Watford FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Watford FC

1 – 2

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Cardiff City FC

Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road 19,916 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Callum Robinson

Giorgi Chakvetadze 38' 1–1

1–2 42' Callum Robinson

Y 55' Andy Rinomhota

Imran Louza 60' Y

Y 69' Calum Chambers

Y 81' Jesper Daland

Ryan Andrews 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
21 Dec	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	2–3	L
21 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
14 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
11 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
30 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	2–2	D

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' And we are off! Watford FC vs Cardiff City FC — let the football do the talking.
1' Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Callum Robinson makes no mistake. 0-1!
6' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 6.
11' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Robertson, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' Watford FC have won 399 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' Callum O'Dowda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' Giorgi Chakvetadze has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
42' Brilliant from the ! Callum Robinson makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 42.
46' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Porteous departs to be replaced by Francisco Sierralta.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Andy Rinomhota on 55 minutes.
58' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is withdrawn and Daniel Jebbison gets his opportunity.
60' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
65' Cardiff City FC make a change. Chris Willock trudges off to be replaced by Ollie Tanner on 65 minutes.
67' Tom Ince has so much to prove this time. He replaces Imran Louza on 67 minute.
69' The referee has no hesitation. Calum Chambers is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 69.
74' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Calum Chambers has done his job and it is now time for Joel Bagan to step up.
79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Jesper Daland argues furiously but the card stands.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ryan Andrews.
89' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Cian Ashford is replaced by Yakou Meite on 89 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

17
Moussa Sissoko
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous ↓ Francisco Sierralta 46'
39
Edo Kayembe
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Daniel Jebbison 58'
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza ↓ Tom Ince 67'
37
Yasser Larouci
11
Rocco Vata ↓ Festy Ebosele 58'
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Yakou Meite ↑ 89'
1
Ethan Horvath
20
Anwar El Ghazi
15
Wilfride Kanga
23
Joel Bagan ↑ 74'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 89'
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 65'
2
Will Fish
44
Ronan Kpakio

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gerard Deulofeu	4
Ismaila Sarr	3
Cedric Kipre	3
Callum Robinson	2
Francisco Sierralta	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Troy Deeney	2
Soul Bamba	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-12-26 Oxford United FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.25 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Cardiff City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC34% Draw29% Cardiff City FC37%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

66%

Watford FC or Cardiff City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC25% Draw48% Cardiff City FC27%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

0 – 1

1 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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