The bookmakers have placed odds of 3.10 on a win for Watford against West Bromwich Albion. Watford have started the season well and backing them to avoid defeat against West Bromwich Albion at 1.60 odds is a very good bet with lesser risk.

West Bromwich Albion entertain Watford at The Hawthorns in their second championship game of the season on Monday.

Watford capped off their return to the championship with a win last week at home to Sheffield United. João Pedro scored few minutes into the second half to give the hornets a 1-0 lead. They held on to pick up their first three points of the season.

The visitors have now avoided defeat in their last two games, winning one and drawing one against Southampton. Watford have shown good defensive form in their last two games, keeping two clean sheet from those games. They are in very good form to shut out the hosts in this fixture.

West Bromwich Albion come into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Middlesbrough on the opening day. Isaiah Jones opened the scoring for Middlesbrough ten minutes into the game but John Swift leveled things up for West Bromwich Albion in the second half to earn them a point.

Steve Bruce's team haven't been in good form defensively, they have kept just one clean sheet from their last five games, conceding a total of five goals over this period. Their only clean sheet was against Northampton in a friendly, Watford have very good attacking players and should easily match or outscore West Bromwich Albion in this game.

Watford have a very good record in their head to head meetings against West Bromwich Albion. The away team have avoided defeat in eighty six percent of their total games with the hosts. Watford are unbeaten in the last three games against West Bromwich Albion, the last competitive fixture between these two teams ended in a one nil win for Watford.

Considering the strength and recent meetings between these two teams, backing Watford to win or draw (+0.5) is the best available option in this fixture.

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特福德本赛季开局不错，支持他们避免以1.60赔率输给西布罗姆维奇是一个风险较小的非常好的赌注。

西布朗维奇周一在山楂球场招待沃特福德，这是他们本赛季的第二场冠军比赛。

沃特福德上周在主场战胜谢菲尔德联队，结束了他们重返冠军的征程。João下半场开场几分钟，佩德罗进球，黄蜂1-0领先。他们坚持不懈，拿到了本赛季的第一个三分。

客队在最近的两场比赛中避免了失败，一胜一平南安普顿。沃特福德在最近两场比赛中表现出了良好的防守状态，两场比赛保持了零封。他们的状态很好，在这场比赛中把东道主拒之门外。

西布朗维奇是在首场1-1战平米德尔斯堡的情况下来到本场比赛的。比赛开始十分钟后，以赛亚·琼斯为米德尔斯堡首开纪录，但约翰·斯威夫特在下半场为西布朗维奇扳回一分。

史蒂夫·布鲁斯的球队防守状态不佳，他们在过去的五场比赛中只有一场没有失球，在这段时间里总共丢了5个球。他们唯一一次没有失球是在友谊赛中对阵北安普顿，沃特福德拥有非常出色的进攻球员，这场比赛应该可以轻松追平或超过西布朗维奇。

沃特福德在与西布罗姆维奇的比赛中有着非常好的头球交锋记录。这支客场球队在与东道主的比赛中有86%的比赛没有输球。沃特福德在过去三场对阵西布朗维奇的比赛中保持不败，这两支球队的最后一场比赛最终沃特福德以1比0获胜。

考虑到这两支球队的实力和最近的交锋，支持沃特福德赢得或平局是这场比赛的最佳选择。