Cardiff City vs. Watford Free Predictions, Odds & Tips
Cardiff City vs. Watford Match Preview
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cardiff City and Watford, taking place on Saturday, 07 October 2023, at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff.
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There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Cardiff City players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 away defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough. During that encounter they had 39% possession and had 6 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 11 shots on goal.
Manager Erol Bulut will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, overall they've scored in 9 of their 10 games this season.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
Aaron Ramsey will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Cardiff City.
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With Sunderland sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Watford won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 away defeat by them last time out. Their share of possession in that meeting was 42%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target. Sunderland had 9 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Supremo Valérien Ismaël will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 13 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 9 goals they've managed to net. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, and this season they've failed to score in 5 of their 10 games.
An away win for Watford is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 13 games.
On an individual basis, Mileta Rajović will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Watford's last 6 league games.
Cardiff City vs. Watford Head to head
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 1-3 win for Cardiff City.
In the past 12 away matches at Cardiff in the league, The Hornets have consistently found the net, scoring at least 1 goal in each of those encounters. Goals come easy for Watford when they travel to The Bluebirds, having recorded 9 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 3 goals per match.
Cardiff has a very poor track record when hosting Watford in the league, losing the last 4 times they have met at Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff manager Erol Bulut has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Josh Bowler (Calf), Yakou Meïté (Hamstring), Callum O'Dowda (Leg) and Aaron Ramsey (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Watford Injury News
There is only really one injury concern for the Watford manager Valérien Ismaël ahead of this clash, with Ken Sema (Muscle) missing out, which gives Ismaël a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
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