Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 43' Josh Bowler
Giorgi Chakvetadze 44' Y
Matthew Pollock 47' Y
Jake Livermore 50' Y
Y 51' Rubin Colwill
Y 69' Josh Bowler
Y 90' Dimitrios Goutas

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2

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
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
31 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
28 Jan Southampton FC H 1–1 D
20 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
14 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
06 Jan Chesterfield FC H 2–1 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Watford FC A 1–0 W
20 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L
13 Jan Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
06 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–4 L
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Leicester City FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Cardiff City FC
#20 Position #21
8 Points 7
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 3
7 Scored 10
10 Conceded 12
-3 GD -2
1.00 PPG 0.88
25% Win % 13%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vicarage Road will turn into a battlefield for Watford FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Josh Bowler does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 44' Giorgi Chakvetadze catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 47' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Matthew Pollock gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Jake Livermore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Rubin Colwill argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Giorgi Chakvetadze is replaced by Ken Sema.
  • 62' David Turnbull gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Rubin Colwill and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Josh Bowler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Josh Wilson-Esbrand on, Josh Bowler off on 74 minutes.
  • 78' Tom Dele-Bashiru has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Livermore on 78 minute.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Kion Etete as he leaves the pitch. Famara Diedhiou steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Dimitrios Goutas is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

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
Junior Hoilett 1

Head to Head

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 2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-28 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2024-01-06 Watford FC 2–1 Chesterfield FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-13 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Cardiff City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC38% Draw30% Cardiff City FC32%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
62%
Watford FC or Cardiff City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC25% Draw51% Cardiff City FC24%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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