Championship

Championship | Gameweek 24

Dec 29, 2024 at 3pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
1 - 2
Cardiff

Chakvetadze (38')
Louza (60'), Andrews (86')

FT(HT: 1-2)

Robinson (1', 42')
Rinomhota (55'), Chambers (69'), Daland (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Watford and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: Watford 2-1 Portsmouth
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Oxford Utd 3-2 Cardiff
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 53.78%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 21.24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.45%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.8%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (7.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Cardiff City
53.78% ( -0.01)	24.98% ( 0.01)	21.24%

Both teams to score 47.62% (

-0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.9% (

-0.05)

54.09% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.48% (

-0.04)

75.51% (

0.04)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.91% (

-0.03)

20.09% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.67% (

-0.04)

52.33% (

0.04)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.6% (

-0.02)

40.4% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.98% (

-0.02)

77.01% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Watford 53.77%

Cardiff City 21.24%

Draw 24.97%

Watford	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 13.02% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 10.45% 2-1 @ 9.47% ( -0) 3-0 @ 5.59% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.07% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.3% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.24% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.03% ( -0) 4-2 @ 0.92% ( -0) Other @ 2.67% Total : 53.77%	1-1 @ 11.8% 0-0 @ 8.12% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.29% ( -0) Other @ 0.76% Total : 24.97%	0-1 @ 7.36% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 5.35% ( -0) 0-2 @ 3.33% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.62% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.3% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.01% Other @ 1.28% Total : 21.24%