Cardiff vs Watford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th October 2023

Cardiff enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Cardiff approach round 11 as number eight in the Championship table with 16 points on their account so far. With ten rounds behind them, Watford have amassed nine points, placing them as number 21st in the standings.

The prospect of Cardiff rising in the rankings to reach top six by defeating Watford on on Saturday has us anticipating an exciting game.

Cardiff average 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 16 times. They conceded 14 goals or an average of 1.4 per game, with three clean sheets along the way.

Watford scored 13 goals, conceded 15 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Watford lost 3-1 against Cardiff in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Watford handed out in the match before.

Cardiff vs Watford Prediction

Cardiff Form

Cardiff lost two of their last three matches, as they went down 5-2 in a meeting with Blackburn. They replied by beating Rotherham 2-0, before losing again, this time 2-0 against Middlesbrough. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Cardiff but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 11 goals while conceding seven.

Watford Form

Watford endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-0 by Leeds, before Middlesbrough ran out 2-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Sunderland, who came out 2-0 winners. In their last six Championship away matches, Watford failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring five while also conceding 12 times.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Cardiff welcome Watford this coming Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Cardiff scored ten goals and conceded seven in their last six games against teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. They collected 12 points and four victories. Watford scored four goals and conceded seven in their last four encounters with teams in the top half of the Championship. This lead to one win and four points. Cardiff only drew once so far this season after ten games played, in stead recording five wins and four defeats in the Championship. Watford put two wins, three draws and five defeats on the board in the Championship.

Cardiff vs Watford Squads

Cardiff Squad

The 48-year-old coach of the home team, Erol Bulut, will select the lineup against Watford from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Jak Alnwick (0/9), Matthew Turner (0/0), Runar Alex Runarsson (0/1), Dimitrios Goutas (1/10), Jack Simpson (0/1), Jamilu Collins (0/8), Jonathan Panzo (0/0), Josh Beecher (0/0), Luey Giles (0/0), Mahlon Romeo (0/4), Mark McGuinness (1/10), Perry Ng (1/9), Vontae Daley-Campbell (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (3/6), Andy Rinomhota (0/1), Callum O'Dowda (0/4), Cody Twose (0/0), Ebou Adams (0/6), Joe Ralls (1/8), Josh Bowler (1/3), Kieron Evans (0/0), Manolis Siopis (0/8), Romaine Sawyers (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/5), Yakou Meite (0/8), Callum Robinson (0/6), Ike Ugbo (3/10), Karlan Grant (1/10), Kion Etete (2/8), Ollie Tanner (1/8), Ryan Wintle (1/10).

Watford Squad

Here is the full team squad of Watford. The 48 year-old Valerien Ismael will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ben Hamer (0/0), Daniel Bachmann (0/10), Francisco Sierralta (0/8), Imran Louza (1/10), Jamal Lewis (0/5), James Morris (0/5), Jeremy Ngakia (0/7), Matthew Pollock (0/2), Ryan Porteous (0/10), Wesley Hoedt (1/10), Edo Kayembe (0/6), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/9), Ismael Kone (0/8), Jake Livermore (0/3), Ken Sema (0/5), Thomas Ince (1/8), Tom Dele-Bashiru (1/9), Yaser Asprilla (0/9), Matheus Martins (3/9), Mileta Rajovic (3/7), Rhys Healey (0/2), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (2/9).

Cardiff vs Watford Team News

At the time of writing, Cardiff have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Watford on Saturday.

Due to various ailments Aaron Ramsey, Yakou Meite, Callum O'Dowda and Josh Bowler will be absent from the squad, Cardiff are able to field against Watford this coming Saturday.

When Watford take on Cardiff at Cardiff City Stadium, they will only have one player missing from their selection.

Ken Sema is too injured to face Watford.

Cardiff vs Watford Lineups

Cardiff vs Watford H2H

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-3 triumph for Cardiff, who are looking to stay on top on Saturday at Cardiff City Stadium. No doubt, Watford are planning a comeback, though. Watford look back on three wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Cardiff. The home side has a 40% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 4-3-3. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Cardiff vs Watford Results

Both teams to score came out seven times in the past ten matches between Cardiff and Watford. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 2/3 with the bookies.

Cardiff vs Watford Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Aaron Ramsey, who is performing well for Cardiff. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Watford.The visitors will be looking to Mileta Rajovic to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Watford in recent matches.

Cardiff City Stadium witnessed Cardiff winning six times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing one as well. Watford claimed zero wins, five draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Cardiff on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Watford''s last 10 league games away from home.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Cardiff and Watford. Cardiff managed an average of 1.3 goals, while the latter scored 1.2 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run. In Cardiff's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.8 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Watford, who managed to score one time in those matches.