Cardiff vs Watford

22 February 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sol Bamba 82’
  • Gerard Deulofeu 18’, 61’, 63’
  • Troy Deeney 73’, 90+1’

Match summary

Watford won comfortably, 5-1 away at Cardiff. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gerard Deulofeu put Watford ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Troy Deeney. In the second half, Deulofeu made it 0-2 in the 61st minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré, Deulofeu made it 0-3 in the 63rd minute, set up by Etienne Capoue, Troy Deeney made it 0-4 in the 73rd minute, set up by Gerard Deulofeu, Sol Bamba pulled one back to make it 1-4 from a corner in the 82nd minute, and Deeney made it 1-5 in stoppage time, set up by Will Hughes.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.76 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Cardiff's 2.38 from 15.

Match stats

Cardiff Watford
15 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.90 xG 2.76
1.90 Non-penalty xG 2.76
5 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Cardiff Watford
Kick-off
18’
Gerard Deulofeu
Assist: Troy Deeney0-1 (Watford)
Half-time0-1
61’
Gerard Deulofeu
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré0-2 (Watford)
63’
Gerard Deulofeu
Assist: Etienne Capoue0-3 (Watford)
73’
Troy Deeney
Assist: Gerard Deulofeu0-4 (Watford)
Sol Bamba1-4 (Cardiff)
82’
90+1’
Troy Deeney
Assist: Will Hughes1-5 (Watford)
Full-time1-5

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Callum Paterson
Watford
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Roberto Pereyra

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 2.76 18’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-1 18’ 61’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-2 61’ 63’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-3 63’ 73’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 0-4 73’ 82’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), 1-4 82’ 90+1’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-5 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 2.76 18’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-1 Deulofeu 18’ 61’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-2 Deulofeu 61’ 63’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-3 Deulofeu 63’ 73’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 0-4 Deeney 73’ 82’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), 1-4 Bamba 82’ 90+1’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-5 Deeney 90+1’
Cardiff 2.38 xGWatford 2.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Cardiff attacking 
61’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 82’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.76 xG, blocked 82’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 73’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 63’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+1’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 16’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 65’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 76’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 18’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 54’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 82’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.76 xG, blocked 82’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 73’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 63’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+1’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 16’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 65’ Oumar Niasse (Cardiff), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 76’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 18’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 54’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Sean Morrison (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Josh Murphy (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Sol Bamba (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Joe Bennett (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Callum Paterson (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Neil Etheridge GK900 0.000.000
Bruno Ecuele Manga DEF901 0.760.000
Sean Morrison DEF901 0.040.000
Sol Bamba DEF9013 0.680.000
Leandro Bacuna MID902 0.040.000
Joe Bennett MID901 0.010.000
Harry Arter MID900 0.000.000
Joe Ralls MID691 0.030.104
Callum Paterson FWD902 0.020.512
Oumar Niasse FWD732 0.730.000
Josh Murphy FWD581 0.020.000
Junior Hoilett Sub321 0.050.011
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Sub210 0.000.000
Kenneth Zohore Sub170 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.40
Watford win 40% Bet365 odds 2.45

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.