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
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
4-2-3-1- 27R. Colwill
- 16C. Willock
- 18A. Robertson
- 45Cian Ashford
- 12C. Chambers
- 35A. Rinomhota
- 11C. O'Dowda
- 5J. Daland
- 4D. Goutas
- 38P. Ng
- 21J. Alnwick
Watford
5-3-2- 19V. Bayo
- 34K. Baah
- 8G. Chakvetadze
- 10I. Louza
- 17M. Sissoko
- 37Y. Larouci
- 6M. Pollock
- 3F. Sierralta
- 5R. Porteous
- 2J. Ngakia
- 23J. Bond
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 wins, 1 draw, 2 Watford wins.
| 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 19th in Championship (11 points from 11 matches) and Watford sit 20th (11 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
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