Watford vs Cardiff City — Championship
ChampionshipChampionship 20/21
Sat 5 Dec··Matchday 16·Vicarage Road, Watford·Cardiff City won
- 6Corners5
- 1Cards2
- 12Shots10
- 1Shots on target2
- 15Fouls17
- 17Throw-ins21
- 1Offsides3
- 12Goal kicks9
- 1Saves1
- 9Tackles16
- 2Interceptions6
- 12Dribbles4
Period
Match statistics
| Watford | Statistic | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 66 | Ball possession | 34 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Total shots | 10 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 17 | Throw-ins | 21 |
| 12 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 9 | Tackles | 16 |
| 12 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 451 | Passes | 238 |
| 375 | Accurate passes | 161 |
| 17 | Free kicks | 14 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 6 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| 17 | Throw-ins | 21 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 29 | Accurate long balls | 27 |
| 48 | Final third entries | 64 |
| Duels | ||
| 45% | Duels won (%) | 55% |
| 8 | Dispossessed | 7 |
| 12 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 38% | Ground duels (%) | 34% |
| 17% | Aerial duels (%) | 34% |
| Defending | ||
| 5% | Tackles won (%) | 13% |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Clearances | 25 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 12 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.2 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.2 |
| Watford | Statistic | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 2 | Total shots | 8 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Tackles | 6 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| 0 | Big chances | 0 |
| 242 | Passes | 149 |
| 196 | Accurate passes | 103 |
| 7 | Free kicks | 4 |
| Shots | ||
| 1 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 1 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 8 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Accurate long balls | 15 |
| 21 | Final third entries | 37 |
| Duels | ||
| 44% | Duels won (%) | 56% |
| 3 | Dispossessed | 2 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 14% | Ground duels (%) | 12% |
| 10% | Aerial duels (%) | 18% |
| Defending | ||
| 2% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 9 | Clearances | 7 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| Watford | Statistic | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 71 | Ball possession | 29 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 10 | Total shots | 2 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Throw-ins | 8 |
| 4 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Tackles | 10 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 209 | Passes | 89 |
| 179 | Accurate passes | 58 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 10 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 0 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 5 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 9 | Throw-ins | 8 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| 12 | Accurate long balls | 12 |
| 27 | Final third entries | 27 |
| Duels | ||
| 45% | Duels won (%) | 55% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 5 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 24% | Ground duels (%) | 22% |
| 7% | Aerial duels (%) | 16% |
| Defending | ||
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| 0 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 5 | Clearances | 18 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Goal kicks | 4 |
Line-ups
Watford4-4-2
Bench
Shot map
Watford12 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.20 xG
Cardiff City10 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.20 xG
Watford2 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.05 xG
Cardiff City8 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.18 xG
Watford10 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.15 xG
Cardiff City2 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.02 xG
- Watford
- Cardiff City
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Watford15 rated
Cardiff City13 rated
Player statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian KabaseleDefender | 90′ | 7.9 | 1 | 58/72 | 1 | 9/14 | 1 | |||||
| James GarnerMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 29/41 | 2 | 4/11 | 1 | |||||
| João PedroForward | 90′ | 7.1 | 2 | 17/23 | 1 | 5/14 | 1 | |||||
| Ismaïla SarrMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 2 | 23/29 | 1 | 13/19 | 1 | |||||
| William Troost-EkongDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 59/64 | 1/8 | ||||||||
| Troy DeeneyForward | 90′ | 6.4 | 9/17 | 5/14 | 2 | |||||||
| Ben FosterGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.1 | 17/24 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ben WilmotDefender | 81′ | 6.8 | 35/40 | 1 | 2/7 | |||||||
| Tom CleverleyMidfielder | 67′ | 6.8 | 1 | 41/47 | 4/8 | 1 | ||||||
| Ken SemaMidfielder | 67′ | 6.1 | 15/17 | 2/7 | 1 | |||||||
| 2Jeremy NgakiaDefender | 45′ | 6.3 | 27/29 | 1 | 2/5 | |||||||
| Kiko FemeníaDefender | 45′ | 6.3 | 1 | 19/20 | 1/3 | |||||||
| Will HughesMidfielder | 23′ | 6.4 | 1 | 13/14 | ||||||||
| Domingos QuinaMidfielder | 23′ | 6.1 | 3 | 13/14 | 6/11 | 1 | ||||||
| Stipe PericaForward | 9′ | 6.3 | 0/1 | |||||||||
| 26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Daniel PhillipsMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Étienne CapoueMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Francisco SierraltaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marc NavarroDefender | — | — |
Cardiff City
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro BacunaDefender | 90′ | 7.7 | 12/15 | 2 | 5/6 | 4 | ||||||
| Sean MorrisonDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 13/24 | 10/14 | 1 | ||||||
| Curtis NelsonDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 8/17 | 5/8 | ||||||||
| Alex SmithiesGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.1 | 16/28 | 1 | ||||||||
| Joe BennettDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 19/23 | 5/13 | 1 | |||||||
| Will VaulksMidfielder | 90′ | 6.4 | 13/23 | 2 | 4/9 | 1 | ||||||
| Kieffer MooreForward | 88′ | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 19/34 | 1 | 21/28 | 1 | ||||
| Joe RallsMidfielder | 88′ | 7.7 | 2 | 21/27 | 1 | 6/13 | 4 | |||||
| Harry WilsonMidfielder | 88′ | 7.4 | 2 | 10/14 | 1 | 5/12 | 3 | |||||
| Sheyi OjoMidfielder | 77′ | 6.1 | 1 | 13/14 | 2/8 | |||||||
| Mark HarrisForward | 70′ | 6.3 | 7/7 | 1 | 1/3 | |||||||
| Junior HoilettMidfielder | 20′ | 6.4 | 2/3 | 2/5 | 1 | |||||||
| Marlon PackMidfielder | 13′ | 6.3 | 5/6 | |||||||||
| Gavin WhyteForward | 2′ | — | 1/1 | 1/3 | ||||||||
| Robert GlatzelForward | 2′ | — | 2/2 | 1/1 | ||||||||
| Sol BambaDefender | 2′ | — | ||||||||||
| Dillon PhillipsGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Filip BenkovićDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Greg CunninghamDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Josh MurphyMidfielder | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Tue 14 JanCardiff City 1-1 Watford
- Sun 29 DecWatford 1-2 Cardiff City
- Sat 3 FebWatford 0-1 Cardiff City
- Sat 7 OctCardiff City 1-1 Watford
- Wed 19 AprWatford 1-3 Cardiff City
- Wed 2 NovCardiff City 1-2 Watford
- Sat 13 MarCardiff City 1-2 Watford
- Fri 22 FebCardiff City 1-5 Watford
- Sat 15 DecWatford 3-2 Cardiff City