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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Cardiff vs Watford

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Wednesday 17 February at 21:00, Italian time.

Cardiff14th in ChampionshipvsWatford20th in Championship
18Points15
4-6-5Won-drawn-lost4-3-8
1.2Points per match1
27Goals for13
27Goals against23
1Clean sheets3
WDLWDFormDWLLW
—Current run—
4-4-0 · 16 ptsAt home (W-D-L)4-2-2 · 14 pts
0-2-5 · 2 ptsAway (W-D-L)0-1-6 · 1 pts
30.1 in 15Expected goals for (xG)14.4 in 15
25.4Expected goals against (xG)26.4
6.80Average player rating6.69
Jack Moylan (10)Top scorer—

This season's meetings

Watford v Cardiff, Wednesday 17 February at 21:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Watford v Cardiff on Wednesday 17 February
Watford v CardiffArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Watford 30%draw 24%Cardiff 46%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver60% over · 40% under
Both teams to scoreYes61% yes
Goals the model expects1.35 – 1.73Watford – Cardiff

Poisson model on 15 matches for Watford and 15 for Cardiff, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
7Cardiff wins
3draws
5Watford wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Cardiff 24, Watford 22 · 3.1 per match

  1. 13 Oct 2026Cardiff5-1WatfordChampionship
  2. 14 Jan 2025Cardiff1-1WatfordChampionship
  3. 29 Dec 2024Watford1-2CardiffChampionship
  4. 3 Feb 2024Watford0-1CardiffChampionship
  5. 7 Oct 2023Cardiff1-1WatfordChampionship
  6. 19 Apr 2023Watford1-3CardiffChampionship
  7. 2 Nov 2022Cardiff1-2WatfordChampionship
  8. 13 Mar 2021Cardiff1-2WatfordChampionship
  9. 5 Dec 2020Watford0-1CardiffChampionship
  10. 22 Feb 2019Cardiff1-5WatfordPremier League
  11. 15 Dec 2018Watford3-2CardiffPremier League
  12. 28 Jul 2015Cardiff2-1WatfordClub Friendlies

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.