What we expect
Our forecast for this match. The tick on each bar is that side’s average over their last six.
Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.
How to read this
The small bars under each number are that side’s most recent matches (up to six), home and away, against opponents of mixed strength, oldest on the left; the dashed line is the number we expect. Our forecast is for this opponent at this ground, so a favourite’s recent numbers often sit below it and an underdog’s above it.
Recent averages · last 6 matches
What each side has actually done lately, home and away — a record, not a forecast.
Our numbers, most likely first
Ranked by our probability, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.
In plain English
Cardiff City are more likely than not to avoid defeat, but it is close. They have lost four of their last six, and Watford have not beaten them in their last five meetings. The model sees around three goals in it.
What would change the call
Cardiff City or draw, priced again from the same expected goals if the match reaches these states.
Each row is the call re-priced for that scoreline at half-time. Lineups are not in it — we publish per-player shooting rates, not a squad-strength number, so what a rested front three does to this figure is not something we can honestly put a number on.
Cardiff City · last 6
Watford · last 6
First half — what we expect
Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 76%
First-half chances
How the match splits
How to read this
First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).
Second half — who scores?
At half-time we update each side’s chance of scoring in the second half from what the first half showed.
Model inputs
Head to head
Common questions
Who will win Cardiff City vs Watford?
Bawler's model rates this match: Cardiff City are favoured (47% win probability vs 28% for Watford, 25% draw). The model uses each side’s expected goals, recent form and the strength of the opposition.
What is the predicted score for Cardiff City vs Watford?
The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Cardiff City 1-1 Watford (11.7% probability). Expected total goals: 3.0.
How does Bawler predict Cardiff City vs Watford?
Bawler estimates each side's expected goals from its results and the quality of its chances, adjusted for the strength of the opposition and for home advantage, then works out the chance of every scoreline to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. Team news and lineups are not built into these numbers. For this match that gives Cardiff City 47%, the draw 25% and Watford 28%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.
Will both teams score in Cardiff City vs Watford?
Probably — Bawler's model gives both teams scoring a 59% chance. That is based on Cardiff City expecting 1.71 goals and Watford 1.29.
Over or under 2.5 goals in Cardiff City vs Watford?
Bawler's model expects 3.0 goals in total. It leans slightly towards three or more goals: over 2.5 goals is 58%.