Cardiff City vs Watford prediction | 13 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Cardiff City
Ranking: #321 overall, #43 in England

61.5 → 62.0 (+0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 26 Apr West Brom (H) 61.8 0.0
4-2 03 May Norwich City (A) 61.4 -0.4
1-1 17 Aug Wrexham (H) 61.0 -0.4
2-2 22 Aug Derby (A) 61.7 +0.7
2-2 29 Aug Sheff Utd (H) 62.0 +0.3
Watford
Ranking: #257 overall, #36 in England

64.9 → 63.7 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
5-1 25 Apr Boro (A) 63.4 -0.2
0-4 02 May Coventry (H) 63.8 +0.4
2-1 16 Aug Southampton (H) 63.3 -0.5
1-1 22 Aug Wrexham (A) 62.7 -0.6
1-1 29 Aug West Ham (H) 63.7 +1.0

Cardiff City vs Watford: by the numbers

Cardiff City trail Watford by 64 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 7 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Cardiff City have moved +0.5 rating points, against -1.2 for Watford.

Last time these teams played, on 14 Jan 2025, Cardiff City lost 0.2 rating points.

Cardiff City first climbed to #77 in our European rankings on 9 Dec 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Watford have ever held is 78.8, first set on 22 Dec 2018.