Cardiff vs Watford

7 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mark McGuinness 26’
  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo 54’

Match summary

Cardiff and Watford drew 1-1. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

Mark McGuinness put Cardiff ahead from a corner in the 26th minute and Vakoun Issouf Bayo equalised in the 54th minute.

Watford had the better of the chances, with 2.03 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Cardiff's 0.69 from 8.

Match stats

Cardiff Watford
8 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 2.04
0.69 Non-penalty xG 2.04

Key events

Cardiff Watford
Kick-off
Mark McGuinness1-0 (Cardiff)
26’
Half-time1-0
54’
Vakoun Issouf Bayo1-1 (Watford)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Francisco Sierralta
  • Jamal Lewis

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 2.03 26’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), 1-0 26’ 54’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 1-1 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 2.03 26’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), 1-0 McGuinness 26’ 54’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 1-1 Bayo 54’
Cardiff 0.69 xGWatford 2.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Cardiff attacking 
38’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), from a corner, 0.95 xG, off target 54’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 79’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 26’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 26’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 22’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 73’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Jake Livermore (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), from a corner, 0.95 xG, off target 54’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 79’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 26’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 26’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 22’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 73’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Jake Livermore (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Jak Alnwick
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.25 – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Wintle
90′ – – – – – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Ralls Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Ollie Tanner Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ike Ugbo Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Romaine Sawyers Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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 41% Avg odds 2.31
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.16
Watford win 29% Avg odds 3.32

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.