Watford vs Cardiff prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-12-28 15:00.
[p]The upcoming match features Watford and Cardiff in the Championship, round 24. The game will take place at Vicarage Road in Watford.[/p]
[p]Watford has shown a strong performance with eleven wins, four draws, and seven losses in their overall matches, achieving a total score of 32:29. At home, they have been particularly dominant, securing nine wins and two draws, with a total score of 17:6. In their last competitive match, Watford defeated Portsmouth with a score of 2:1. Key players include Matthew Pollock, who did not miss any minute in the last five matches, and Giorgi Chakvetadze and Imran Louza, both selected based on their average rating in the last five matches in the tournament. Kwadwo Baah is absent due to suspension from a red card.[/p]
[p]Cardiff has faced challenges this season, with four wins, six draws, and twelve losses, resulting in a total score of 21:37. Their away record includes six draws and five losses, with a total score of 10:21. In their last competitive match, Cardiff was defeated by Oxford Utd with a score of 3:2. Key players for Cardiff include Alex Robertson, Callum O’Dowda, and Chris Willock, all selected based on their average rating in the last five matches in the tournament.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Watford and Cardiff in the tournament, both teams have won two matches each, with one match ending in a draw. The last encounter took place in February 2024, where Cardiff emerged victorious with a score of 1:0.[/p]
[p]The offence of Watford is good, having scored 32 goals, placing them in the shared 5th to 7th position in the competition. In contrast, the offence of Cardiff is the worst in the league, with 21 goals, sharing the 23rd to 24th position. Defensively, Watford has conceded 29 goals, sharing the 10th to 12th position, while Cardiff has conceded 37 goals, sharing the 20th to 21st position.[/p]
[p]Teams Performance Metrics[/p]
[p] – Cardiff have scored the lowest number of goals in the league this season. In 22 matches they have scored 21 goals (the league average is 28.5) at an average of 1.0 per match. There is one other team with the same record: Hull City. [/p]
[p] – Cardiff are in the Top 3 teams for the most losses in the league this season, losing 12 out of 22 matches. [/p]
[p] – Cardiff are in the Top 3 teams for the least amount of corner kicks conceded in the league this season. In 22 matches they have conceded 99 corner kicks (the league average is 120.0) at an average of 4.5 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Watford are unbeaten in the last 11 home league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Cardiff failed to win any of their last 11 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Cardiff have scored in 8 of their last 9 away league matches against Watford.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips[/p]
[p] – 8 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw 2 or more goals scored.[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw Cardiff score 3 or more goals.[/p]
[p] – Cardiff have scored at least 1 goal in the last 10 H2H league matches against Watford.[/p]
[p] – At most 6 goals in total (under 6.5).[/p]
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