Cardiff City vs Watford betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 07th, 2024

Cardiff City and Watford will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, December 07th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Cardiff City vs Watford betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cardiff City vs Watford will occur

The game will be played in the small Cardiff City Stadium stadium, in the city of Cardiff, with a capacity for 26828 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Cardiff City vs Watford betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.47 goals per match played.

Cardiff City last match

In the last match they played, Cardiff City collected a draw. The opposing team was Coventry City, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-2 - was valid for Championship. Coach Ö. Riza's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The draw (odd 4.00) turned out to be a good result, taking into account that the favoritism was on the other team's side.

If we have something to highlight from a match that ended in a draw, it is the excellent performance of Yakou Méïté. He was the protagonist of most of the plays of Cardiff City and was on the verge of leading the team to victory.

Watford last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Watford, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Queens Park Rangers team with a final score of 0-0.

A bad outcome at the end of the match with the draw (odd 3.60), especially considering that the chances of winning were quite high.

Cardiff City vs Watford h2h

The last time Cardiff City faced Watford it was in Championship. Cardiff City, then in 14th place opened with a play using the 4-4-2 formation, while Watford, who was in 9th place, played using a 4-1-4-1 tactic.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 03-02-2024, in the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, which ended with a 0-1 win for Cardiff City.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Watford team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Cardiff City its counterpart.

Cardiff City

Championship leaderboard now

Having 17 points, 4 wins, 9 losses, 5 draws, and a negative balance, Cardiff City ranks 20th place in the Championship as they enter this game.

Which means that in the 19th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Plymouth Argyle team who is in the 21st place.

Cardiff City analysis

Cardiff City at the end of round 18 in Championship had 17 goals scored and 28 conceded.

Cardiff City seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Over the course of the tournament, Cardiff City recorded an average ball possession of 49.11%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Cardiff City will play against Watford, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Maintaining optimal performance could prove to be a difficult task for Cardiff City as they navigate a tight schedule with multiple games in quick succession. Despite Cardiff City and Watford being evenly matched on paper, the team's demanding schedule could tip the scales in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Cardiff City

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Callum Robinson. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Cardiff City avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Watford

Championship leaderboard now

The Watford team with 30 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 3 draws, and 6 losses.

In the 19th round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Middlesbrough which is just above, in the 5th place.

Watford analysis

After 18 rounds, Watford has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 26 goals for and 24 conceded.

Best goalscorer from Watford

In this season, the individual highlight is Vakoun Issouf Bayo that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Watford achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cardiff City is Callum Robinson, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Watford is Vakoun Issouf Bayo, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Watford scores an average of 1.44 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.47 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.22 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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