Watford vs Cardiff

29 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Giorgi Chakvetadze 38’
  • Callum Robinson 1’, 42’

Match summary

Cardiff won 2-1 away at Watford. Cardiff led 2-1 at half-time.

Callum Robinson put Cardiff ahead in the first minute, Giorgi Chakvetadze equalised in the 38th minute, and Robinson won it in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Watford's 1.02 from 9.

Match stats

Watford Cardiff
9 Shots 9
1 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.89 xG 1.49
0.89 Non-penalty xG 1.49

Key events

Watford Cardiff
Kick-off
1’
Callum Robinson0-1 (Cardiff)
Giorgi Chakvetadze1-1 (Watford)
38’
42’
Callum Robinson1-2 (Cardiff)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Andrews
  • Imrân Louza
Cardiff
  • Andy Rinomhota
  • Jesper Daland
  • Calum Chambers

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 1.49 1’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 0-1 1’ 38’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), 1-1 38’ 42’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 1-2 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 1.49 1’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 0-1 Robinson 1’ 38’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), 1-1 Chakvetadze 38’ 42’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 1-2 Robinson 42’
Watford 1.02 xGCardiff 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Watford attacking 
42’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 79’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), set piece, 0.42 xG, off target 34’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 38’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 1’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 90+6’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Rocco Vata (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 61’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 79’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), set piece, 0.42 xG, off target 34’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 38’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 1’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 90+6’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Rocco Vata (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 61’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Ryan Porteous Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Imrân Louza Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Rocco Vata Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.23 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Francisco Sierralta Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 2 0.24 – – –
Festy Ebosele Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Jebbison Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 2 0.44 – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58
Cardiff win 22% Avg odds 4.28

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

Form going into the game

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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.