Watford vs Cardiff Prediction & Betting Tips (3 February)

Cardiff have now played 12 times since they last tasted success at the top table of the Championship, and they have suffered back-to-back defeats after returning from the winter break. The boot has been firmly on the other foot as far as high-flying Watford are concerned, however, with a run of 18 points from seven matches leaving them in confident mood.

Watford smashed five goals past Cardiff in their last meeting of the Championship, meaning that five of their previous six matches in the Championship have now delivered over 2.5 goals. This has also been the case in four of the last six games involving Cardiff outfit in this competition, so it would come as a surprise to see anything different here.

Watford have played four matches since securing their place in the Championship, with no fewer than three of these encounters producing a clean sheet at one end of the pitch. This has also been the case in seven of the previous nine top-flight fixtures involving Cardiff, so any deviation from this script would come as a bit of a surprise.