Thursday , 2 July 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

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

4
2
4
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 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

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Watford 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.
  • 15' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Cian Ashford needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Imran Louza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Rocco Vata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Porteous on 60 minute.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a card for Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 65' Cian Ashford puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
  • 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' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 79' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 79 minute. Rubin Colwill leaves to be changed by Yakou Meite.
  • 83' Festy Ebosele is replacing Yasser Larouci for the Watford FC side.
  • 87' GOAL! Vakoun Issouf Bayo scores on 87. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah
  • 88' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 88 minute. Alex Robertson leaves to be changed by Joe Ralls.
  • 90' Calum Chambers is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Troy Deeney 2
Callum Robinson 2
Francisco Sierralta 2
Quina 1

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
3 / 4
1.54 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC52% Draw26% Watford FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Watford FC
48%
Cardiff City FC or Watford FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC34% Draw48% Watford FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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