Watford vs Cardiff City prediction | 16 Feb 2027 | xGtoday


Watford
Ranking: #408 overall, #48 in England

63.3 → 59.5 (-3.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Preston (H) 62.5 -0.9
1-2 12 Sep Stoke City (H) 61.4 -1.1
1-0 18 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.0 -0.4
0-4 10 Oct Burnley (H) 60.3 -0.7
5-1 13 Oct Cardiff City (A) 59.5 -0.8
Cardiff City
Ranking: #271 overall, #38 in England

61.0 → 63.5 (+2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Stoke City (H) 62.3 +0.8
1-0 12 Sep Bolton (A) 63.1 +0.8
3-1 19 Sep Charlton (H) 63.6 +0.5
2-1 10 Oct Blackburn (A) 62.8 -0.8
5-1 13 Oct Watford (H) 63.5 +0.7

Watford vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

There are 137 places between these two in our European rankings, with Cardiff City the higher, and 10 places between them in England.

Cardiff City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Watford's -3.8.

Last time these teams played, on 13 October 2026, Watford lost 0.8 rating points.

The highest Watford have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #33, first reached on 8 November 2018.

Cardiff City first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 73.9 on 8 December 2018.