Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Tue 14 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 16,942 HT 45' · FT 45'
Cian Ashford 65' 1–0
1–1 87' Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Y 61' Jeremy Ngakia
Y 73' Matthew Pollock
Calum Chambers 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Abbas Khan

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Watford FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
04 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec Oxford United FC A 2–3 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
09 Jan Fulham FC A 1–4 L
04 Jan Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–3 L
29 Dec Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Watford FC
#21 Position #19
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The 31-year-old Calum Chambers has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Omer Riza will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 5-3-2.
  • 35' Jak Alnwick is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 40' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Watford FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Ryan Porteous as he leaves the pitch. Rocco Vata steps in for Watford FC.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Jeremy Ngakia is booked for Watford FC — card on 61.
  • 65' GOAL! Cian Ashford scores on 65. Assisted by Calum Chambers
  • 68' Ollie Tanner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Willock on 68 minute.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Pollock.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Rubin Colwill by Yakou Meite on 79 minute.
  • 83' Festy Ebosele is replacing Yasser Larouci for the Watford FC side.
  • 87' Vakoun Issouf Bayo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 88' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Alex Robertson is replaced by Joe Ralls.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Calum Chambers.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Watford FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Deulofeu 4
Ismaila Sarr 3
Cedric Kipre 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Troy Deeney 2
Callum Robinson 2
Francisco Sierralta 2
Mark McGuinness 1

Head to Head

2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-12-26 Oxford United FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Fulham FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.89 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC48% Draw35% Watford FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Watford FC
52%
Cardiff City FC or Watford FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC25% Draw65% Watford FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.2%
1 – 0
21.1%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
5%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 2
2.6%
0 – 2
2.6%
3 – 1
1.6%
2 – 2
1.3%
4 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 27% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.