Championship · Regular Season - 10
CardiffvsWatford
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Match prediction · 13 October 2026
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THE PREDICTION
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Home or awayBased on 10 previous home-team games and 10 previous away-team games. Small samples provide less evidence.
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- Competition
- Championship
- Venue
- Cardiff City Stadium
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Mkeka wa Leo match analysis
Cardiff vs Watford: match review and analysis
Cardiff vs Watford in Championship on 13 October 2026. Compare recent results, goal trends and league positions in this match preview.
Mkeka wa Leo brings together the match information, available team results and current standings below. The saved pre-match selection is Home or away.
Cardiff recorded 1 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in the 10 games used here, scoring 12 and conceding 16. Watford recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, with 8 scored and 19 conceded across 10 games.
| Statistic | Cardiff | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 10 | 10 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Draws | 4 | 2 |
| Losses | 5 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 12 | 8 |
| Goals conceded | 16 | 19 |
| Over 1.5 games | 9 | 8 |
Why this selection?
The calculation combines each team’s recent attacking record with the opposing defence. Newer games receive more weight, and results at the same home or away venue receive extra weight.
Cardiff: (1.31 weighted goals scored + 1.85 opponent goals conceded) ÷ 2 gives 1.58 model goals, after bounding the estimate between 0.05 and 6.
Watford: (0.60 weighted goals scored + 1.52 opponent goals conceded) ÷ 2 gives 1.06 model goals, after bounding the estimate between 0.05 and 6.
The model favours a decisive result. Either side winning satisfies this selection; a draw does not. It ranked highest when comparing the three double-chance options with Over 1.5 using a Poisson goal model.
Model goals are estimates from past scores, not shot-based expected goals. These form records were saved with the prediction before kickoff. League position is context below and is not an input to this goal model. Injuries, lineups and odds are not included.
Recent results and goal trends
MICHEZO 10 ILIYOPITA
Cardiff recent form
1.20 goals scored and 1.60 conceded per game. 9 of 10 games finished with at least two goals.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackburnChampionship | Away | 1–2 | Lost | |
| CharltonChampionship | Home | 3–1 | Baada ya kugoogle | |
| BoltonChampionship | Away | 0–1 | Lost | |
| Stoke CityChampionship | Home | 1–1 | Draw | |
| PortsmouthChampionship | Away | 0–2 | Lost | |
| QPRChampionship | Away | 1–2 | Lost | |
| Sheffield UtdChampionship | Home | 2–2 | Draw | |
| NorwichLeague Cup | Home | 1–2 | Lost | |
| DerbyChampionship | Away | 2–2 | Draw | |
| WrexhamChampionship | Home | 1–1 | Draw |
Scores shown from Cardiff’s perspective. Extra time and shootouts are excluded.
MICHEZO 10 ILIYOPITA
Watford recent form
0.80 goals scored and 1.90 conceded per game. 8 of 10 games finished with at least two goals.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BurnleyChampionship | Home | 0–4 | Lost | |
| Bristol CityChampionship | Away | 0–1 | Lost | |
| Stoke CityChampionship | Home | 1–2 | Lost | |
| PrestonChampionship | Home | 2–1 | Baada ya kugoogle | |
| West BromChampionship | Away | 0–1 | Lost | |
| SwanseaChampionship | Away | 0–2 | Lost | |
| West HamChampionship | Home | 1–1 | Draw | |
| PeterboroughLeague Cup | Home | 1–5 | Lost | |
| WrexhamChampionship | Away | 1–1 | Draw | |
| SouthamptonChampionship | Home | 2–1 | Baada ya kugoogle |
Scores shown from Watford’s perspective. Extra time and shootouts are excluded.
LEAGUE CONTEXT
Championship — current table
Season 2026 · Latest stored table, updated . Refresh delayed; showing the last available table. This table may include games played after this prediction was made.
Watford are ranked 20 in Championship, with 8 points from 9 games.
Cardiff are ranked 21 in Championship, with 7 points from 9 games.
| Pos | Timu | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | West Ham | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Wolves | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Millwall | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | West Brom | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Charlton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Blackburn | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Sheffield Utd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Bolton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Norwich | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
| 22 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 7 |
| 23 | Derby | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 4 |
P: played · W: wins · D: draws · L: losses · GF/GA: goals for/against · GD: goal difference · Pts: points. Highlighted rows identify this match’s teams.
About this prediction
We compare each team’s recent goals scored and conceded, giving more weight to recent games and the same home or away venue. A goal model then chooses double chance or Over 1.5 goals. Predictions can change before kickoff and are not guaranteed results. Live scores refresh every 5 seconds.