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Cardiff

Vs

Watford

Since 05/12/2020

CAR wins

Draws

WAT wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

11 Cardiff · 8 Watford

Goals per game

2.38

both sides combined

Over 1.5

75%

of meetings

Over 2.5

50%

of meetings

BTTS

75%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-1

14 Jan 2025

Next game

13 Oct

Tuesday, Championship

Cardiff vs Watford: the head-to-head

Cardiff have surged to the fore in this brief but telling chapter of the rivalry, winning all four of their away encounters since 2020 while Watford have struggled to secure a victory on home soil. Across the eight Championship meetings that make up the record, Cardiff have claimed four wins, Watford two, with two draws balancing the scoreline. The teams have combined for 19 goals, averaging 2.38 per game, and the matches have been high-scoring: 75% featured two or more goals, 50% saw three or more, and in 75% of games both sides managed to score. Cardiff’s 11 goals to Watford’s 8 underline a modest advantage. When Cardiff host, they have gone 0-2-2, whereas on the road they have won all four matches. The latest encounter ended 1-1 on 14 January 2025, and the next clash is scheduled for 13 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 League Table 06 Squad value analysis 07 Recent results 08 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Cardiff vs Watford

Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Cardiff

Watford

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

50%

win %

25%

2.38

avg goals

2.38

75%

over 1.5 %

75%

50%

over 2.5 %

50%

12%

over 3.5 %

12%

1.38

scored

1.00

conceded

1.38

75%

btts

75%

25%

clean sheet

9.75

corners

9.75

4.38

cards

4.38

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 4 to Cardiff, 2 drawn, 2 to Watford, at 2.38 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cardiff

Won at home

0 of 4 home meetings

Won away

100%

4 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

25%

2 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Watford

Won at home

0 of 4 home meetings

Won away

50%

2 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

25%

2 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cardiff
14 Jan 2025	Championship	Cardiff	1-1	Watford	D	view
29 Dec 2024	Championship	Watford	1-2	Cardiff	W	view
03 Feb 2024	Championship	Watford	0-1	Cardiff	W	view
07 Oct 2023	Championship	Cardiff	1-1	Watford	D	view
19 Apr 2023	Championship	Watford	1-3	Cardiff	W	view
02 Nov 2022	Championship	Cardiff	1-2	Watford	L	view
13 Mar 2021	Championship	Cardiff	1-2	Watford	L	view
05 Dec 2020	Championship	Watford	0-1	Cardiff	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cardiff · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

4.1

Avg scored

2.3

Avg conceded

1.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	2.00	1.27	1.87	1.00	2.13	1.53
vs Stronger (1)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	-	-
vs Similar (21)	1.57	1.48	1.40	1.00	1.73	1.91
vs Weaker (8)	3.25	0.75	3.25	1.00	3.25	0.50
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

Watford · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.1

Avg scored

0.7

Avg conceded

2.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.90	1.70	1.00	1.47	0.80	1.93
vs Stronger (2)	0.50	1.50	0.50	1.50	-	-
vs Similar (26)	0.92	1.65	1.09	1.27	0.80	1.93
vs Weaker (2)	1.00	2.50	1.00	2.50	-	-
Clean sheet %	20% (-9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cardiff

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Last 10: 23 scored, 18 conceded.

Watford

LLLLWWDLDL

Last 10: 7 scored, 24 conceded.

Cardiff

Home · last 10

LLDWWWWDLD

4 won · 15 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

LWDWDDWLDL

3 won · 23 scored, 18 conceded

Watford

Home · last 10

LWDDLLWWLD

3 won · 9 scored, 17 conceded

Away · last 10

DWDLLLLLDL

1 won · 9 scored, 22 conceded

05League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

06Squad value analysis💰

CardiffWatford

€29.1m

squad value

€88.5m

€50.9m

attack

€78.6m

€14.4m

midfield

€81.4m

€54.6m

defence

€107.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Watford carries the more valuable squad.

07Recent results📅

Cardiff

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Reading	3-1	W
22 Apr	vs Port Vale	1-0	W
25 Apr	vs Northampton	5-1	W
02 May	@ Mansfield	4-5	L
08 Aug	vs Swindon	3-2	W
17 Aug	vs Wrexham	1-1	D
22 Aug	@ Derby	2-2	D
25 Aug	vs Norwich	1-2	L
29 Aug	vs Sheffield United	2-2	D
02 Sep	@ QPR	1-2	L

Watford

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs Sheffield United	0-2	L
21 Apr	@ West Brom	0-3	L
25 Apr	@ Middlesbrough	1-5	L
02 May	vs Coventry	0-4	L
08 Aug	vs Crawley Town	1-0	W
16 Aug	vs Southampton	2-1	W
22 Aug	@ Wrexham	1-1	D
25 Aug	vs Peterboro	1-5	L
29 Aug	vs West Ham	1-1	D
01 Sep	@ Swansea	0-2	L