Championship: Cardiff vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Cardiff and Watford who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Watford come to Cardiff City Stadium for the Championship match on Tuesday, Cardiff will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Cardiff vs Watford

Cardiff Form

Cardiff currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Coventry. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Middlesbrough in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Sheffield United in a 0-1 encounter. Cardiff only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Watford Form

Watford endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Queens Park Rangers, before Sheffield United ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Fulham, who came out 4-1 winners. Watford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in 11.

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 in form: Cardiff vs Watford

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Watford

Full-time result

Cardiff won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Cardiff City Stadium. They drew one and lost five as well, while Watford won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Watford conceded a goal in their last 7 matches. Watford have not lost to Cardiff in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Cardiff games Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Watford games. Watford should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Cardiff only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Watford claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 13 last consecutive meetings between Cardiff and Watford when playing at Cardiff City Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Watford, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches. Watford conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.