Updated 13 October 2026, after full time.
Cardiff 5-1 Watford in the Championship at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff on 13 October 2026. Scorers: Jack Moylan ×2, Ollie Tanner, Callum Robinson for Cardiff; Hector Kyprianou for Watford. In their last 6 meetings, Cardiff have won 3, Watford 1, with 2 draws.
Cardiff 5-1 Watford was the final score in the Championship on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Scorers: Jack Moylan (2), Ollie Tanner, Callum Robinson for Cardiff; Hector Kyprianou for Watford. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Cardiff vs Watford was played at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday 13 October 2026, the home ground of Cardiff, which holds 33,280 people. It finished Cardiff 5-1 Watford in the Championship, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Cardiff have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 8, with results reading L W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-3 defeat away to Wolves in the Championship on 31 October.
Watford have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading L L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-3 defeat away to Norwich in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Cardiff have won 3, Watford have won 1 and 2 were drawn, with Cardiff scoring 9 goals to Watford's 6. The most recent was Cardiff City 1-1 Watford on 14 January 2025 in the Championship.
Jack Moylan leads Cardiff with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Cardiff player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cardiff player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Iker Bravo leads Watford with 4 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Watford player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Watford player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
John Busby refereed Cardiff vs Watford, averaging 23.2 fouls and 4.0 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| 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 |
| Stat | Cardiff | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42% |
| Shots | 22 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 4 |
| Corners | 6 | 1 |
| Fouls | 12 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles | 9 | 19 |
| Passes | 495 | 364 |
Cardiff: J. Moylan (penalty) 11', J. Moylan 35', M. Pollock (own goal) 41', O. Tanner 45+5', C. Robinson 85'. Watford: H. Kyprianou 87'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.2 | 3 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Passes | 495.8 | 4 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.7 | 3 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.9 | 12 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 9 of 24 |
| Passes | 379.7 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.4 | 24 of 24 |