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WatfordWatford vs Cardiff — Championship
0-4
CardiffVicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Cardiff had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Cardiff 1 win, 1 drawn. Watford are 19th in the Championship on 8 points; Cardiff are 20th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (L D D W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-3 vs Coventry · 29 Sept 2009
- D 1-1 at Reading · 26 Sept 2009
- D 3-3 vs Leicester · 19 Sept 2009
- W 0-1 at Plymouth · 15 Sept 2009
- W 1-0 vs Barnsley · 12 Sept 2009
- D 1-1 at Swansea · 29 Aug 2009
Away form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W L L W L). 1.9 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 6-1 vs Derby · 29 Sept 2009
- L 3-1 at Sheffield Weds · 26 Sept 2009
- L 0-2 vs QPR · 19 Sept 2009
- W 0-1 at Reading · 16 Sept 2009
- L 0-1 vs Newcastle · 13 Sept 2009
- L 2-0 at Doncaster · 29 Aug 2009
Head-to-head: Watford vs Cardiff
- Cardiff 1-1 Watford · 14 Jan 2025 · Championship
- Watford 1-2 Cardiff · 29 Dec 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 15 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 13 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 20 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |