Delightful dogfight as daring Watford duel with determined Cardiff City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 19.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (22200 seats)

Boasting a 17 point edge in the league standings, Watford club members wish to see their beloved team get full points from this fixture versus Cardiff City.

Insights:
  • Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Watford and Cardiff City.

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Watford form and stats

10 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Watford have to build on here at Vicarage Road in the Championship.

Watford's last game was hosting Bristol City (placed 14th) and winning 2-0. Sweet to taste a league victory after four matches without. Watford goalkeeper Bachmann did an outstanding job against Bristol City with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Bachmann got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.14 out of ten. Bachmann topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Watford played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Coventry City.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Watford handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 24 league matches, 18 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).

Watford are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Hull City awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Watford in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 21 league matches. Watford are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vicarage Road in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 20 from 21 matches.

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Cardiff City form and stats

There's been little loot from Cardiff City's travels as they have only collected 18 points from 20 away games in the Championship. Cardiff City only have 5 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 3 draws.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Cardiff City, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Sheffield United (placed 2nd). Attacker Kaba got a player rating of 7.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Kaba scored one goal and hit three key passes.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Sunderland.

We have checked recent matches where Cardiff have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 15 of this team's most recent 19 league matches have seen two goals or less.

A new game in only three days for Cardiff City, the Championship home match versus Stoke City. Busy days.

The attacking power of Cardiff City when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 20 league matches away. As opposed to that, Cardiff have seen the ball go into their own net 29 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the result Cardiff City - Watford 1-2 entered in the official records. Watford-Cardiff City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Watford five wins, Cardiff City three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
11 goals
WatfordI. Sarr
I. Sarr
9 goals
WatfordK. Davis
K. Davis
6 goals

Watford missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Cardiff City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 7 20 41
15 10 3 Won W 1 5 11
14 6 2 Drew D 2 3 9
13 5 2 Lost L 4 12 21
51 32 13 Scored S 3 16 34
47 20 8 Conceded C 9 29 50
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 90% 90%
74% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 65% 56%
38% 43% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 35% 29%
24% 24% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 25% 20%
7% 14% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
43% 48% 57% BTTS BTTS 14% 30% 37%
36% 43% 43% Clean Sheets C S 29% 20% 29%
31% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 71% 60% 44%
 
5.1 5.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4 4.8
5.2 4.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.9 5.3 4.7
2.2 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.9 1.8
3 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
11.5 12.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.4 11.9
3.9 4.5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.9 3
31% 34% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 28% 27%
 
12.1 10.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 12.4 11
4.1 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.1 4.2 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Championship
  • Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 41 26 13 2 78 30 21 15 6 0 45 13 20 11 7 2 33 17 48 91
2 Sheffield United 41 24 7 10 64 36 20 13 3 4 40 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 28 79
3 Luton Town 42 20 14 8 53 36 21 9 8 4 29 20 21 11 6 4 24 16 17 74
4 Middlesbrough 42 21 8 13 79 51 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 9 2 10 37 34 28 71
5 Millwall 42 18 11 13 50 41 21 11 6 4 31 17 21 7 5 9 19 24 9 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 41 19 6 16 45 47 20 13 2 5 25 16 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 63
7 Coventry City 42 16 14 12 52 43 21 9 7 5 26 23 21 7 7 7 26 20 9 62
8 Preston North End 42 17 11 14 41 47 21 7 6 8 19 24 21 10 5 6 22 23 -6 62
9 Sunderland 42 16 13 13 60 51 21 7 7 7 30 30 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 61
10 Norwich City 42 17 10 15 55 47 21 8 5 8 27 23 21 9 5 7 28 24 8 61
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 16 12 13 52 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 20 6 5 9 24 28 7 60
12 Watford 42 15 14 13 51 47 21 10 6 5 32 20 21 5 8 8 19 27 4 59
13 Swansea City 42 15 11 16 57 59 21 9 4 8 31 28 21 6 7 8 26 31 -2 56
14 Bristol City 42 13 14 15 50 52 21 8 7 6 27 21 21 5 7 9 23 31 -2 53
15 Hull City 42 13 14 15 48 57 21 8 5 8 22 26 21 5 9 7 26 31 -9 53
16 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 54 49 21 6 5 10 25 25 21 8 5 8 29 24 5 52
17 Birmingham City 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 21 6 5 10 22 32 -8 50
18 Rotherham United 41 10 15 16 44 54 20 8 5 7 33 26 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 45
19 Huddersfield Town 42 11 10 21 41 60 21 7 6 8 23 25 21 4 4 13 18 35 -19 43
20 Queens Park Rangers 42 11 10 21 40 67 21 6 4 11 20 32 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 43
21 Cardiff City 41 11 9 21 34 50 21 6 6 9 18 21 20 5 3 12 16 29 -16 42
22 Reading 42 13 9 20 43 62 21 10 6 5 29 22 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 42
23 Blackpool 42 9 11 22 44 67 21 6 6 9 26 29 21 3 5 13 18 38 -23 38
24 Wigan Athletic 42 8 13 21 34 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 21 4 7 10 19 29 -29 34

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 41 26 13 2 78 30 21 15 6 0 45 13 20 11 7 2 33 17 48 91
2 Sheffield United 41 24 7 10 64 36 20 13 3 4 40 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 28 79
3 Luton Town 42 20 14 8 53 36 21 9 8 4 29 20 21 11 6 4 24 16 17 74
4 Middlesbrough 42 21 8 13 79 51 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 9 2 10 37 34 28 71
5 Millwall 42 18 11 13 50 41 21 11 6 4 31 17 21 7 5 9 19 24 9 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 41 19 6 16 45 47 20 13 2 5 25 16 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 63
7 Coventry City 42 16 14 12 52 43 21 9 7 5 26 23 21 7 7 7 26 20 9 62
8 Preston North End 42 17 11 14 41 47 21 7 6 8 19 24 21 10 5 6 22 23 -6 62
9 Sunderland 42 16 13 13 60 51 21 7 7 7 30 30 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 61
10 Norwich City 42 17 10 15 55 47 21 8 5 8 27 23 21 9 5 7 28 24 8 61
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 16 12 13 52 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 20 6 5 9 24 28 7 60
12 Watford 42 15 14 13 51 47 21 10 6 5 32 20 21 5 8 8 19 27 4 59
13 Swansea City 42 15 11 16 57 59 21 9 4 8 31 28 21 6 7 8 26 31 -2 56
14 Bristol City 42 13 14 15 50 52 21 8 7 6 27 21 21 5 7 9 23 31 -2 53
15 Hull City 42 13 14 15 48 57 21 8 5 8 22 26 21 5 9 7 26 31 -9 53
16 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 54 49 21 6 5 10 25 25 21 8 5 8 29 24 5 52
17 Birmingham City 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 21 6 5 10 22 32 -8 50
18 Rotherham United 41 10 15 16 44 54 20 8 5 7 33 26 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 45
19 Huddersfield Town 42 11 10 21 41 60 21 7 6 8 23 25 21 4 4 13 18 35 -19 43
20 Queens Park Rangers 42 11 10 21 40 67 21 6 4 11 20 32 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 43
21 Cardiff City 41 11 9 21 34 50 21 6 6 9 18 21 20 5 3 12 16 29 -16 42
22 Reading 42 13 9 20 43 62 21 10 6 5 29 22 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 42
23 Blackpool 42 9 11 22 44 67 21 6 6 9 26 29 21 3 5 13 18 38 -23 38
24 Wigan Athletic 42 8 13 21 34 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 21 4 7 10 19 29 -29 34

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.