Xisco Munoz's Watford is playing absolutely great this season. After failing to save their top-tier spot last season, the team agreed they need a second shot in the Premier League. The hosts are currently second-placed in the Championship, being the league's best defense and the league's best host, earning fifty of their total seventy-nine points at home. They are looking to make this game their seventh consecutive home victory, as they face the struggling Reading side. The guests are doing well this season, currently being sixth-placed, but have failed to win in their previous three visits. The last time Reading visited Watford ended in hosts' persuasive 4-1 triumph, with Watford winning three of the last five meetings between these two.

Xisco Munoz will be without Deeney, Dele-Bashiru, and Cleverley for the upcoming game. Watford hasn't been defeated for seven consecutive matches, with their last loss being a 1-0 visit against Bournemouth back in February. The squad kept a clean sheet in its last four home matches, successfully defending their net in eight of their last ten home games. Vicarage Road saw Watford as the league's best goal-scoring hosts, as Munoz's men found the net thirty-nine times here so far.

With only two victories from their last nine visits, away performances are surely becoming a problem for Veljko Paunovic's squad. The Royals are back from a 3-1 home victory against Derby, their only triumph from their previous five matches. Reading has played well offensively this season, scoring fifty-six goals, led by Lucas Joao who scored nineteen of those. However, Paunovic's defense hasn't worked like it's supposed to so far, conceding worrying forty-three goals this season. Reading will be without Araruna, Morrison, Swift, and McIntyre on Friday night duel.

Considering everything stated above, I expect Watford's confident victory. Good luck!

希斯科的沃特福德这个赛季表现非常出色。目前，沃特福德在联赛中排名第二，是联赛中防守质量和主场成绩最好的球队，他们在主场的79分中获得了50。当他们面对苦苦挣扎的雷丁队时，他们正在寻求使本场比赛连续第七次获得主场胜利。雷丁本赛季表现不错，目前排名第六，但在前三次访问中均未获胜。雷丁最后一次客场面对沃特福德时1-4失利，双方近5次交手沃特福德赢了3次。

迪尼，德利-巴希魯和克莱维利缺席。沃特福德连续七场比赛都没有被击败，他们的最后一场失利是在二月份0-1败给伯恩茅斯。该队在最近的四场主场比赛中保持了零封，在最近十场主场比赛中的八场中保持零封。球队主场进球很多。

雷丁近9个客场只有2场胜利，球队客场表现不佳。3-1击败德比郡这是他们前五场比赛的唯一胜利。雷丁本赛季在进攻端表现出色，打进了56球，卢卡斯·乔奥打进了19球。然而，球队的防守至今没有像预期的那样，本赛季他们丢了43球。周五晚上决斗时，莫里森等4位球员缺席。

考虑到上述所有内容，我希望沃特福德充满信心地取得胜利。祝你好运！