Watford vs Cardiff City

Championship 29 Dec 2024, 15:00
Watford
Watford
1–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 S. Allison Round 24

Match report

Cardiff City edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 29 December 2024.

Watford dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 9 shots to Cardiff City's 9.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with S. Allison in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 9 - 9 On target 1 - 3 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 15 - 12 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Callum Robinson
Cardiff City · 2 goals
7 Giorgi Chakvetadze 1 goal
7 Ryan Andrews captained the side
7 Matthew Pollock 80 passes (93% accurate)
7 Imrân Louza 65 passes (94% accurate)
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 6–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 0–1
Ball Possession 75–25 —
Corners 1–0 3–2
Attacks 62–40 47–40
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
4 Substitution 4
109 Attacks 80
70 Dangerous Attacks 40
2 On Target 3
9 Off Target 6
9 Shots Total 9
1 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 8
3 Shots Outside Box 1
15 Fouls 12
4 Corners 2
0 Offsides 2
72% Ball Possession 28%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 0
525 Passes Total 202
431 Passes Accurate 110
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-1-4-1
1 D. Bachmann
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 6 M. Pollock 37 Y. Larouci
10 I. Louza
11 R. Vata 17 M. Sissoko 39 E. Kayembe 8 G. Chakvetadze
19 V. Bayo
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
21 J. Alnwick
35 A. Rinomhota 4 D. Goutas 5 J. Daland 11 C. O'Dowda
3 M. Siopis 12 C. Chambers
45 C. Ashford 18 A. Robertson 16 C. Willock
47 C. Robinson
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 36 Festy Ebosele
  • 18 Daniel Jebbison
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 23 Jonathan Bond
  • 21 Angelo Ogbonna
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 22 James Morris
  • 14 Pierre Dwomoh
Cardiff City
Coach
O. Riza
Substitutes
  • 32 Ollie Tanner
  • 23 Joel Bagan
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
  • 19 Yakou Méïté
  • 1 Ethan Horvath
  • 2 William Fish
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 20 Anwar El Ghazi
  • 15 Wilfried Kanga
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Sierralta ↓ R. Porteous Watford
  • 57' ↑ F. Ebosele ↓ R. Vata Watford
  • 58' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 65' ↑ O. Tanner ↓ C. Willock Cardiff City
  • 67' ↑ T. Ince ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 74' ↑ J. Bagan ↓ C. Chambers Cardiff City
  • 89' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ C. Ashford Cardiff City
  • 89' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ C. ODowda Cardiff City
Cards
  • 55' A. Rinomhota Cardiff City
  • 60' I. Louza Watford
  • 69' C. Chambers Cardiff City
  • 81' J. Daland Cardiff City
  • 86' R. Andrews Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 2 2 draws 3 Cardiff City
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2024-02-03 Watford vs Cardiff City 0 - 1
2023-10-07 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 1
2022-11-02 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 2
2021-03-13 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 2
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Cardiff City?
Watford lost 1-2 against Cardiff City on 29 December 2024.
Who won Watford vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Cardiff City?
Watford had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.