Cardiff vs Watford

13 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee John Busby

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 4–0

Jack Moylan 11’ (pen), 35’
Matthew Pollock 41’ (og)
Ollie Tanner 45+5’
Callum Robinson 85’

Hector Kyprianou 87’

Match summary

Cardiff won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Watford. Cardiff led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jack Moylan put Cardiff ahead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, Moylan made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, Pollock's own goal made it 3-0 with a header in the 41st minute, and Ollie Tanner made it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Callum Robinson made it 5-0 in the 85th minute and Hector Kyprianou pulled one back to make it 5-1 with a header in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 3.67 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Watford's 1.57 from 14. Chris Willock had a penalty saved for Cardiff.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

22 Shots 14

10 Shots on target 4

6 Corners 1

90 Attacks 63

51 Dangerous attacks 32

494 Passes 358

87.0% Pass accuracy 78.8%

9 Tackles 20

12 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 4

4 Offsides 4

Key events

Cardiff Watford

Kick-off

3’

Myron BoaduShot on target

9’

Martín Payero

Jack MoylanShot on target

10’

Jack MoylanPenalty

1-0

11’

Dylan LawlorShot on target

16’

Cian AshfordShot on target

24’

William FishDylan Lawlor

29’

Jack MoylanRight foot shot

2-0

35’

Matthew PollockOwn goal

3-0

41’

Ollie TannerLeft foot shot

4-0

45+5’

Half-time4-0

Jack MoylanShot on target

49’

Second half underway

56’

Amin NabizadaStephy Mavididi

56’

Marc BolaJordan Zemura

56’

Mamadou DoumbiaMyron Boadu

61’

Mamadou DoumbiaShot on target

Chris WillockMissed penaltysaved

65’

Chris WillockShot on target

65’

67’

Iker BravoMartín Payero

69’

Krépin DiattaOthmane Maamma

Calum ScanlonChris Willock

69’

David TurnbullJack Moylan

69’

73’

Edo KayembeFoul

79’

Mamadou DoumbiaShot on target

Isaak DaviesJoel Bagan

82’

Callum RobinsonOllie Tanner

82’

Callum RobinsonLeft foot shot

5-0

85’

Perry NgArgument

86’

Amin NabizadaArgument

87’

Hector KyprianouHeader

5-1

David TurnbullShot on target

88’

90+5’

Hector KyprianouArgument

Full-time5-1

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.

Cardiff 3.67 xGWatford 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Watford attacking Cardiff attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Nathan Trott	90′	3	1	56	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Perry Ng	90′	3	3	–	9	2	46	4	–	1
Dylan Lawlor Taken off	29′	–	1	–	–	–	24	–	–	–	–
Gabriel Osho	90′	–	–	–	–	–	72	–	–	–	–
Joel Bagan Taken off	82′	1	–	–	6	2	33	2	–	–	–
William Fish Came on as a substitute	61′	1	–	2	7	6	37	2	–	–	–
Calum Scanlon Came on as a substitute	21′	–	2	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Alex Robertson	90′	–	–	78	2	–	–	3	5	–	3	–
Ollie Tanner Taken off	82′	1	–	29	2	–	1	1	2	–	–	–
Cian Ashford	90′	–	1	22	2	–	1	2	4	–	1	–
Joel Colwill	90′	–	–	34	–	–	1	1	3	2	1	–
Chris Willock Taken off	69′	–	–	22	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Jack Moylan Taken off	69′	2	–	14	1	–	–	–	2	1	2	–
David Turnbull Came on as a substitute	21′	–	1	15	1	–	1	1	1	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute	8′	1	–	1	1	0.19	–	–	1	1	5	–
Isaak Davies Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Federico Ravaglia	90′	6	5	33	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Omar Haktab Traore	90′	4	1	–	5	1	38	–	–	–	–
Matthew Pollock	90′	1	–	1	2	1	39	2	–	–	–
Kévin Keben Biakolo	90′	3	–	3	4	1	42	–	–	–	–
Jordan Zemura Taken off	56′	1	2	–	3	1	13	1	–	–	–
Marc Bola Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	2	–	18	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Edo Kayembe	90′	–	–	30	1	–	3	1	4	2	–
Hector Kyprianou	90′	1	–	37	1	–	3	–	5	2	1
Othmane Maamma Taken off	69′	–	–	19	2	–	2	1	4	2	1	–
Martín Payero Taken off	67′	–	–	24	1	–	–	1	2	1	–
Stephy Mavididi Taken off	56′	–	–	15	1	–	–	–	5	–	2	–
Krépin Diatta Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	10	1	–	1	–	3	1	2	–

Forwards4 players


Myron Boadu Taken off	56′	–	–	1	1	0.18	–	1	2	1	15	–
Mamadou Doumbia Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	2	2	0.31	–	2	–	–	7	–
Amin Nabizada Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	3	13
Iker Bravo Came on as a substitute	23′	–	1	1	–	0.03	–	1	1	1	5	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 58% Avg odds 1.63

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28

Watford win 20% Avg odds 4.62

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff L D L W L

Watford L W L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cardiff 1-1 Watford, 14 Jan 25 Next meeting: Watford vs Cardiff, 17 Feb 27 (upcoming) All Cardiff vs Watford meetings

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