Cardiff vs Watford: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 42Kick-off on April 9, 2012 at 02:00 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 April 9, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 45′Kenny MillerCardiff
- 82′N. NosworthyWatford
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 9Kenny Miller
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 8D. Cowie
- 11C. Conway
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 37S. McPhail
- 2K. McNaughton
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 5M. Hudson
- 25Ben Howard Turner
Watford
- 9T. Deeney
- 26B. Assombalonga
- 4J. Eustace
- 19Prince Buaben
- 22S. Murray
- 32J. Hogg
- 3Carl Dickinson
- 5Martin Taylor
- 12Lloyd Doyley
- 33N. Nosworthy
- 35Tomasz Kuszczak
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Watford have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2012 | Middlesbrough(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Millwall(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Birmingham(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 21, 2012 | Coventry(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Burnley(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2012 | Blackpool(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Leeds(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Ipswich(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Mar 20, 2012 | Bristol City(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Coventry(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Cardiff wins, 1 draw, 0 Watford wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2011 | Watford 1-1 Cardiff | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.2 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Watford | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
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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