Watford vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 05 Dec 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Watford 2 · Cardiff 8
Referee Stats
20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Watford controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 19-2-2

Goals For / Against

44 / 12
Avg: 1.91 / 0.52

Points

59
Avg: 2.57

Clean Sheets

14

Failed to Score

1
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.57
PPG
1.65
1.91
GF
1.26
0.52
GA
1.00
35%
O2.5
35%
35%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank2nd
Cardiff rank8th
Watford points91
Cardiff points68
Watford: #2 · 91 pts · GD +33
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #8 · 68 pts · GD +17
23 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals9-0
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

W D D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index56
Goals7-7
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home96%
Watford clean sheet at home61%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%
Watford win after scoring first0%
Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.91 vs 1.25
Watford concede at home0.52 vs 1.06
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.06
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.25
Watford score 53% above league average, while Cardiff score 19% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 51% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 20% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Watford goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cardiff goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
2
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
15
17
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
451
238
Passes Accurate
375
161
Passes %
83%
68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS7 (77.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Watford vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season