Watford U21 vs Cardiff City U21 - Match Preview & Prediction

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Watford U21
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England - England Professional Development League

Watford U21 vs Cardiff City U21

Friday - Apr 25th, 14:00 PM

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Cardiff City U21
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Predictions & Tips

63% Over 2.5 Goals

82% Over 1.5 Goals

55% BTTS

3.03 Goals / Match

0 Cards / Match

12.21 Corners / Match

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Watford U21 Information

Coming into this game, Watford U21 has picked up 13 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 2.6 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 3 of those games. Watford U21 has scored 15 times in the last 5 fixtures.

Cardiff City U21's defence will have to be at their best today if they're to stop Watford U21 from scoring. The home side has scored in the last 7 games in front of their own fans. They have failed to score in 1 home matches this season.

Momentum is really building for Watford U21 as they have now gone 5 games without losing. They have won 4 of the last 5 games they have played.

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.

Watford U21 is unbeaten in the last 5 games coming into this fixture against Cardiff City U21, having won 4 and drawn 1. They have scored 15 goals in those 5 games.

In the last 5 matches for Watford U21, 3 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 10 matches (59% of all matches) involving Watford U21 has seen BTTS landing.

It's likely that Watford U21 will score today, as they have netted in the last 11 games coming into this one and have scored 15 goals in the last five games.

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 just 2 of those games. Cardiff City U21 has scored 3 times in the last 5 fixtures.

It's possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 6 games for Cardiff City U21 ending with 2 goals or more being scored.

Things have not been going that well in front of goal for Cardiff City U21 recently, with the side failing to score in 3 of the last 5 games. Will the manager change his tactics today, or throw in another forward?

Just 2 of the last 5 games for Cardiff City U21 has ended with both teams scoring. They have won 1 of those 5 games. Overall, BTTS has landed in 7/18 games for Cardiff City U21 this season.

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: 8
13% Wins
24% Draws
63% Wins

75% Over 1.5 Goals

6/8 Matches

50% Over 2.5 Goals

4/8 Matches

25% Over 3.5 Goals

2/8 Matches

38% BTTS

3/8 Matches

25% Clean Sheets

Watford U21

50% Clean Sheets

Cardiff City U21

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

The home team is 8% worse than away team in terms of goals scored
1.20 Average Goals
1.30 Average Goals
Scored Per Game Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
Over 0.5 90% 90%
Over 1.5 30% 20%
Over 2.5 0% 10%
Over 3.5 0% 10%
Failed To Score 10% 10%
Scored 1st/2nd Half Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
Scored in 1H 33% 50%
Scored in 2H 67% 50%
Scored in Both Halves 10% 22%
Scored Average 1H 0.40 0.67
Scored Average 2H 0.80 0.67

Recent Form

Watford Under 21

Recent: 1 Wins / 2 Draws / 7 Losses

Form Results PPG
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Home l l l w 0.75
Away l l d l d l 0.33
Stats Overall Home Away
Win % 10% 25% 0%
AVG 3.40 3.25 3.50
Scored 12.00 5.00 7.00
Conceded 22.00 8.00 14.00
BTTS 90% 100% 83%
CS 10% 0% 17%
FTS 10% 0% 17%
xG 1.42 1.60 1.27
xGA 1.51 1.42 1.57
Cardiff City Under 21

Recent: 2 Wins / 4 Draws / 4 Losses

Form Results PPG
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Home d l d d w w 1.5
Away d l l l 0.25
Stats Overall Home Away
Win % 20% 33% 0%
AVG 2.90 2.33 3.75
Scored 13.00 9.00 4.00
Conceded 16.00 5.00 11.00
BTTS 70% 67% 75%
CS 20% 33% 0%
FTS 10% 0% 25%
xG 1.49 1.73 1.14
xGA 1.51 1.39 1.69

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

The home team is 38% worse than the away team in terms of goals conceded
2.20 Goals Conceded
1.60 Goals Conceded
Scored Per Game Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
Over 0.5 90% 80%
Over 1.5 70% 40%
Over 2.5 40% 20%
Over 3.5 20% 20%
Cleansheets 10% 20%
Scored 1st/2nd Half Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
1H Clean Sheet 30% 56%
2H Clean Sheet 20% 56%
Conceded Average 1H 1.00 0.78
Conceded Average 2H 1.20 0.78

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

20%

Scored first in 2 / 10

40%

Scored first in 4 / 10

10 Minutes Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
0 - 10 Mins 6% 17%
11 - 20 Mins 12% 3%
21 - 30 Mins 3% 0%
31 - 40 Mins 18% 14%
41 - 50 Mins 9% 14%
51 - 60 Mins 15% 14%
61 - 70 Mins 15% 7%
71 - 80 Mins 6% 3%
81 - 90 Mins 18% 17%
15 Minutes Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
0 - 15 Mins 12% 17%
16 - 30 Mins 9% 3%
31 - 45 Mins 21% 24%
46 - 60 Mins 21% 17%
61 - 75 Mins 18% 7%
76 - 90 Mins 21% 21%
Scored (10 min) Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
0 - 10 Mins 0% 15%
11 - 20 Mins 8% 8%
21 - 30 Mins 0% 0%
31 - 40 Mins 25% 0%
41 - 50 Mins 8% 23%
51 - 60 Mins 8% 23%
61 - 70 Mins 33% 8%
71 - 80 Mins 0% 8%
81 - 90 Mins 17% 8%
Scored (15 min) Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
0 - 15 Mins 0% 15%
16 - 30 Mins 8% 8%
31 - 45 Mins 25% 23%
46 - 60 Mins 17% 23%
61 - 75 Mins 33% 8%
76 - 90 Mins 17% 15%
Conceded (10 min) Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
0 - 10 Mins 9% 19%
11 - 20 Mins 14% 0%
21 - 30 Mins 5% 0%
31 - 40 Mins 14% 25%
41 - 50 Mins 9% 6%
51 - 60 Mins 18% 6%
61 - 70 Mins 5% 6%
71 - 80 Mins 9% 0%
81 - 90 Mins 18% 25%
Conceded (15 min) Watford U21 Cardiff City U21
0 - 15 Mins 18% 19%
16 - 30 Mins 9% 0%
31 - 45 Mins 18% 25%
46 - 60 Mins 23% 13%
61 - 75 Mins 9% 6%
76 - 90 Mins 23% 25%

Number of Cards How many cards will there be?

4
Cards / Match

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

0 / Match

Booked / Match

4 / Match

Booked / Match

Match Cards Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Over 2.5 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 3.5 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 4.5 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 5.5 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 6.5 0% 100% 50.005%
Team Cards Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Cards For Average 0 4 2.005
Over 0.5 For 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 1.5 For 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 2.5 For 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 3.5 For 0% 100% 50.005%
Cards Against Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Over 0.5 Against 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 1.5 Against 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 2.5 Against 0% 100% 50.005%
Over 3.5 Against 0% 100% 50.005%

First Half / Second Half Cards

Half Cards Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
1H Cards For Average 0 1 0.505
2H Cards For Average 0 3 1.505
1H Total Cards AVG 0 2 1.005
2H Total Cards AVG 0 6 3.005
1H Had More Cards % 0% 0% 0.005%
2H Had More Cards % 0% 100% 50.005%
Over X 1H/2H Cards Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
1H Over 0.5 Cards For 0% 100% 50.005%
2H Over 0.5 Cards For 0% 100% 50.005%
1H Total Under 2 0% 0% 0.005%
2H Total Under 2 0% 0% 0.005%
1H is 2~3 Total Cards 0% 100% 50.005%
2H is 2~3 Total Cards 0% 0% 0.005%
1H Total Over 3 0% 0% 0.005%
2H Total Over 3 0% 100% 50.005%

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

10.61
Corners / Match

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

5.11 / Match

Corners Earned

5.5 / Match

Corners Earned

Match Corners Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Over 6.5 67% 90% 78.5%
Over 7.5 56% 90% 73%
Over 8.5 56% 80% 68%
Over 9.5 56% 60% 58%
Over 10.5 44% 20% 32%
Over 11.5 22% 20% 21%
Over 12.5 22% 20% 21%
Over 13.5 11% 20% 15.5%
Over 14.5 11% 20% 15.5%
First Half Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
FH Average 42 54 48
FH Over 4 4 7 5.5
FH Over 5 2 5 3.5
FH Over 6 2 3 2.5
Second Half Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
2H Average 48 48 48
2H Over 4 6 4 5
2H Over 5 3 4 3.5
2H Over 6 2 3 2.5

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

Team Corners Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Corners Earned / Match 5.11 5.5 5.31
Corners Against / Match 4.89 5 4.95
Over 2.5 For 89% 90% 89.5%
Over 3.5 For 56% 80% 68%
Over 4.5 For 33% 60% 46.5%
Over 2.5 Against 89% 90% 89.5%
Over 3.5 Against 67% 60% 63.5%
Over 4.5 Against 67% 50% 58.5%

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

Team Shots Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Shots / Match 11.22 12.6 11.91
Shots Conversion Rate 11% 10% 10.50%
Shots On Target / M 5.33 5 5.17
Shots Off Target / M 5.89 7.6 6.75
Shots Per Goal Scored 9.18 9.69 9.44
Team Shots Over 10.5 67% 60% 63.5%
Team Shots Over 11.5 44% 60% 52%
Team Shots Over 12.5 33% 60% 46.5%
Team Shots Over 13.5 22% 40% 31%
Team Shots Over 14.5 11% 30% 20.5%
Team Shots Over 15.5 11% 30% 20.5%
Team Shots On Target 3.5+ 78% 80% 79%
Team Shots On Target 4.5+ 56% 50% 53%
Team Shots On Target 5.5+ 44% 40% 42%
Team Shots On Target 6.5+ 22% 20% 21%
Offside Stats Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Offsides / Match 0 0 0.01
Over 2.5 Offsides 0 0 0.01
Over 3.5 Offsides 0 0 0.01
Misc Stats Watford U21 Cardiff City U21 Average
Fouls Committed / Match 0 0 0.01
Fouled Against / Match 0 0 0.01
Average Possession 51% 50% 50.5%

Past Matches

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

England Professional Development League 2024/2025 Table

Pos Team GF GA GD Pts AVG
1 Sheffield United Under 21 77 26 51 61 3.68
2 Millwall Under 21 63 33 30 59 3.43
3 AFC Bournemouth FC Under 21 77 45 32 58 4.36
4 Brentford FC Under 21 64 45 19 58 3.89
5 Charlton Athletic Under 21 81 42 39 55 4.24
6 Burnley Under 21 82 37 45 53 4.1
7 Hull City Under 21 59 54 5 48 3.9
8 Sheffield Wednesday Under 21 49 49 0 44 3.38
9 Ipswich Town Under 21 61 60 1 43 4.17
10 Coventry City Under 21 62 46 16 39 4.15
11 Swansea City Under 21 46 55 -9 37 3.61
12 Bristol City Under 21 57 58 -1 36 4.26
13 Peterborough United Under 21 41 56 -15 35 3.59
14 Watford Under 21 51 57 -6 34 3.86
15 Fleetwood Town FC U21 40 53 -13 34 3.44
16 Cardiff City Under 21 33 48 -15 32 3
17 Birmingham City Under 21 46 72 -26 31 4.21
18 Queens Park Rangers Under 21 46 66 -20 28 4
19 Wigan Athletic Under 21 46 58 -12 27 3.59
20 Barnsley Under 21 39 59 -20 27 3.38
21 Crewe Alexandra Under 21 37 71 -34 24 3.86
22 Colchester United Under 21 23 90 -67 13 3.9

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