Plymouth v Watford

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Plymouth Argyle will have been itching to return to action in the Championship and could have done without the international break as The Pilgrims had put together a two-game unbeaten run before the break, while Watford climbed into the top six in the Championship table thanks to a 1-0 home win against Oxford United.

A 1-0 home win against Portsmouth in the recent ‘dockyard derby' along with a point gained by way of a useful 1-1 draw away from home at one of Wayne Rooney's former clubs, Derby County, has helped lift his Plymouth Argyle side up into a more respectable looking 18th place in the English second tier table.

The fact remains though, that the west country hosts have found league wins hard to come by so far in this season's Championship campaign as Plymouth Argyle have registered just four wins from their 15 league matches played to date.

The glimmer of hope though for the hosts is that each of the four victories collected to date have all been recorded on home soil at Home Park where they have recorded important wins against Sunderland, Luton Town, Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth respectively.

Goals also look set to feature as four out of Plymouth Argyle's last five home games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals, while the hosts have slipped to just one defeat in their last 10 home games as well.

Watford picked up a third win in four games just before the international break as The Hornets registered a useful 1-0 home win against Oxford United and along with previous victories gained over Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday, the visitors have lifted themselves up into the play-off pack as a result.

So far this season it has been a case of either feast or famine for Watford who have registered a total of eight wins but have also slipped to six defeats within their opening 15 games of this current campaign.

It is also worth noting that six out of Watford's total haul of eight wins so far this season have been achieved on home soil at Vicarage Road but the visitors have managed to capture just two wins from their eight attempts so far on their travels.

Indeed, Watford have recorded just two wins in their previous 12 outings on the road in the Championship along with being handed no fewer than eight defeats within this period as well, so the straight win markets should be avoided!

However, the goals market appeals for this upcoming fixture on Friday night as eight out of Watford's last 10 away games have also produced three goals or more.

Plymouth Argyle v Watford Verdict

Both sides have been involved in a number of high-scoring games lately so this trend may well continue on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 1.90

Correct Score: Plymouth Argyle win @ 3.00