Cardiff City vs Watford

Cardiff City beat Watford 5-1 in the England Championship on Tuesday 13 October 2026, 4-0 at half-time. In their last 9 meetings, including this one, Cardiff City won 5, Watford won 2 and 2 were drawn.

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England Championship Tue 13 Oct 2026, 19:45 Save

Cardiff City

HT 4-0

Watford

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff John Busby

Cardiff City vs Watford timeline

9' Martín Payero Yellow card · Delay of game, Watford
11' Jack Moylan 1-0 Penalty · Penalty, Cardiff City
35' Jack Moylan 2-0 Goal · Assist Cian Ashford · Right foot shot, Cardiff City
41' Mattie Pollock 3-0 Own goal · Own Goal, Cardiff City
45+5' Ollie Tanner 4-0 Goal · Assist Perry Ng · Left foot shot, Cardiff City
65' Chris Willock Penalty missed, Cardiff City
73' Edo Kayembe Yellow card · Foul, Watford
85' Callum Robinson 5-0 Goal · Assist David Turnbull · Left foot shot, Cardiff City
86' Amin Nabizada Yellow card · Argument, Watford
86' Perry Ng Yellow card · Argument, Cardiff City
87' Hector Kyprianou 5-1 Goal · Assist Iker Bravo · Header, Watford
90+5' Hector Kyprianou Yellow card · Argument, Watford

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Cardiff City vs Watford stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Cardiff CityWatford

3.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.61

3.56 xG on target 1.15

58% Possession 42%

124 Attacks 67

53 Dang. Attacks 32

22 Shots 14

10 Shots On Target 4

6 Big Chances 6

6 Corners 1

87% Pass Accuracy 79%

3 Saves 6

12 Fouls 12

1 Yellow Cards 4

4 Offsides 4

3.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.61

3.56 xG on target 1.15

124 Attacks 67

53 Dang. Attacks 32

22 Shots 14

10 Shots On Target 4

7 Shots Off Target 7

5 Shots Blocked 3

14 Shots Inside Box 10

8 Shots Outside Box 4

16 Goal Attempts 11

6 Big Chances 6

4 Big Chances Missed 5

6 Corners 1

2 Penalties 0

16 Dribbles 14

10 Successful Dribbles 10

56% Dribble Success 64%

4 Offsides 4

Cardiff City vs Watford lineups

Confirmed

Cardiff City 4-1-4-1

1 Nathan Trott

18 Alex Robertson

8 Jack Moylan 2

Substitutes

2 Will Fish 29'
14 David Turnbull 69'
23 Calum Scanlon 69'
30 Harry Tyrer
39 Isaak Davies 82'
43 Paul Ujobolo Moreno
44 Ronan Kpakio
47 Callum Robinson 82'
50 Charlie Holt

Watford 4-2-3-1

1 Federico Ravaglia

5 Hector Kyprianou
39 Edo Kayembe

10 Myron Boadu

Substitutes

3 Soumaïla Coulibaly
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
15 Krépin Diatta 69'
16 Marc Bola 56'
17 Iker Bravo 67'
20 Mamadou Doumbia 56'
21 Amin Nabizada 56'
26 Daniel Bachmann
29 Branimir Mlacic

Cardiff City and Watford player stats

Cardiff City player stats

1 Nathan Trott GK	90	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	56	0
4 Gabriel Osho DEF	90	0	0	1	0	72	0	1	0	72	0
38 Perry Ng DEF	90	0	1	1	0	46	4	1	0	46	4
3 Joel Bagan DEF	82	0	0	1	0	33	2	1	0	33	2
48 Dylan Lawlor DEF	29	0	0	1	1	24	0	1	1	24	0
18 Alex Robertson MID	90	0	0	1	0	78	0	1	0	78	0
27 Joel Colwill MID	90	0	0	0	0	34	2	0	0	34	2
45 Cian Ashford MID	90	0	1	1	1	22	0	1	1	22	0
11 Ollie Tanner MID	82	1	0	5	1	29	0	5	1	29	0
16 Chris Willock MID	69	0	0	1	1	22	0	1	1	22	0
8 Jack Moylan FWD	69	2	0	8	4	14	1	8	4	14	1
2 Will Fish DEF Sub	61	0	0	0	0	37	2	0	0	37	2
23 Calum Scanlon DEF Sub	21	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
14 David Turnbull MID Sub	21	0	1	1	1	15	1	1	1	15	1
39 Isaak Davies FWD Sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
47 Callum Robinson FWD Sub	8	1	0	1	1	5	0	1	1	5	0

Watford player stats

1 Federico Ravaglia GK	90	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	33	0
4 Kévin Keben DEF	90	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	42	0
6 Mattie Pollock DEF	90	0	0	0	0	39	2	0	0	39	2
23 Omar Traoré DEF	90	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	38	0
33 Jordan Zemura DEF	56	0	0	2	0	13	1	2	0	13	1
5 Hector Kyprianou MID	90	1	0	1	1	37	2	1	1	37	2
39 Edo Kayembe MID	90	0	0	2	0	30	2	2	0	30	2
7 Othmane Maamma MID	69	0	0	2	0	19	2	2	0	19	2
22 Martín Payero MID	67	0	0	2	0	24	1	2	0	24	1
45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi MID	56	0	0	1	0	15	0	1	0	15	0
10 Myron Boadu FWD	56	0	0	1	1	15	0	1	1	15	0
16 Marc Bola DEF Sub	34	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
15 Krépin Diatta MID Sub	21	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	10	1
20 Mamadou Doumbia FWD Sub	34	0	0	2	2	7	1	2	2	7	1
21 Amin Nabizada FWD Sub	34	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
17 Iker Bravo FWD Sub	23	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	5	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Cardiff City vs Watford form

Cardiff City All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.4
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Watford All venues

1 W · 0 D · 4 L

Points per game: 0.60
Scored per game: 0.6
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

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Season averages

Cardiff CityWatford

20% Win rate 20%

1.00 Goals scored 0.60

1.40 Goals conceded 1.80

60% Both teams score 40%

40% Over 2.5 goals 60%

0% Clean sheets 0%

20% Scored first 0%

2.04 xG for 0.97

1.04 xG against 1.65

12.00 Match corners 8.60

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

11% Win rate 22%

1.22 Goals scored 0.78

1.56 Goals conceded 1.56

78% Both teams score 56%

56% Over 2.5 goals 44%

0% Clean sheets 0%

33% Scored first 33%

1.90 xG for 1.04

1.37 xG against 1.75

12.67 Match corners 10.00

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 9 each.

Cardiff City at home and Watford away this season.

25% Win rate 0%

1.75 Goals scored 0.25

1.25 Goals conceded 1.25

100% Both teams score 25%

50% Over 2.5 goals 0%

0% Clean sheets 0%

50% Scored first 25%

2.29 xG for 0.87

1.17 xG against 1.98

13.00 Match corners 9.25

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 4 each.

Cardiff City vs Watford head to head

5 Cardiff City wins 2 draws 2 Watford wins

2.8 goals per game 78% both teams scored 56% over 2.5 goals

Pre-match probabilities

60%Cardiff City 23%Draw 18%Watford

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Cardiff City or Watford 77%

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Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Capacity 33,280 · Grass
Weather: 14°C, scattered clouds Wind 15 km/h · Humidity 81%
Managers: Brian Barry-Murphy Cardiff City Alessio Dionisi Watford
Officials: Referee John Busby 1st Assistant A. Fox 2nd Assistant C. Gough 4th Official T. Reeves

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