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Cardiff vs Watford Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship
by Nella Wagah | in Championship Predictions
Cardiff City have promotion to the Premier League as a target and will be hosting another promotion hopeful, Watford in their next Championship game. Ahead of this game Cardiff are placed eighth on 54 points and Watford second on 66 points. Cardiff are four points off the last promotion playoff slot and seems that will be their best route in seeking promotion. As they face the best defensive side in the league, Cardiff will hope their scoring touch doesn’t abandon them, like it was the case in the last game, against Huddersfield Town. In that game Cardiff were lucky to take one point, as Yaya Sanogo missed a 74th minute penalty. That game aside, Cardiff have a good scoring run, and their 53 goals so far place them as the second best scorers in the Championship. They’ve failed to score in just one of their last 11 Championship matches and are unbeaten in 11 Championship matches ahead of this. The Welsh side has scored two or more goals in eight of the 11 Championship matches and approach this game on the back of three straight home wins, and having scored 11 goals in the process. Kieffer Moore has been the leading light for Cardiff, with five goals in the last four home matches and will be the man in focus here again.
Watford, who are eying an automatic promotion slot, head to this game with two straight wins, having recovered from the 1-0 loss to Bournemouth. They’ve even recorded two straight clean sheets in the two wins while generally, they’ve been good defensively. In the last 15 matches, Watford have conceded two or more goals in just three matches. With 24 goals conceded so far, they hold the stat for the best defensive side so far in the Championship this season. Their last 10 Championship matches have had six clean sheets in their favor and they’ve won six of them, while losing two of the 10. They are also good in attack, having failed to score in just three of the last 15 in the Championship. However, Watford aren’t the best to bet on when playing away from home; they have five wins in 17 away Championship matches. Out of a possible 51 away points, they’ve been able to collect just 22.
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Cardiff vs Watford Form
Cardiff and Watford's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
91 | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
|
8
|
68 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Cardiff and Watford Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Dec 2020 - Championship
19 Dec 2020 - Championship
12 Dec 2020 - Championship
5 Dec 2020 - Championship
19 Sep 2020 - Championship
30 Jul 2020 - Championship
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Dec 2020 - Championship
12 Dec 2020 - Championship
27 Jul 2020 - Championship
22 Jul 2020 - Championship
21 Jun 2020 - Championship
29 Feb 2020 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
19 Dec 2020 - Championship
5 Dec 2020 - Championship
19 Sep 2020 - Championship
30 Jul 2020 - Championship
10 Jul 2020 - Championship
25 Jan 2020 - FA Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Mar 2021 - Championship
27 Feb 2021 - Championship
24 Feb 2021 - Championship
13 Feb 2021 - Championship
26 Jan 2021 - Championship
22 Jan 2021 - Championship
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Mar 2021 - Championship
13 Feb 2021 - Championship
26 Dec 2020 - Championship
15 Dec 2020 - Championship
5 Dec 2020 - Championship
4 Nov 2020 - Championship
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
27 Feb 2021 - Championship
24 Feb 2021 - Championship
26 Jan 2021 - Championship
22 Jan 2021 - Championship
9 Jan 2021 - FA Cup
2 Jan 2021 - Championship
Cardiff vs Watford Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
0 %
67 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
5 Dec 2020 - Championship
22 Feb 2019 - Premier League
15 Dec 2018 - Premier League
Players list
D. Phillips
DefenderT. Sang
A. Flint
C. Brown
S. Morrison
P. Ng
MidfielderS. Ojo
W. Vaulks
J. Ralls
ForwardL. Bacuna
K. Moore
D. Bachmann
DefenderW. Troost-Ekong
F. Sierralta
A. Masina
K. Femenia
MidfielderW. Hughes
C. Sanchez
ForwardI. Success
J. Pedro
I. Sarr
A. Gray
Substitutes
A. Smithies
DefenderL. Bacuna
T. Sang
J. Hoilett
M. Pack
J. Williams
ForwardM. Harris
M. Watters
S. Ojo
B. Foster
DefenderA. Lazaar
J. Ngakia
C. Cathcart
B. Wilmot
MidfielderC. Sanchez
A. Gray
I. Success
J. Hungbo
Most goals and assists
Cardiff
Watford
K. Moore
(20 Goals)
I. Sarr
(13 Goals)
Cardiff - Watford Key Points
- Watford have five wins in 17 away Championship matches.
- Watford have six clean sheets in their last 10 Championship matches.
- Cardiff City are unbeaten in their last 11 matches.
- Cardiff City have won their last three home matches in the Championship.
- Cardiff City have scored in 10 of their last 11 Championship matches.
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Our Cardiff vs Watford Prediction
Watford have the best defence in the Championship, and here they meet the second best attacking side in the league. Both are very good sides and with impressive runs coming to this game. Watford are however not the best to bank on when playing away from home, and that may be the big difference here. They’re still good defensively though and can handle Cardiff’s attacking threat, and as such a draw will be a good bet here.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
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