Wolves vs Watford Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form

Wolves have won four of their last seven Championship matches, including a 4-1 win over Stoke and a 3-1 away success at Preston. Their only defeat in that run came away at West Ham, where they still managed to score twice.

Wolves: 20 completed matches; Watford: 20 completed matches.

Wolves

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

23

Difference

+7

Watford

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

17

Conceded

37

Difference

-20

Watford's form has been shakier. Their sole win came 2-1 against Preston, sandwiched between defeats to Bristol City, Stoke, West Brom and Swansea, plus draws against West Ham and Wrexham.

Wolves head into this with more rhythm and more goals than their visitors.

Comparative Team Statistics: Wolves vs Watford

Head-to-head history

These two have met regularly down the years, mostly during their Premier League spells between 2018 and 2022. Wolves have the slight edge with five wins to Watford's four, and two draws.

Both squads and situations have changed a great deal since those meetings, so this history says more about the past than about how Saturday's game might go.

Table snapshot

Wolves currently sit fourth in the Championship with 14 points from seven games. Watford are down in 20th place, having taken just eight points from eight matches.

That's a big early gap between the two sides, though it's still only a handful of games into the season.

Players to watch

Fer López has been Wolves' main attacking outlet, with four goals and two assists in seven appearances so far, directly involved in most of their scoring.

Wolves:

Best scorers:

Fer López - 4

Best assist providers:

Fer López - 2

Watford:

Best scorers:

Amin Nabizada - 3

Penalty cards:

Amin Nabizada x 3

Amin Nabizada has carried a similar load for Watford, scoring three in eight games, though he's already picked up three yellow cards this season.

How it could play out

Wolves have scored 15 goals in their seven league games, and Watford have shipped 10 in eight, so there's a reasonable chance goals turn up at both ends.

Wolves' only recent slip came in a game they still scored twice in, and Watford have conceded regularly even in matches they've won or drawn, so neither defence looks fully settled right now.

The underlying trend points more towards goals than a tight, low-scoring affair.