← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 1–2
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Data last checked ; unchanged since
Key eventsavailable
- 89′Substitution · CardiffC. O'Dowda ↔ R. Colwill
- 89′Substitution · CardiffC. Ashford ↔ L. Alcaraz
- 86′Yellow card · WatfordR. Andrews
- 81′Yellow card · CardiffJ. Daland
- 74′Substitution · CardiffC. Chambers ↔ J. Bagan
- 69′Yellow card · CardiffC. Chambers
- 67′Substitution · WatfordI. Louza ↔ T. Ince
- 65′Substitution · CardiffC. Willock ↔ O. Tanner
- 60′Yellow card · WatfordI. Louza
- 58′Substitution · WatfordV. Issouf Bayo ↔ D. Jebbison
- 57′Substitution · WatfordR. Vata ↔ F. Ebosele
- 55′Yellow card · CardiffA. Rinomhota
- 46′Substitution · WatfordR. Porteous ↔ F. Sierralta
- 42′Goal · CardiffC. Robinson · (assist C. Ashford)
- 38′Goal · WatfordG. Chakvetadze · (assist R. Vata)
- 1′Goal · CardiffC. Robinson · (assist C. O'Dowda)
- 15:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
6th of 24 · 37 pts from 22 played
W 11 · D 4 · L 7 · GD +3
Form in this competition only, latest first: W L W D D
- 14 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
23rd of 24 · 18 pts from 22 played
W 4 · D 6 · L 12 · GD -16
Form in this competition only, latest first: L L D L D
- 33 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- Level on points with the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Sheffield United, 51 pts
From the 275 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
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Statisticsavailable
- 3Blocked shots1
- 4Corners2
- 0.66Expected goals (xG)1.49
- 15Fouls12
- 0Offsides2
- 83%Pass accuracy55%
- 520Passes192
- 431Accurate passes105
- 73%Possession27%
- 1Saves0
- 9Shots9
- 5Shots off target5
- 1Shots on target3
- 2Yellow cards3
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Bachmann | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| E. Kayembe | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| G. Chakvetadze | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| M. Pollock | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| M. Sissoko | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| R. Andrews | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Y. Larouci | 90 | 5.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| I. Louza | 67 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| V. Issouf Bayo | 58 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. Vata | 57 | 7.0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F. Sierralta | 45 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| R. Porteous | 45 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| F. Ebosele | 33 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| D. Jebbison | 32 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| T. Ince | 23 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Robertson | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Rinomhota | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| C. Robinson | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| D. Goutas | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| J. Alnwick | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| J. Daland | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| M. Siopis | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| C. O'Dowda | 89 | 7.2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Ashford | 89 | 7.2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| C. Chambers | 74 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 |
| C. Willock | 65 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 |
| O. Tanner | 25 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| J. Bagan | 16 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| L. Alcaraz | 10 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. Colwill | 10 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
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Recent form
Watfordavailable
- W2–1 v PortsmouthChampionship
- L1–2 at BurnleyChampionship
- W2–1 v West BromChampionship
- D1–1 at Hull CityChampionship
- D0–0 v QPRChampionship
Cardiffavailable
- L2–3 at Oxford UnitedChampionship
- L0–2 v Sheffield UnitedChampionship
- D2–2 at Stoke CityChampionship
- L0–2 v PrestonChampionship
- D2–2 at CoventryChampionship
Head-to-headavailable
- Watford 0–1 CardiffChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Cardiff 1–1 WatfordChampionship · Cardiff City Stadium
- Watford 1–3 CardiffChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Cardiff 1–2 WatfordChampionship · Cardiff City Stadium
- Cardiff 1–2 WatfordChampionship · Cardiff City Stadium
Line-upsavailable
Cardiff4-2-3-1
I. Louza10
Watford4-1-4-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Watford · Bench
2 J. Ngakia
3 F. Sierralta
7 T. Ince
14 P. Dwomoh
18 D. Jebbison
21 A. Ogbonna
22 J. Morris
23 J. Bond
36 F. Ebosele
Coach: T. Cleverley
Cardiff · Bench
1 E. Horvath
2 W. Fish
15 W. Kanga
19 L. Alcaraz
20 A. El Ghazi
23 J. Bagan
27 R. Colwill
32 O. Tanner
44 R. Kpakio
Coach: O. Riza
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Key players
Watfordavailable
- M. Pollock · Defender1,956 min in 22 matches · 0 goals · 3 assists
- G. Chakvetadze · Forward1,900 min in 22 matches · 1 goal · 4 assists
- D. Bachmann · Goalkeeper1,633 min in 19 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 22 matches played.
Cardiffavailable
- C. Chambers · Defender1,777 min in 20 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- D. Goutas · Defender1,658 min in 19 matches · 0 goals · 1 assist
- C. O'Dowda · Midfielder1,649 min in 20 matches · 1 goal · 1 assist
From player figures for all 22 matches played.
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Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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