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Cardiff City vs Watford
7 Oct 2023, 15:00 · Championship · 2023/2024
Referee
Gavin WardChampionship 2023/2024 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Cardiff CityMin
Watford- ⚽
Mark McGuinness 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Shot
26′ - 39′
Francisco Sierralta
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 54′⚽
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
- ⇄
Callum Robinson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Joe Ralls
58′ - 59′⇄
Thomas Ince
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Yaser Asprilla
- 59′⇄
Imrân Louza
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tom Dele-Bashiru
- 64′⇄
Ryan Porteous
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Francisco Sierralta
- 65′
Jamal Lewis
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Josh Bowler
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ollie Tanner
70′ - 85′⇄
M. Rajović
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Matheus Martins
- ⇄
Romaine Sawyers
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Ike Ugbo
87′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.04 | |
| 58 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.04 | |
| 70 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.63 | |
| 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.73 | |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.73 | |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 |
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Cardiff City
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Match stats
30 Sept 2023, 15:00 · Home vs Rotherham United · 2023/2024
Watford
Latest: Sunderland · 0–2
Match stats
4 Oct 2023, 19:45 · Away vs Sunderland · 2023/2024
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
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
Compare Cardiff City’s home games with Watford’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
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.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2023/2024. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Cardiff City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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