Ahead of Watford v Cardiff City on Saturday (February 3, 3pm KO), we take a look at all the stats, facts and figures surrounding the Sky Bet Championship clash.
Previous Meetings
Watford have won five of their last eight league games against Cardiff City (D1 L2), although four of the wins in this sequence have been away from home.
The away side have won seven of the last nine league meetings between Watford and Cardiff – the only home win in this sequence was in December 2018 (Watford 3-2 Cardiff).
Only one clean sheet has been kept by Watford in their last 23 league meetings with Cardiff (38 conceded), coming in a 0-0 draw in April 2013.
Cardiff have won on each of their last two league visits to Watford; they’ve never won three successive such games before in the Football League.
Recent Form
Watford are unbeaten in their last five league games (W1 D4), while only Huddersfield (13) have drawn more Championship games this season than the Hornets (11).
The Hornets are without a win in their last four home league games (D2 L2); their longest run in the Championship since December 2013 (L5).
Cardiff City have lost their last three matches in all competitions, shipping at least three times in every defeat. The Bluebirds haven’t lost four in a row while shipping 3+ goals since August/September 2018.
The Welsh side have lost three of their last five away league games (W2), while no side since the start of last season has lost more away games in the Championship than the Bluebirds (20).
Opposition Stat Attack
Perry Ng is Cardiff's leading scorer in the Championship with five goals, including one directly from a free-kick.
Karlan Grant has registered the most shots on target (12), scoring four times in the league.
Greek defender Dimitrios Goutas leads the club's charts for most clearances (119), blocks (30) and interceptions (53). He has also attempted the most passes (1414).
Captain Joe Ralls leads the club's assist charts with six.
