Watford vs Cardiff Prediction & Match Preview

Watford are set to host Cardiff at Vicarage Road Stadium for their upcoming league fixture.

Watford, who stay ninth in the league rankings, enter the contest with a 0-0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

Valerien Ismael’s team has been pretty competent in recent weeks, and with the draw, they are now unbeaten in their past five league matches. The hosts would also likely feel somewhat optimistic since they have only lost once in their last ten matches across all competitions.

Their opponents, Cardiff, on the other hand, lost 3-1 to Plymouth, leaving them 14th in the standings.

The Bluebirds’ recent performances would also be a worry for Erol Bulut, given this was their second league defeat in a row. The visitors would also be concerned since they have only won once in their last six matches across all competitions and have suffered four losses in that period.

Recent Meetings

• The last match between these two was in October 2023, when the match finished in a 1-1 tie.
• It is all square in the previous five meetings between the two sides, as Watford has won twice, one of which ended in a tie, and Cardiff winning twice.
• While three of the last four encounters between the two teams has concluded with over 2.5 goals. Whereas each of the past four encounters has seen both teams score in the matches.

Watford vs Cardiff Prediction

Watford’s recent form, which includes a five-match unbeaten run, does give them an edge here against a Cardiff side that has displayed a number of recent substandard performances.

Therefore, a victory for Watford at 1.86 odds will be our main betting pick here considering all the observations.

For the second tip, the odds of 1.89 for both teams to score look quite attractive. Given that the hosts have conceded ten goals in their past five home league matches. While the visitors also failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last nine matches.

Liam Foster- February 1, 2024

Watford vs Cardiff Betting Tips

Watford to win

OK

	1.86 Odds
	1.83 Odds

Both Teams to Score

OK

	1.91 Odds
	1.89 Odds