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Cardiff City vs Watford

13 Oct 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027

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18 completed meetings

Cardiff City

19:45

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Watford

Referee

John Busby

Championship 2026/2027 · 4 matches

3.25yellow cards per match4 matches with data

23fouls per match4 matches with data

Upcoming meeting. Compare their previous results below; match events and final stats will appear after play.

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Cardiff City

Latest: Charlton Athletic · 3–1

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Charlton Athletic · 2026/2027

Watford

Latest: Bristol City · 0–1

Match stats

18 Sept 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Bristol City · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

6Watford wins

5Draws

7Cardiff City wins

78%Both teams scored

56%Over 2.5 goals

29Watford goals

26Cardiff City goals

At Cardiff City’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Cardiff City’s home games with Watford’s away games.

Cardiff City statsWatford stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Cardiff CityPer matchWatford

1.75 / 4Goals scored0.25 / 4

1.25 / 4Goals conceded1.25 / 4

3.00 / 4Total match goals1.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.00 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.75 / 4

22.50 / 4Shots10.00 / 4

8.75 / 4Corners3.75 / 4

13.00 / 4Total match corners9.25 / 4

2.25 / 4Cards3.00 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Cardiff CityStatWatford

1.004 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.254 matches

1.254 matchesGoals conceded by half-time1.254 matches

25% (1)4 matchesWins0% (0)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses75% (3)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets0% (0)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves0% (0)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored25% (1)4 matches

Goal frequencies

Cardiff CityStatWatford

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals25%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 2+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time100%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

Cardiff CityStatWatford

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match5.504 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners100%4 matches

100%4 matchesWon 5+ corners25%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 7+ corners0%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners25%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners25%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

Cardiff CityStatWatford

2.254 matchesOpponent cards / match2.254 matches

4.504 matchesTotal cards / match5.254 matches

2.254 matchesYellow cards / match3.004 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards75%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards75%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards75%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards50%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards25%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards75%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards50%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards50%4 matches

Shots & play

Cardiff CityStatWatford

10.254 matchesShots conceded / match14.004 matches

66.75%4 matchesPossession / match48.50%4 matches

9.004 matchesFouls / match12.754 matches

1.754 matchesOffsides / match1.004 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Cardiff City

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

2.08 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.41 per game

Watford

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.12 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.75 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Cardiff City

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Watford

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Cardiff City

Yousef Salech7 matches

4.52

Ollie Tanner6 matches

2.43

Jack Moylan8 matches

2.35

Watford

Iker Bravo6 matches

1.74

Hector Kyprianou4 matches

1.02

Mamadou Doumbia4 matches

0.95

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Cardiff City

Yousef Salech7 matches

4.53

Cian Ashford4 matches

1.86

Jack Moylan7 matches

1.78

Watford

Amin Nabizada7 matches

1.62

Iker Bravo6 matches

1.57

Luca Kjerrumgaard3 matches

0.94

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Cardiff City

Cian Ashford4 matches

0.86

Rubin Colwill3 matches

0.84

Perry Ng5 matches

0.76

Watford

Amin Nabizada7 matches

1.03

Luca Kjerrumgaard3 matches

0.25