Watford travel to face Cardiff in round 10 of the Championship. Cardiff enters the meeting as the clear favourite with a 57% chance of victory compared to a 21% probability for Watford two days before kickoff.
Current Form - Cardiff
Cardiff are 21st in the league with seven points. Following a 1-2 loss away at Blackburn, their record in the last five matches stands at one win, one draw, and three losses. They are currently on a four-match unbeaten run at home, consisting of one win and three draws.
Current Form - Watford
Watford are 20th in the league with eight points. After a 0-4 home loss to Burnley, their record in the last five matches is one win and four losses. The club is currently on a four-match winless run away from home, with a record of one draw and three losses.
Head-to-Head Record
There is an average of 2.4 goals per meeting across the last five encounters between Cardiff and Watford. Cardiff holds a record of three wins and two draws from these matches. Their most recent meeting two seasons ago finished as a 1-1 draw at Cardiff.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Cardiff is led by Jack Moylan, who has three goals and two assists at an average rating of 7.0, and Yousef Salech, with two goals and one assist. Krystian Bielik is suspended for Cardiff.
Watford features Amin Nabizada, who has three goals at an average rating of 6.6, and Edo Kayembe, with one goal and one assist. Edoardo Bove is sidelined with a knee injury.
Key Numbers
↔️ Cardiff: Shots on target 6.0 per match vs Watford: Shots on target conceded 5.0 per match
Cardiff
➕ Total shots: 17.6 per match (best in the league, league average 13.4)
➕ Touches in opposition box: 34.0 per match (best in the league, league average 23.7)
➖ Big chances conceded: 3.1 per match (2nd worst, league average 2.3)
Watford
➖ Expected goals (xG): 0.92 per match (2nd worst, league average 1.40)
➖ Touches in opposition box: 18.3 per match (3rd worst, league average 23.7)
➖ Expected goals conceded (xGA): 1.75 per match (2nd worst, league average 1.40)
Match Notes
Alex Robertson has picked up four yellow cards in his last nine appearances for Cardiff.
Betting Insights
The 2.5 goal line carries a 63% probability of being exceeded, and the both-teams-to-score market puts a 62% chance on both sides finding the net in this match.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.3
These figures come from the pre-match odds two days before kickoff.
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