Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Mark McGuinness 26' 1–0
1–1 54' Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Y 39' Francisco Sierralta
Y 65' Jamal Lewis

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Adam Crysell
  • Assistant 2 Lee Venamore
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

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
2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Watford FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
24 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
19 Sep Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
16 Sep Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 2–3 L
23 Sep Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
20 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
16 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W

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' That's the starting whistle at Cardiff City Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cardiff City FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 362 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erol Bulut might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The 27-year-old Imran Louza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 26' Mark McGuinness adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 31' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' What composure from Vakoun Issouf Bayo! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Joe Ralls is replaced by Callum Robinson on 58 minute.
  • 59' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Dele-Bashiru departs to be replaced by Imran Louza.
  • 64' Ryan Porteous is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francisco Sierralta at the 64 minute mark.
  • 65' Jamal Lewis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' Watford FC have won 396 goals from 362 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Josh Bowler comes on to replace Ollie Tanner.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 81' Ollie Tanner, a England forward, has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Matheus Martins exits the field as Mileta Rajovic enters on 85.
  • 87' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Ike Ugbo departs to be replaced by Romaine Sawyers.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cardiff City FC 1-1 Watford FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-09-30 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W

Watford FC Form

2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-09-23 Leeds United FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2023-09-20 Watford FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.49 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC51% Draw28% Watford FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Watford FC
49%
Cardiff City FC or Watford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC35% Draw50% Watford FC15%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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