Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Cardiff City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Wed 2 Nov 2022 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Niels Nkounkou 40' Y
Y 77' Ken Sema
Ryan Wintle 78' Y
Y 82' Mario Gaspar

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-02-22 Cardiff City FC 1–5 Watford FC 2018-12-15 Watford FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Watford FC H 1–2 L
29 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
23 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
08 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 3–1 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
29 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
23 Oct Luton Town FC H 4–0 W
19 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–3 L

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Daniel Bachmann is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 9' Cedric Kipre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' Francisco Sierralta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Ralls suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niels Nkounkou made 465 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' Francisco Sierralta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Niels Nkounkou.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' GOAL! Ismaila Sarr fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 68' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romaine Sawyers is hanging Andy Rinomhota on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Ken Sema. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Joseph Hungbo on, Vakoun Issouf Bayo off on 78 minutes.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Wintle on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Mario Gaspar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' England international Max Watters has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Ismaila Sarr is replaced by Christian Kabasele.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-02-22 Cardiff City FC 1–5 Watford FC 2018-12-15 Watford FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2022-10-29 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-10-23 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-10-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W

Watford FC Form

2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2022-10-29 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-10-19 Millwall FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-10-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.6 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Watford FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC24% Draw37% Watford FC39%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Watford FC
76%
Cardiff City FC or Watford FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC14% Draw64% Watford FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.7%
0 – 1
18.3%
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
1.7%
1 – 3
1.5%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 17% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 24% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗

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