Championship · Matchweek 10

Cardiff City FC vs Watford FC Prediction

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK)
Tue 13 Oct, 19:45 (BST)
Competition
Championship
Round
Matchweek 10
Venue
To be confirmed

United Matchday prediction

Cardiff City FC win55%
Draw27%
Watford FC win18%
Predicted score
1–0
Over 2.5 goals
38%
Under 2.5 goals
62%
BTTS yes
40%
Over 1.5 goals
65%
Over 3.5 goals
18%
BTTS no
60%
Expected goals
1.47 – 0.73

Medium confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

Cardiff City FC and Watford FC both sit close to the Championship statistical average, so the model's expectation is driven mainly by home advantage.

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–016.3%
  • 2–012.0%
  • 1–111.9%
  • 0–011.0%
  • 2–18.7%
  • 0–18.0%
  • 3–05.9%
  • 1–24.3%

Team comparison

StatisticCardiff City FCWatford FC
Matches played1515
Points per match1.201.00
Goals per match1.800.87
Goals conceded per match1.801.53
Home / away goals scored214
Home / away goals conceded1314
Last 5 points87
Last 5 goals scored115
Last 5 goals conceded124
Win percentage27%27%

Cardiff City FC recent form

DWLDW

Watford FC recent form

WLLWD

Recent form

Cardiff City FC

1W 1D 3L in the last 5 · 5 scored, 7 conceded

  • Lat Blackburn Rovers FC1–2
  • Wvs Charlton Athletic FC3–1
  • Lat Bolton Wanderers FC0–1
  • Dvs Stoke City FC1–1
  • Lat Portsmouth FC0–2

Watford FC

1W 0D 4L in the last 5 · 3 scored, 9 conceded

  • Lvs Burnley FC0–4
  • Lat Bristol City FC0–1
  • Lvs Stoke City FC1–2
  • Wvs Preston North End FC2–1
  • Lat West Bromwich Albion FC0–1

Model transparency

Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 22 September 2026
Last updated: 13 October 2026
Status: Locked

How predictions work

Prediction record

Matches predicted
1000
1X2 accuracy
49.4%
BTTS accuracy
55.9%
Over 2.5 accuracy
58.6%
Exact score
10.3%

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