After an early-season wobble, Watford are beginning to show why they were promotion favourites at the start of the season as they look to secure an immediate return to the Premier League under the new stewardship of Bilic.
Coventry have enjoyed a good run of form recently, but it is hard to back against the hosts at Vicarage Road on Saturday after they have recorded convincing home wins against Norwich City and Luton most recently.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 47.88%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 27.07% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.39%) and 2-0 (8.36%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (7.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.