Play-off chasing Watford host struggling Cardiff City at Vicarage Road on Sunday.
Victory over Portsmouth on Boxing Day took the Hornets up to sixth in the Championship table, while a pair of late goals were not enough to rescue a point for the Bluebirds – who are second from bottom – against fellow relegation battlers Oxford United.
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Watford have lost their last three home league games against Cardiff City and have only won two of their last 11 against them at Vicarage Road (D4 L5).
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Cardiff City are looking to win consecutive league games against Watford for the first time since a run of three between March 2009 and March 2010.
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Watford haven’t won their final league match of the year in any of the last three years (D1 L2) since beating Norwich 1-0 in 2020.
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Cardiff City have lost their final league game of the year in three of the last four years (D1) since winning 2-1 against Sheffield Wednesday in 2019.
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Watford are winless in their last four home league games against Welsh opponents (D1 L3) since beating Swansea 2-0 in May 2021.