Watford vs Cardiff City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 29th, 2024

Watford will be playing against Cardiff City in a Championship football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Watford vs Cardiff City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Watford vs Cardiff City will occur

The game will be played in the small Vicarage Road stadium, in the city of Watford, with a capacity for 22200 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Watford vs Cardiff City 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 2.48 goals per match played.

Watford last match

Watford in its last official match lost (2-1) against Burnley, in a match valid for Championship. Coach T. Cleverley's lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 5.25 were the best proof of this.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Ryan Porteous. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Cardiff City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Cardiff City, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Sheffield United team with a final score of 0-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.35.

Watford vs Cardiff City h2h

Cardiff City occupied 14th place when they went against Watford, who was in 9th place, in their last match at Championship. Cardiff City first went in with a 4-4-2 formation, which was engaged by Watford with a 4-1-4-1 deployment.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 03-02-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and the match 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 in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Cardiff City team, which has no wins recently.

This match will be officiated by S. Allison and duly assisted by A. Fox and D. Harrison from the sideline.

Watford

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Watford, standing in 8th place with 34 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 10 wins, 7 losses and, 4 draws.

In the 24th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to West Bromwich Albion team which is just above, in the 7th place.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the England Championship without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Watford will try to take full advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Watford analysis

Watford after 23 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 30 goals and conceded only 28 to opponents.

The Watford team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Tom Cleverley wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

While having won twice playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 8 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Watford

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Vakoun Issouf Bayo so far in the competition. With 9 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Watford to achieve victorious results this season.

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

Cardiff City

Championship leaderboard now

With 18 points won, Cardiff City is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 11 losses, plus 6 draws.

This means that Oxford United team, in 23rd place, is close behind in the 24th round with the same number of points.

Cardiff City analysis

Cardiff City counted 19 goals scored and 34 conceded at the end of Championship day number 23.

It seems that Cardiff City is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

As we approach the Regular Season, Cardiff City is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.48 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.9 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Cardiff City

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Callum Robinson so far in the competition. With 5 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Cardiff City to achieve victorious results this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Watford is Vakoun Issouf Bayo, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cardiff City is Callum Robinson, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.24 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.78 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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