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

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Championship · 2022-23

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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

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

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
5' William Troost-Ekong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
9' Cedric Kipre makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
14' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
19' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
24' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Francisco Sierralta makes no mistake. 1-1!
40' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Niels Nkounkou will be fuming at that decision.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
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' Mario Gaspar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
59' The deadlock is broken! Ismaila Sarr gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
64' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
68' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Romaine Sawyers on, Andy Rinomhota off on 68 minutes.
73' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Ken Sema has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ken Sema.
78' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is withdrawn and Joseph Hungbo gets his opportunity.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Wintle.
82' Mario Gaspar is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Allsop is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
90' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Ismaila Sarr is withdrawn and Christian Kabasele gets his opportunity.
Another three points for Watford FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Romaine Sawyers ↑ 68'
16
Curtis Nelson
21
Jak Alnwick
10
Sheyi Ojo ↑ 68'
9
Kion Etete ↑ 68'
22
Thomas Sang
36
Max Watters ↑ 90'

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ken Sema ↓ Yaser Asprilla 90'
16
Dan Gosling
23
Ismaila Sarr ↓ Christian Kabasele 90'
14
Hassane Kamara
3
Mario Gaspar
5
William Troost-Ekong
31
Francisco Sierralta
1
Daniel Bachmann
39
Edo Kayembe
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Joseph Hungbo 78'
10
Joao Pedro

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gerard Deulofeu	4
Ismaila Sarr	3
Cedric Kipre	3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Troy Deeney	2
Callum Robinson	2
Francisco Sierralta	2
Quina	1

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

1.24 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.36 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Watford FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC32% Draw28% Watford FC40%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Watford FC

68%

Cardiff City FC or Watford FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC24% Draw48% Watford FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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