Liverpool is in a battle for the English Premier League title, and it can’t afford a slip-up on Saturday when it hosts Watford at Anfield. The Reds (21-6-2) are on a nine-game league win streak and have pulled within one point of league leader Manchester City. Both teams face relegation-threatened teams on Saturday, with Liverpool taking on 18th-place Watford (6-4-19) and City visiting 19th-place Burnley. Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 in a critical match March 16, before the international break, while the Hornets took a 2-1 win against Southampton three days earlier. The Reds throttled Watford 5-0 in the last meeting back in October.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 a.m. ET in Liverpool, England. Caesars Sportsbook lists Liverpool as the -700 favorite (risk $700 to win $100) on the 90-minute money line in its latest Liverpool vs. Watford odds, with Watford the +1900 underdog. A draw is priced at +700 and the over-under for total goals scored is 3.5. Before you lock in your Watford vs. Liverpool picks, you need to see what proven soccer insider Martin Green has to say.
After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Since then, his European soccer picks have been stunningly accurate. Green has generated nearly $35,000 for $100 bettors since the 2017-18 season, and he has his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe. He is 17-12-2 on his English Premier League picks this season.
Now, Green has broken down the Liverpool vs. Watford matchup from every angle and just revealed his coveted picks and Premier League predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the betting lines and trends for Watford vs. Liverpool:
- Liverpool vs. Watford spread: Liverpool -2.5 (+100)
- Liverpool vs. Watford over-under: 3.5 goals
- Liverpool vs. Watford money line: Liverpool -700, Watford +1900, Draw +700
- LIV: Luis Diaz has 50 goals in his 190 career club games
- WAT: Emmanuel Dennis has 39 goals in 165 club matches
Featured Game | Liverpool vs. Watford
Why you should back Liverpool
The Reds are 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings and are 25-4-6 against the Hornets all-time. Liverpool is loaded front to back and has a league-high 75 goals while allowing 20. Watford has conceded 55, third-most in the league, while scoring just 29, the fourth-fewest. Roberto Firmino had a hat trick in the last meeting, and Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane also scored.
Salah leads the Premier League in goals with 20, while Mane has 12. Firmino has five and often starts on the bench. That’s because the Reds also have Diogo Jota (13 goals) and newcomer Luis Diaz (16 across two leagues). The battles for starting spots are fierce, and that fuels the players no matter the level of competition they’re facing. Salah also has 10 assists, while Trent Alexander-Arnold leads the Premier League with 11. He is likely to be out with a thigh injury, but Andy Robertson also has 10 from his wing-back spot. Goalkeeper Alisson shares the league lead in clean sheets (16) and is fourth in save percentage at 75.3.
Why you should back Watford
Former England and Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has had more than two weeks to prepare for this match, so he should have some tricks up his sleeve. The Hornets won their last league match, so they should come in with some confidence, and they are desperate for points to avoid relegation. Cucho Hernandez, who has started just nine of his 22 appearances, scored twice against Southampton to give him five goals this season. He is one of four Watford players with at least five goals, and the 22-year-old Colombian should play a critical role for the Hornets moving forward.
Nigerian striker Emmanuel Dennis is the team’s top scorer with nine goals, and 20-year-old Brazilian Joao Pedro has scored twice and also is likely to get longer looks. The Hornets give up a lot of shots, allowing 412 (sixth-most), but they do a decent job keeping them off target. Just 31.6 percent are on net, tied for eighth-lowest mark in the EPL. Watford has a 0-0 draw with Manchester United and a 3-2 loss to Arsenal in its past four games, so it has the ability to keep it close.
How to make Liverpool vs. Watford picks
Green has analyzed Liverpool vs. Watford from all sides, and he is leaning under on the goal total. He provides two other confident best bets, including a player to score at plus-money, and has a full breakdown of the match. He’s only sharing his expert EPL picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Watford vs. Liverpool? And where does all the betting value lie? Visit SportsLine now to see the best bets for Liverpool vs. Watford, all from the European soccer expert who has generated almost $35,000 for $100 bettors over the past four seasons, and find out.
