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Competition: English Championship
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Date: 14 January, 2025
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Kick-off: 20:45 CET
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Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff will be looking to move out of the relegation zone when they face struggling Watford at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday night.
The hosts are currently second-bottom in the Championship with 23 points after 25 games and are two points behind Luton, who are just outside the relegation zone. Despite their poor position in the table, Cardiff have remained unbeaten in their last three league games and have also reached the next round of the FA Cup following their 1-0 win over Sheffield United last Friday.
The visitors, on the other hand, are in a much better position in the league, currently just three points off a play-off place in the battle for promotion to the Premier League. However, they have not been in good form in recent weeks and have lost three games in a row in the league, as well as being knocked out of the FA Cup against Fulham.
Cardiff - Watford Betting Tips: Cardiff to Win or Draw
The home side go into the game following a narrow 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the FA Cup, extending their unbeaten run to four games in all competitions (2W 2D). In contrast, Watford have now lost four games in a row in all competitions, including a 4-1 defeat to Fulham in the FA Cup third round. What is more, Watford have won just twice in 12 away games this season. We therefore expect Cardiff to at least draw or even beat Watford at home on Tuesday night.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Watford
1 : 2
Cardiff City
Championship
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Watford
0 : 1
Cardiff City
Championship
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Cardiff City
1 : 1
Watford
Championship
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Watford
1 : 3
Cardiff City
Championship
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Cardiff City
1 : 2
Watford
Championship
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Cardiff City
1 : 2
Watford
Championship
Cardiff team news
Cardiff have a pretty long injury list heading into this game, with as many as five players deemed unavailable for Tuesday’s clash with Watford. One of them is Aaron Ramsey, who has only played four games this season.
Last matches of
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Sheffield United
0 : 1
Cardiff City
FA Cup
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Middlesbrough
1 : 1
Cardiff City
Championship
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Cardiff City
1 : 1
Coventry City
Championship
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Watford
1 : 2
Cardiff City
Championship
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Oxford United
3 : 2
Cardiff City
Championship
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Ethan Horvath
Defenders
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44
Ronan Kpakio
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2
William Fish
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5
Jesper Daland
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23
Joel Bagan
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32
Ollie Tanner
Midfielders
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27
Rubin Colwill
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38
Perry Ng
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8
Joe Ralls
Forwards
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9
Kion Etete
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45
Cion Ashford
Watford team news
Watford will have to play without Daniel Bachmann and Kevin Keben, who are both sidelined with injuries.
Last matches of
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Fulham
4 : 1
Watford
FA Cup
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Watford
1 : 2
Sheffield United
Championship
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Queens Park Rangers
3 : 1
Watford
Championship
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Watford
1 : 2
Cardiff City
Championship
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Watford
2 : 1
Portsmouth
Championship
lineup
Goalkeeper
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23
. Jonathan Bond
Defenders
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45
Ryan Andrews
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5
Ryan Porteous
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21
Angelo Ogbonna
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15
Antonio Tikvic
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37
Yasser Larouci
Midfielders
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39
Edo Kayembe
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14
Pierre Dwomoh
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7
Thomas Ince
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11
Rocco Vata
Forwards
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20
Mamadou Doumbia
Three reasons we expect Cardiff to Win or Draw
- Cardiff are undefeated in the last 4 matches (2W 2D)
- Watford have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship and suffered 4 consecutive defeats in all competitions
- Cardiff are unbeaten in the last 4 matches against Watford (3W 1D)
Main prediction -
win or draw (1X)
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
& current standing in Championship
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 48 - 19 | +29 | 53 |
2 | Burnley | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 31 - 9 | +22 | 52 |
3 | Sheffield United | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 36 - 17 | +19 | 52 |
4 | Sunderland | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 39 - 22 | +17 | 50 |
5 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 - 32 | +11 | 41 |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 32 - 21 | +11 | 40 |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28 - 23 | +5 | 39 |
8 | Bristol City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 - 30 | +3 | 37 |
9 | Watford | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 35 - 36 | -1 | 37 |
10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 - 40 | -2 | 37 |
11 | Norwich City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 43 - 37 | +6 | 36 |
12 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 - 30 | 0 | 34 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 - 34 | -5 | 32 |
14 | Millwall | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 - 23 | +1 | 30 |
15 | Preston North End | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 28 - 34 | -6 | 30 |
16 | Coventry City | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 - 37 | -3 | 29 |
17 | Oxford United | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 - 40 | -12 | 28 |
18 | Derby County | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 - 35 | -4 | 27 |
19 | Stoke City | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 - 32 | -8 | 27 |
20 | Luton Town | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 - 44 | -17 | 25 |
21 | Portsmouth | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 30 - 41 | -11 | 23 |
22 | Hull City | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 - 36 | -11 | 23 |
23 | Cardiff City | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 - 40 | -15 | 23 |
24 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 - 53 | -29 | 20 |