Championship: Cardiff vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 19 match between Cardiff and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Watford take on Cardiff this coming Saturday at Cardiff City Stadium with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Championship standings.

Sitting bottom of the table, Cardiff have claimed 17 points after 18 rounds, while Watford have amassed 30 points. This places the latter as number 6 in the Championship at the moment.

Form: Cardiff vs Watford

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Sheffield Wednesday, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Queens Park Rangers, who ran out 0-2 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 2-2 match with Coventry. Cardiff won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 11 goals and conceded six times.

Watford Form

Watford are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Plymouth. Then, they took out Bristol City 1-0, followed by a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers. Watford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Betting stats for Cardiff and Watford

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Cardiff and Watford played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Cardiff vs Watford

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Callum O’Dowda will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Watford hope Vakoun Issouf Bayo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Watford

Full-time result

Cardiff won five of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing five times. Watford won two of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and seven defeats as well. Watford have not lost to Cardiff in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Watford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 13 consecutive home meetings with Watford.

Total goals

Cardiff saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Cardiff conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.