Cardiff host Watford at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff on 13 October 2026 at 19:45 in the Championship. Cardiff's last five results: L D L W L (1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses). Watford's last five: L W L L L (1 win and 4 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Cardiff have won 3, Watford 1, with 2 draws.
Cardiff vs Watford kicks off at 19:45 UK time on Tuesday 13 October 2026 in the Championship, at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.
Cardiff vs Watford is being played at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, the home ground of Cardiff.
Cardiff's last five results read L D L W L (oldest to newest): 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Watford's last five results read L W L L L (oldest to newest): 1 win and 4 losses.
Across the last 6 meetings Cardiff have won 3, Watford have won 1 and 2 were drawn. The most recent was Cardiff City 1-1 Watford on 14 January 2025 in the Championship.
Yousef Salech leads Cardiff with 13 shots on target across their last 10 games.
Amin Nabizada leads Watford with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games.
John Busby is the referee for Cardiff vs Watford, averaging 22.8 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game this season.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Cardiff and Watford are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Cardiff the favourite with a 50% chance of winning, against 25% for Watford and 25% for the draw. Projected goals are Cardiff 1.8 - 1.2 Watford.
The most likely scoreline is 1-1, a draw, at 11%. Both teams to score is 60% likely and over 2.5 goals 59%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2025 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Watford | 1-1 |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Championship | Watford vs Cardiff City | 1-2 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | Championship | Watford vs Cardiff City | 0-1 |
| 7 Oct 2023 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Watford | 1-1 |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Championship | Watford vs Cardiff City | 1-3 |
| 2 Nov 2022 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Watford | 1-2 |
Statz's projection model expects Cardiff 1.8 - 1.2 Watford in goals. It gives Cardiff a 50% chance of winning, the draw 25% and Watford 25%. Both teams to score is 60% likely, over 1.5 goals 82% and over 2.5 goals 59%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (11%), 2-1 (10%), 2-0 (8%), 1-0 (8%), 1-2 (7%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 11% |
| 2-1 | Cardiff win | 10% |
| 2-0 | Cardiff win | 8% |
| 1-0 | Cardiff win | 8% |
| 1-2 | Watford win | 7% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Cardiff vs Watford, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Cardiff | Fouls committed | Watford | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Colwill | 14 | M. Doumbia | 13 |
| 2 | Y. Salech | 11 | M. Pollock | 11 |
| 3 | P. Ng | 9 | E. Kayembe | 10 |
| 4 | O. Tanner | 8 | H. Kyprianou | 10 |
| 5 | R. Colwill | 7 | K. Keben | 9 |
| # | Cardiff | Shots | Watford | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Moylan | 34 | I. Bravo | 15 |
| 2 | O. Tanner | 25 | O. Maamma | 12 |
| 3 | Y. Salech | 25 | A. Nabizada | 12 |
| 4 | J. Colwill | 13 | E. Kayembe | 11 |
| 5 | A. Robertson | 12 | H. Kyprianou | 11 |
| # | Cardiff | Shots on target | Watford | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. Salech | 13 | I. Bravo | 6 |
| 2 | J. Moylan | 9 | A. Nabizada | 6 |
| 3 | O. Tanner | 7 | O. Maamma | 4 |
| 4 | C. Ashford | 6 | M. Pollock | 3 |
| 5 | R. Colwill | 4 | R. Vata | 3 |
| # | Cardiff | Goals | Watford | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Moylan | 3 | A. Nabizada | 3 |
| 2 | O. Kellyman | 2 | M. Doumbia | 1 |
| 3 | Y. Salech | 2 | E. Kayembe | 1 |
| 4 | C. Ashford | 2 | L. Kjerrumgaard | 1 |
| 5 | I. Davies | 1 | I. Bravo | 1 |
| # | Cardiff | Yellow cards | Watford | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Robertson | 4 | A. Nabizada | 3 |
| 2 | O. Tanner | 3 | M. Pollock | 2 |
| 3 | P. Ng | 3 | M. Doumbia | 2 |
| 4 | J. Colwill | 2 | E. Kayembe | 2 |
| 5 | O. Kellyman | 1 | I. Bravo | 2 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Cardiff vs Watford: Alex Robertson 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.22); Ollie Tanner 2+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.30); Mamadou Doumbia 1+ fouls (100% hit rate at 1.35); Callum Robinson 1+ shots on target (80% hit rate at 1.33). Combined odds 2.39 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.2 | 18 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.6 | 18 of 24 |
| Shots | 17.6 | 1 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.1 | 22 of 24 |
| Passes | 517.4 | 3 of 24 |
| Corners | 7.7 | 1 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.6 | 17 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 17 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15 | 11 of 24 |
| Passes | 394.2 | 14 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.9 | 22 of 24 |