England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Cardiff City, taking place on Saturday, 03 February 2024, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormWatford manager Valérien Ismaël will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 0-0 draw in his team's last league outing against Sheffield Wednesday. In that game they had 41% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Sheffield Wednesday who had 19 attempts and 5 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 8, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 10 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.
Jake Livermore 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 Watford.
Cardiff City, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Cardiff City players having failed to take any points away from their recent 3-1 away defeat at the hands of Plymouth Argyle. In that game they recorded 55 % of the possession, with 6 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 15 shots on goal.
Manager Erol Bulut will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 12 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 7 goals they managed at the other end. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.
Having lost 3 of their last 6 matches and recorded only 2 victories, this has to be seen as a poor run of results.
Goalscorer Aaron Ramsey will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Cardiff City.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
The Bluebirds will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 9 encounters with Watford. When Cardiff are away to The Hornets in the league, they know how to find the net, with 6 goals in their last 3 meetings and an average of 2 per game.
Watford has a poor track record in the league when they host Cardiff, losing in their last 2 home games.
With only Edo Kayembe (Calf) and Jeremy Ngakia (Broken ankle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Valérien Ismaël will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Erol Bulut has a number of injury concerns in his Cardiff squad to contend with: Callum O'Dowda (Leg), Joe Ralls (Groin) and Aaron Ramsey (Knee)
Watford Playing at home | Cardiff City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 41' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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