Cardiff City U21 vs Watford U21 - Match Preview & Prediction

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England - England Professional Development League

Cardiff City U21 vs Watford U21

Friday - May 2nd, 14:00 PM

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Watford U21
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Predictions & Tips

68% Over 2.5 Goals

86% Over 1.5 Goals

65% BTTS

2.68 Goals / Match

0 Cards / Match

9.64 Corners / Match

Cardiff City U21 Information

Coming into this game, Cardiff City U21 has picked up 3 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 0.6 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 3 of those games. Cardiff City U21 has scored 5 times in the last 5 fixtures.

Cardiff City U21 has enjoyed playing at home recently, with the side currently unbeaten in 3 games.

Watford U21's defence will have to be at their best today if they're to stop Cardiff City U21 from scoring. The home side has scored in the last 6 games in front of their own fans. They have failed to score in 3 home matches this season.

In the last 5 matches for Cardiff City U21, 3 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 14 matches (48% of all matches) involving Cardiff City U21 has seen BTTS landing.

Watford U21 Information

Coming into this game, Watford U21 has picked up 7 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 1.4 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 5 of those games. Watford U21 has scored 7 times in the last 5 fixtures.

It's possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 7 games for Watford U21 ending with 2 goals or more being scored.

The last 5 games for Watford U21 has each seen both teams scoring. Will they improve their defence, or will we see more of the same here? This season Watford U21 has seen a total of 21/29 fixtures end with both teams scoring. That's 72% of all matches played.

It's likely that Watford U21 will score today, as they have netted in the last 7 games coming into this one and have scored 7 goals in the last five games.

Who Will Win

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The home team is 16 % worse to the away team in terms of points per game
42 %
58 %
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Head to Head Record

Total Matches: 9
56% Wins
22% Draws
22% Wins

78% Over 1.5 Goals

7/9 Matches

56% Over 2.5 Goals

5/9 Matches

22% Over 3.5 Goals

2/9 Matches

44% BTTS

4/9 Matches

44% Clean Sheets

Cardiff City U21

22% Clean Sheets

Watford U21

Goals Scored Who will score more? (Last 10 matches)

The home team is 9% worse than away team in terms of goals scored
2.30 Average Goals
2.50 Average Goals
Scored Per Game Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
Over 0.5 100% 80%
Over 1.5 60% 70%
Over 2.5 30% 40%
Over 3.5 10% 30%
Failed To Score 0% 20%
Scored 1st/2nd Half Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
Scored in 1H 30% 52%
Scored in 2H 70% 57%
Scored in Both Halves 40% 60%
Scored Average 1H 0.70 1.20
Scored Average 2H 1.60 1.30

Recent Form

Cardiff City Under 21

Recent: 4 Wins / 2 Draws / 4 Losses

Form Results PPG
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Home w l l w w 1.8
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Stats Overall Home Away
Win % 40% 60% 20%
AVG 4.00 4.80 3.20
Scored 23.00 15.00 8.00
Conceded 17.00 9.00 8.00
BTTS 90% 100% 80%
CS 10% 0% 20%
FTS 0% 0% 0%
xG 1.78 1.90 1.63
xGA 1.53 1.23 1.91
Watford Under 21

Recent: 6 Wins / 1 Draws / 3 Losses

Form Results PPG
Overall w l w w l w w w d l 1.9
Home w w w w w w 3
Away l l d l 0.25
Stats Overall Home Away
Win % 60% 100% 0%
AVG 4.40 5.00 3.50
Scored 25.00 22.00 3.00
Conceded 19.00 8.00 11.00
BTTS 70% 83% 50%
CS 20% 17% 25%
FTS 20% 0% 50%
xG 1.69 2.01 1.20
xGA 1.33 1.31 1.36

Goals Conceded Who will concede more? (Last 10 matches)

The home team is 12% better than away team in terms of goals conceded
1.70 Goals Conceded
1.90 Goals Conceded
Scored Per Game Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
Over 0.5 90% 80%
Over 1.5 60% 40%
Over 2.5 20% 40%
Over 3.5 0% 30%
Cleansheets 10% 20%
Scored 1st/2nd Half Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
1H Clean Sheet 50% 50%
2H Clean Sheet 30% 40%
Conceded Average 1H 0.90 0.80
Conceded Average 2H 0.80 1.10

Who will score first? (Based on last 10 matches)

50%

Scored first in 5 / 10

40%

Scored first in 4 / 10

10 Minutes Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
0 - 10 Mins 5% 9%
11 - 20 Mins 13% 9%
21 - 30 Mins 8% 7%
31 - 40 Mins 13% 11%
41 - 50 Mins 10% 11%
51 - 60 Mins 15% 16%
61 - 70 Mins 13% 9%
71 - 80 Mins 10% 9%
81 - 90 Mins 15% 18%
15 Minutes Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
0 - 15 Mins 8% 9%
16 - 30 Mins 18% 16%
31 - 45 Mins 15% 20%
46 - 60 Mins 23% 18%
61 - 75 Mins 20% 14%
76 - 90 Mins 18% 23%
Scored (10 min) Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
0 - 10 Mins 9% 8%
11 - 20 Mins 0% 8%
21 - 30 Mins 9% 8%
31 - 40 Mins 9% 16%
41 - 50 Mins 13% 8%
51 - 60 Mins 22% 16%
61 - 70 Mins 17% 4%
71 - 80 Mins 13% 8%
81 - 90 Mins 9% 24%
Scored (15 min) Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
0 - 15 Mins 9% 8%
16 - 30 Mins 9% 16%
31 - 45 Mins 13% 24%
46 - 60 Mins 30% 16%
61 - 75 Mins 26% 8%
76 - 90 Mins 13% 28%
Conceded (10 min) Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
0 - 10 Mins 0% 11%
11 - 20 Mins 29% 11%
21 - 30 Mins 6% 5%
31 - 40 Mins 18% 5%
41 - 50 Mins 6% 16%
51 - 60 Mins 6% 16%
61 - 70 Mins 6% 16%
71 - 80 Mins 6% 11%
81 - 90 Mins 24% 11%
Conceded (15 min) Cardiff City U21 Watford U21
0 - 15 Mins 6% 11%
16 - 30 Mins 29% 16%
31 - 45 Mins 18% 16%
46 - 60 Mins 12% 21%
61 - 75 Mins 12% 21%
76 - 90 Mins 24% 16%

Number of Cards How many cards will there be?

0.76
Cards / Match

Sum of bookings per match between Cardiff City U21 and Watford U21

0.56 / Match

Booked / Match

0.2 / Match

Booked / Match

Match Cards Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Over 2.5 11% 0% 5.5%
Over 3.5 0% 0% 0.005%
Over 4.5 0% 0% 0.005%
Over 5.5 0% 0% 0.005%
Over 6.5 0% 0% 0.005%
Team Cards Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Cards For Average 0.56 0.2 0.105
Over 0.5 For 33% 20% 26.5%
Over 1.5 For 11% 0% 5.5%
Over 2.5 For 11% 0% 5.5%
Over 3.5 For 0% 0% 0.005%
Cards Against Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Over 0.5 Against 11% 10% 10.5%
Over 1.5 Against 0% 0% 0.005%
Over 2.5 Against 0% 0% 0.005%
Over 3.5 Against 0% 0% 0.005%

First Half / Second Half Cards

Half Cards Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
1H Cards For Average 0 0.5 0.255
2H Cards For Average 1.67 0.5 1.085
1H Total Cards AVG 0.33 0.5 0.255
2H Total Cards AVG 1.67 1 1.335
1H Had More Cards % 0% 50% 25.005%
2H Had More Cards % 67% 50% 25.005%
Over X 1H/2H Cards Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
1H Over 0.5 Cards For 0% 50% 25.005%
2H Over 0.5 Cards For 100% 50% 75%
1H Total Under 2 100% 100% 100%
2H Total Under 2 67% 50% 58.5%
1H is 2~3 Total Cards 0% 0% 0.005%
2H is 2~3 Total Cards 33% 50% 41.5%
1H Total Over 3 0% 0% 0.005%
2H Total Over 3 0% 0% 0.005%

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

8.46
Corners / Match

Average Corner Kicks per match between Cardiff City U21 and Watford U21

4.56 / Match

Corners Earned

3.9 / Match

Corners Earned

Match Corners Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Over 6.5 67% 70% 68.5%
Over 7.5 67% 70% 68.5%
Over 8.5 56% 70% 63%
Over 9.5 33% 60% 46.5%
Over 10.5 33% 50% 41.5%
Over 11.5 33% 50% 41.5%
Over 12.5 22% 30% 26%
Over 13.5 11% 30% 20.5%
Over 14.5 0% 20% 10.005%
First Half Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
FH Average 19 31 25
FH Over 4 1 4 2.5
FH Over 5 0 3 1.505
FH Over 6 0 1 0.505
Second Half Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
2H Average 25 45 35
2H Over 4 3 5 4
2H Over 5 2 4 3
2H Over 6 2 3 2.5

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

Team Corners Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Corners Earned / Match 4.56 3.9 4.23
Corners Against / Match 3.78 6.4 5.09
Over 2.5 For 67% 80% 73.5%
Over 3.5 For 44% 40% 42%
Over 4.5 For 33% 30% 31.5%
Over 2.5 Against 44% 90% 67%
Over 3.5 Against 33% 80% 56.5%
Over 4.5 Against 33% 70% 51.5%

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

Team Shots Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Shots / Match 14.56 14.1 14.33
Shots Conversion Rate 17% 18% 17.50%
Shots On Target / M 7.44 6.6 7.02
Shots Off Target / M 7.11 7.5 7.31
Shots Per Goal Scored 5.95 5.64 5.80
Team Shots Over 10.5 67% 50% 58.5%
Team Shots Over 11.5 56% 50% 53%
Team Shots Over 12.5 44% 50% 47%
Team Shots Over 13.5 44% 50% 47%
Team Shots Over 14.5 44% 40% 42%
Team Shots Over 15.5 44% 40% 42%
Team Shots On Target 3.5+ 89% 80% 84.5%
Team Shots On Target 4.5+ 78% 70% 74%
Team Shots On Target 5.5+ 56% 50% 53%
Team Shots On Target 6.5+ 44% 40% 42%
Offside Stats Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Offsides / Match 3.22 3.4 3.31
Over 2.5 Offsides 5 5 5.00
Over 3.5 Offsides 3 4 3.50
Misc Stats Cardiff City U21 Watford U21 Average
Fouls Committed / Match 10.56 8.2 9.38
Fouled Against / Match 12.44 11.1 11.77
Average Possession 54% 50% 52%

Past Matches

25th April 2025
Watford U21 2
Cardiff City U21 1
19th December 2024
Cardiff City U21 3
Watford U21 1
17th October 2024
Watford U21 0
Cardiff City U21 2
8th January 2024
Cardiff City U21 0
Watford U21 0
24th October 2023
Watford U21 2
Cardiff City U21 2
24th January 2023
Cardiff City U21 0
Watford U21 3
18th October 2022
Watford U21 0
Cardiff City U21 1
14th April 2016
Watford U21 0
Cardiff City U21 2
23rd November 2015
Cardiff City U21 2
Watford U21 1

Team Player List

Team Players - Cardiff City U21

Team Players - Watford U21

Which Players Will Score?

Top Scores - Cardiff City U21

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Top Scores - Watford U21

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Who Will Get Booked?

Cards Given - Cardiff City U21

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Cards Given - Watford U21

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Cards Per 90 Mins

Cards / 90 - Cardiff City U21

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Cards / 90 - Watford U21

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FT Result Odds

FT Result 188Bet1xbetBetfairBetwayCashpointCloudBetDafabetInterwettenLadbrokesPnclUnibetWilliamHillbet365bwin
Cardiff City U21 2.09 2.14 2.00 2.15 1.98 2.17 1.74 2.20 2.10 2.10 2.17 2.05 2.05 2.10
Draw 3.90 4.06 3.75 3.80 4.20 4.03 4.40 3.90 3.90 4.17 4.10 3.80 3.90 3.90
Watford U21 2.59 2.82 2.75 2.70 2.62 2.56 3.65 2.55 2.60 2.75 2.40 2.80 2.70 2.60

Double Chance Odds

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Over/Under Odds

Over/Under Cashpoint bet365
Over 0.5 N/A N/A
Over 1.5 N/A N/A
Over 2.5 1.28 1.36
Over 3.5 N/A N/A
Over 4.5 N/A N/A
Under 0.5 N/A N/A
Under 1.5 N/A N/A
Under 2.5 3.21 3.00
Under 3.5 N/A N/A
Under 4.5 N/A N/A

Both Teams To Score Odds

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BTTS 1st Half Odds

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BTTS 2nd Half Odds

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Over/Under 1st Half Odds

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Over/Under 2nd Half Odds

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Result 1st Half Odds

Result 1st Half bet365
Cardiff City U21 2.50
Draw 2.75
Watford U21 2.88

Result 2nd Half Odds

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Team To Score First Odds

Team To Score First bet365
Cardiff City U21 1.50
Draw N/A
Watford U21 2.50

Clean Sheet Home Odds

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Clean Sheet Away Odds

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Win To Nil Odds

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Corners 1x2 Odds

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Corners Over Under Odds

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England Professional Development League 2024/2025 Table

Pos Team GF GA GD Pts AVG
1 Brentford FC Under 21 79 49 30 73 3.88
2 AFC Bournemouth FC Under 21 94 55 39 70 4.52
3 Millwall Under 21 69 36 33 66 3.39
4 Sheffield United Under 21 84 37 47 64 3.78
5 Burnley Under 21 92 42 50 59 4.19
6 Charlton Athletic Under 21 88 45 43 58 4.29
7 Coventry City Under 21 73 53 20 51 4.06
8 Hull City Under 21 61 56 5 51 3.77
9 Ipswich Town Under 21 65 63 2 46 4.13
10 Sheffield Wednesday Under 21 51 53 -2 45 3.35
11 Swansea City Under 21 57 58 -1 43 3.71
12 Fleetwood Town FC U21 47 59 -12 43 3.42
13 Bristol City Under 21 64 66 -2 40 4.19
14 Watford Under 21 55 62 -7 38 3.77
15 Cardiff City Under 21 38 57 -19 35 3.06
16 Peterborough United Under 21 46 74 -28 35 3.87
17 Birmingham City Under 21 52 81 -29 34 4.29
18 Queens Park Rangers Under 21 49 75 -26 31 4
19 Barnsley Under 21 43 62 -19 30 3.39
20 Wigan Athletic Under 21 49 65 -16 27 3.68
21 Crewe Alexandra Under 21 38 77 -39 25 3.71
22 Colchester United Under 21 24 93 -69 14 3.77

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