Watford vs Leeds United Prediction 29.03.2024

• Competition: England - Championship
• Date: Friday, 29th, March 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK/21.00 CEST
• Venue: Vicarage Road (Watford)

Leeds United will make the trip to Watford's Vicarage Road with aspirations of strengthening their grip on an automatic promotion berth in Friday's Championship clash.

Watford vs Leeds United Betting Tips : Leeds to Win

The long-suffering patience of Watford's leadership reached its boiling point, and frustrations bubbled over with the dismissal of French coach Valerian Ismael, paving the way for Tom Cleverley to step in temporarily, who wasted no time in making an impact, guiding his side to a gritty 1-0 victory over Birmingham on his debut.

A precise strike from Nigerian winger Emmanuel Dennis just minutes before the end of the first half proved enough for Watford to depart St. Andrew's Stadium with smiles on their faces and maximum points, as Cleverley made a successful start to his interim tenure, putting an end to their dismal four-game winless drought (D1, L3).

However, the appointment of the 34-year-old English strategist may have come too late to alter the fate at Vicarage Road, considering that the Hornets, who have mustered only two celebratory results in their last 10 Championship contests, have slim chance of getting their playoff hopes back on track, trailing a daunting 13 points behind Norwich in sixth.

With just eight rigorous contests remaining on the schedule until the conclusion of the 2023-24 regular campaign, the reality for Watford is that retaining their status in the 2nd division will be their primary objective, as it's hard to imagine them claiming full points in most of their upcoming tests, particularly against Leeds, against whom they have lost all three of their last H2H's without scoring.

By blending their stellar results with Leicester's steep decline in form, the West Yorkshire side has successfully wiped out a mammoth 17-point deficit at the summit of the table since the start of the new calendar year, jumping ahead of the Foxes on goal difference just before the international fortnight break, thanks to a routine a 2-0 drubbing of Millwall.

Since the first day of the New Year up until today, Leeds United has been involved in 13 Championship skirmishes during which they have only once let a victory slip throught their grasp - splitting the spoils in a 1-1 draw versus Huddersfield Town - while they've come out on top in the remaining twelve (12) contests, including each of the last three with a shutout.

It's clear as day that the extraordinary defensive solidity exhibited by the Whites has been absolutely instrumental in forging their magnicifent streak of results in 2024, holding opponents "scoreless" in 10 out of 13 league fixtures, creating a pristine goal difference of 28-3. With no second-tier wins at their own turf since late November (D3, L6), the Hornets will find it tough to unsettle Leeds, the red-hot side poised to continue their push towards automatic promotion by adding another fresh three points from Friday's visit.