An important duel in the bottom section of the Professional Development League, with both Watford U23 and Cardiff U23 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 9th place.
- Watford U23 has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Professional Development League
- Cardiff U23 has the fewest scored goals (5) in Professional Development League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Watford U23 form and stats
Zero (!) Professional Development League points is the sad result after 4 matches here at Clarence Park. Can it change today? The home stadium (Clarence Park) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Watford U23 it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 210 minutes without scoring a league goal.
Watford faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ipswich U23 (0-3). Preceding that match was a defeat to Sheffield Utd U23 (0-3).
Watford U23 have scored 0 goals here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Watford have allowed the opposition to score 11 goals here at Clarence Park.
Cardiff U23 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cardiff U23, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Professional Development League, so far with only 0 points returning home. The records show 0-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Cardiff U23 are still without points from their Professional Development League away games. 6 games, 6 defeats. Bitter travels for Cardiff U23 as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Swansea City U23 match. It's a growing despair in Cardiff as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Cardiff have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 296 minutes ago. I. Davies was the goal scorer.
Two away games in a row for Cardiff U23, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Colchester U23 in the Professional Development League. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Millwall U23's place.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Cardiff's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. Cardiff have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Watford U23 wins - draws - Cardiff U23 wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Watford U23 missing players
Cardiff U23 missing players
| Watford U23 | Cardiff U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 89% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 12% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 17% | 12% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 10.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 14% | 25% |
- Cardiff U23 has the fewest scored goals (5) in Professional Development League
- Cardiff U23 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Professional Development League
- Cardiff U23 has the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Professional Development League
- Cardiff U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cardiff U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cardiff U23 have lost all their away matches so far.
- Cardiff U23 have scored at least twice as many goals away as Watford U23 have scored home.
- Cardiff U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford U23 has the fewest points (0) at home in Professional Development League
- Watford U23 has the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Professional Development League
- Watford U23 has the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Professional Development League
- Watford U23 has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Professional Development League
- Watford U23 has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Professional Development League
- Watford U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Watford U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Watford U23 have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Watford U23 have lost all their home matches so far.
- Watford U23 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 U23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Millwall U23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Ipswich U23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 5 | Colchester U23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 7 |
| 8 | Watford U23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 7 |
| 9 | Cardiff U23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -10 | 3 |