Cardiff vs Watford: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 14, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Watford?
Cardiff and Watford drew 1-1 on January 14, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 65′Cian AshfordCardiff
- 87′V. BayoWatford
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Watford have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Middlesbrough(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Coventry(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Watford(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Oxford United(away) | 2-3 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | Fulham(away) | 1-4 | FA Cup |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Jan 1, 2025 | QPR(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Cardiff(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Portsmouth(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Cardiff win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Watford win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | Watford 1-2 Cardiff | Championship |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Watford 0-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Cardiff 1-1 Watford | Championship |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Watford 1-3 Cardiff | Championship |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Cardiff 1-2 Watford | Championship |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Cardiff 1-2 Watford | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.4 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
| Watford | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 12th in Championship (2 points from 2 matches) and Watford sit 7th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy