This is shaping up to be quite the intriguing encounter at Cardiff International Sports Stadium in the Professional Development League. Cardiff City U21 is in 4th place and host Watford U21 in 20th spot. Learn more about the fixture here!
- Cardiff City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (5) in Professional Development League
There have been limited time to rest for the host team, as they were involved in a Premier League Cup fixture only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Wolves U21.
Cardiff City U21 form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 Professional Development League games here at Cardiff International Sports Stadium for Cardiff City U21. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Cardiff City U21 has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Cardiff International Sports Stadium. We remember; it was Queens Park Rangers U21.
The Cardiff goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 216 minutes without conceding a goal in the Professional Development League.
The fans hope that Cardiff City U21 will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League Cup fixture against Wolves U21.
Before that, Cardiff City U21 had a Professional Development League home game versus Bristol City U21 which ended with a victory 1-0.Goal party? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 14 most recent league games with this club has contained three or more goals.
Goals are plentiful at Cardiff International Sports Stadium in the league this season as Cardiff has scored 16 goals here in 6 home games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Cardiff City U21 with 13 goals conceded in these matches.
Watford U21 form and stats
There's been little loot from Watford U21's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 8 away games in the Professional Development League. Watford U21 only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Watford U21 as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Queens Park Rangers U21 match.
Watford aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 275 league minutes without a goal. Grieves was the last player to find the net.
The followers enjoyed Watford U21's previous match versus Middlesbrough U21, a Premier League Cup win (3-1) played at home.
Before that game, 2-2 away against Huddersfield Town U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Look out: 10 of the latest 12 league fixtures involving this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
Goals are few and far between in Watford U21's away league games. Only {4 goals} from 8 travels. Watford can't defend away. 25 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Goal fests for the away team, in fact last time they were in a match with under 2.5 goals they were facing today's opponent (Watford U21 - Cardiff City U21 0-1 five league fixtures ago)!
Cardiff City U21 missing players
Watford U21 missing players
| Cardiff City U21 | Watford U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 25 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 58% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 58% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 57% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 7.4 |
| 0.8 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 48% | 56% | 88% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 12.1 | 13.7 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14 | 14.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
- Cardiff City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cardiff City U21 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cardiff City U21 have scored more than double the goals of Watford U21.
- Cardiff City U21 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Cardiff City U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford U21 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Watford U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Watford U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Watford U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Watford U21 have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest points (3) away in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (5) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the most conceded goals (25) away in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the most conceded goals (38) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the the worst goal difference (-33) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Watford U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 5 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
