Leeds United come to Vicarage Road to play Watford on late Friday in excellent form, having collected 16 points from their last six games.
The visitors have won five and drawn one of their last six fixtures, while the Hornets have two wins and a draw.
Leeds are top of the table after 38 games, of which they have won 25 and drawn seven, earning 82 points.
Watford are 12 places behind United in 13th, with 12 wins and 12 draws putting them on 48 points.
With 70 goals in 38 games so far this season, the visitors are scoring more than average in the league with 1.8 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 28 goals at a rate of 0.7 per game.
The Hornets, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 1.3 goals per game.
With Illan Meslier between the sticks, Leeds can rely on one of the league's safest pair of hands. He has kept 17 clean sheets in his 36 appearances this season, and no ‘keeper has prevented the opposition scoring more often in the Championship.
In the home team's net, Daniel Bachmann has seven clean sheets in 19 games. He has conceded a goal every 78 minutes, 80% more often than the 139 minutes between goals for Meslier.
In the last 10 years, Watford and Leeds have played each other on seven occasions. Watford won four of them and Leeds three.
On average, the Hornets scored 1.6 goals and Leeds 1.4 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on September 23, when Leeds won 3-0 at home.
Watford's last match was on March 16, a 1-0 win against Birmingham City, with Emmanuel Dennis getting the goal for the Hornets.
Leeds beat Millwall 2-0 last time out, on March 17, with Daniel James and Wilfried Gnonto on the scoresheet.
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Watford v Leeds United
Championship | Vicarage Road
Friday, 29 March 2024 @ 8.00pm
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