Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Cardiff City FC is underway.
  • 1' The Ireland Callum Robinson breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 0-1!
  • 6' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' Watford FC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' Magnificent from Giorgi Chakvetadze! That is 8 goals in 308 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 42' Callum Robinson with the second goal in the match!
  • 46' Watford FC make a change. Ryan Porteous trudges off to be replaced by Francisco Sierralta on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Andy Rinomhota catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Daniel Jebbison on, Vakoun Issouf Bayo off on 58 minutes.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Imran Louza.
  • 65' Ollie Tanner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Willock on 65 minute.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Tom Ince comes on to replace Imran Louza.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Calum Chambers.
  • 74' Joel Bagan gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Calum Chambers and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jesper Daland on 81 minutes.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Andrews.
  • 89' Cian Ashford makes way for Yakou Meite at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

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

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

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
3 / 4
1.34 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC31% Draw27% Cardiff City FC42%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
69%
Watford FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC23% Draw44% Cardiff City FC33%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.9%
0 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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