2013/14 season, the club is again active in third class. However, the current season is clearly dominated by the relegation battle. After two ascents, the club currently seems to have reached the ceiling. In League One, Tranmere is in 21st place after 25 games. However, the gap to the saving bank is only three points. In addition, the Mellon team played two players less than the MK Dons (currently 16th).
In the current calendar year there was not much reason for Tranmere to celebrate. The last full success was on December 21st. The third division has been unsuccessful for eight competitive matches across all competitions. The appearance on Vicarage Road including three away goals was all the more surprising. In League One, Tranmere has so far only scored nine goals in twelve guest appearances.
The third division club has definitely earned this highlight in front of their home crowd and is now flirting with another surprise. However, Watford will not make the mistake again and shift down a gear too soon. Given the current form of the home side, we consider the risk of a tip on the home side between Tranmere and Watford to be too great.
Probable lineups of Tranmere:
↪ Davies – Monthe, Clarke, Ridehalgh – Morris, Woodyard, Perkins, Caprice – Danns – Jennings, Ferrier
Last games from Tranmere:
⚽️ 01/18/2020 – Tranmere vs. Ipswich Town 1: 2 (League One)
⚽️ 01/11/2020 – Southend United vs. Tranmere 0-0 (League One)
⚽️ 01/07/2020 – Tranmere vs. Leicester City U21 1-2 (EFL Trophy)
⚽️ 01/04/2020 – Watford vs. Tranmere 3: 3 (FA Cup)
⚽️ 01/01/2020 – Tranmere vs. Coventry City 1: 4 (League One)
Watford – Statistics & current form
The headlong flight of Hornets head coach Nigel Pearson experienced a severe damper in the English week. With promoted Aston Villa, Sir Elton John’s favorite club led 1-0 thanks to a Deeney goal, before there were two bitter goals in the relegation streak. The Villans fixed their happy victory late and made Watford slip to a relegation zone.
Nevertheless, the club from nearby London is currently operating with a proudly swollen chest. In many places the red and yellow have already been dubbed fix relegations. Autumn was catastrophic and Nigel Pearson is already the third head coach after the necessary results were missed by both Javi Gracia and Quique Sanchez Flores.
Under Pearson, the step out of the crisis was impressively achieved. The defeat at the Villans was the first defeat after the 0-2 win against Liverpool in the Pearson debut. In between there were four wins and three draws for the eleven from Vicarage Road.
The current form undoubtedly speaks for the home side, who will by no means compete on Thursday evening at Merseyside in the best possible way. Compared to the game at Aston Villa, Pearson will change in almost every position. Christian Kabasele, Andre Gray, Ignacio Pussetto, top talent Joao Pedro or Domingos Quina are moving into the team and should fix the top game against the Red Devils.
The fact that Watford was on Tuesday night should not be overestimated. Fatigue will not matter to the players on the field, so we have no major concerns about predicting the Premier League club in the FA Cup replay between Tranmere and Watford on Thursday.
Probable lineup of Watford:
↪ Bachmann – Masina, Barrett, Kabasele, Mariappa – Dele-Bashiru, Quina, Whelan – Joao Pedro, Gray, Pussetto
Last games from Watford:
⚽️ 01/18/2020 – Watford vs. Tottenham 0-0 (Premier League)
⚽️ 01/12/2020 – Bournemouth vs. Watford 0-3 (Premier League)
⚽️ 01/04/2020 – Watford vs. Tranmere 3: 3 (FA Cup)
⚽️ 01/01/2020 – Watford vs. Wolverhampton 2-1 (Premier League)
⚽️ 12/28/2019 – Watford vs. Aston Villa 3-0 (Premier League)
Tranmere vs Watford Direct Comparison & Statistics Highlights
In the 1990s and at the beginning of the 21st century, the two teams still competed regularly in the English championship. In the current FA Cup round, this duel took place for the first time in over 18 years.
The first leg on Vicarage Road was initially befitting. The Premier League club quickly led 3-0 in front of their home crowd, but gambled away in the last 30 minutes of the game and thought they conceded three goals that led to the replay.
Tranmere vs Watford Free Betting Tips Provided by CoreBet Tipsters
In the last game of the third main round of the FA Cup, two teams face each other who are in acute relegation difficulties in the current championship. Nevertheless, there are not necessarily many parallels between the two teams.
While the third division club is in a deep form, the form barometer at the Hornets from Watford clearly points upwards. It is not only because of the class difference between Tranmere and Watford that a tip for the guests is obvious.
Key facts – Tranmere vs Watford tips
💫 The third division team is fighting against relegation – three points behind the saving bank
💫 The blatant underdog equalized a 0-3 break in the first duel away
💫 Less than 48 hours of regeneration time for Watford since the last Premier League match
At first glance, the short regeneration time between the league game against Aston Villa and the appearance on the Merseyside seems to be a major disadvantage. However, Watford will change vigorously, with no major loss of quality.
Once again, the Pearson elf will not make the mistake and take its foot off the accelerator pedal early. Therefore, this time we see good chances that the prediction of half time / final score 2/2 will be successful between Tranmere and Watford. The odds are lucrative in any case and are played with five units.
