CardiffCardiff vs Watford — Championship
5-1
WatfordCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Watford had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in 10, scoring 0.7. Cardiff are 19th in the Championship on 11 points; Watford are 20th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 (L W L D L). 1.5 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Blackburn · 10 Oct 2026
- W 3-1 vs Charlton · 19 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at Bolton · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Stoke City · 8 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Portsmouth · 5 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at QPR · 2 Sept 2026
Away form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (L L L W L). 0.7 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 0-4 vs Burnley · 10 Oct 2026
- L 1-0 at Bristol City · 18 Sept 2026
- L 1-2 vs Stoke City · 12 Sept 2026
- W 2-1 vs Preston · 8 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at West Brom · 5 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Swansea · 1 Sept 2026
How it unfolded
- 11' Penalty — J. Moylan (Cardiff)
- 35' Normal Goal — J. Moylan (Cardiff)
- 41' Own Goal — M. Pollock (Cardiff)
- 45' Normal Goal — O. Tanner (Cardiff)
- 65' Missed Penalty — Chris Willock (Cardiff)
- 85' Normal Goal — C. Robinson (Cardiff)
- 87' Normal Goal — H. Kyprianou (Watford)
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals | 1 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 3.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.46 |
| 22 | Total shots | 14 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 494 | Total passes | 358 |
| 430 | Accurate passes | 282 |
| 87 | Pass accuracy | 79 |
| 14 | Key passes | 11 |
| 95 | Duels | 94 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |