Southampton vs Watford Prediction: Team to Win, Form, News and more 13/04/2024

Here is our prediction for the English Championship match between Southampton and Watford on Saturday, April 13th 2024.

 
11:13am on Saturday 13th April 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Two of the biggest sides in the Championship do battle at St. Mary's on Saturday as Southampton play host to Watford.

Both sides don't have much to play for between now and the end of the campaign as Southampton are comfortably positioned in the play-off spots with automatic promotion to the Premier League out of reach, while Watford are sat in 14th after another season with multiple managers in the dugout.

Current Form

Southampton Current Form

Southampton's recent form has been up and down as they have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five games.

Last time out they defeated Coventry 2-1 thanks to goals from Kyle Walker-Peters and Che Adams.

In games featuring Southampton, both teams have scored in nine out of their last 11 games.

Watford Current Form

Watford are the kings of the draw in the Championship season as they have ended all-square in 16 matches in 2023/24 - more than any other team in the league apart from Huddersfield.

They have drawn their last four games in a row versus Leeds, West Brom, Preston and Ipswich, with the last two finishing 0-0.

Southampton Team News

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Southampton have no fresh injury concerns from the weekend, but Russell Martin may opt to bring in Jan Bednarek and Stuart Armstrong after they started on the bench versus Coventry.

Watford Team News

Tom Cleverley confirmed this week that Ken Sema and Jeremy Ngakia are getting close to full fitness and that they should be in contention to feature in next weekend's game against Hull.

Scoreline Prediction

Even though Watford have loved a draw recently, Southampton will probably have too much for them at home, so expect a narrow win for the Saints.

Southampton 2-1 Watford

For all of the analysis of the match as it happens live, check out our Preview and Live Update page for the game.

FAQs

What time does the match start? The match kicks off at 15:00 on the 13th of April, 2024.

What was the score the last time Southampton played Watford? They have already played each other three times this season, once in the league and twice in the FA Cup. They drew two games and in the FA Cup replay, Southampton won 3-0 at home.

What is Southampton's next match? After Watford, Southampton face Preston.

What is Watford's next match? After Southampton, Watford face Hull.

Who is Southampton's top scorer? Adam Armstrong has scored 20 Championship goals this season.

Who is Watford's top scorer? Mileta Rajovic has scored seven Championship goals this season.

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