Saturday , 14 November 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
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
2
4
Cardiff City FC 11 games · Avg 3.3 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
#14 Position #20
18 Points 15
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
27 Scored 13
27 Conceded 23
+0 GD -10
1.20 PPG 1.00
27% Win % 27%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 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' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Moussa Sissoko, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Vakoun Issouf Bayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 20 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Chris Willock is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Bagan made 384 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jack Moylan scoring 2 goals.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Calum Chambers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 349 appearances.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Rocco Vata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Porteous on 60 minute.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Jeremy Ngakia is booked for Watford FC — card on 61.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Cian Ashford has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ollie Tanner is hanging Chris Willock on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Pollock.
  • 78' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Yakou Meite comes on to replace Rubin Colwill.
  • 83' Yasser Larouci makes way for Festy Ebosele at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 87' What an equalizer from Vakoun Issouf Bayo!
  • 88' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Alex Robertson is withdrawn and Joe Ralls gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Calum Chambers is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Cardiff City FC 1-1 Watford FC. Honours even.

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
Callum Robinson 3
Francisco Sierralta 2
Jack Moylan 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Troy Deeney 2

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
1.96 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC60% Draw23% Watford FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Watford FC
40%
Cardiff City FC or Watford FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC42% Draw43% Watford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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