Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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 #20
7 Points 8
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4
10 Scored 7
12 Conceded 10
-2 GD -3
0.88 PPG 1.00
13% Win % 25%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Watford FC is underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 9' Cedric Kipre makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slaven Bilic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' Perry Ng has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 363 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 38' Francisco Sierralta makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Niels Nkounkou.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' It’s high time Slaven Bilic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' GOAL! Ismaila Sarr scores on 59.
  • 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' Romaine Sawyers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Rinomhota at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 77' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Joseph Hungbo.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Wintle on 78.
  • 82' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Over 87 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' Watford FC ring the changes. Ismaila Sarr has done his job and it is now time for Christian Kabasele to step up.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

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
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Troy Deeney 2
Callum Robinson 2
Francisco Sierralta 2
Sory Kaba 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
3 / 4
1.21 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Watford FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC32% Draw29% Watford FC39%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Watford FC
68%
Cardiff City FC or Watford FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC25% Draw49% Watford FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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