Watford vs Cardiff City 1-2 — Championship · StatsGem

ChampionshipChampionship 24/25

1–2

Sun 29 Dec·09:00·Matchday 24·Cardiff City won

4Corners2
2Cards3
9Shots9
1Shots on target3
15Fouls12
35Throw-ins26
0Offsides2
6Goal kicks6
1Saves0
12Tackles20
8Interceptions14
5Dribbles5

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Period

Match statistics

Watford and Cardiff City match statistics, ft
Watford	Statistic	Cardiff City
Overview
73	Ball possession	27
0.66	Expected goals (xG)	1.49
4	Corner kicks	2
2	Yellow cards	3
15	Fouls	12
9	Total shots	9
1	Shots on target	3
0	Offsides	2
35	Throw-ins	26
6	Goal kicks	6
12	Tackles	20
5	Dribbles	5
8	Interceptions	14
1	Goalkeeper saves	0
431	Accurate passes	105
520	Passes	192
12	Free kicks	15
2	Big chances	2
Shots
0	Hit woodwork	0
5	Shots off target	5
6	Shots inside box	8
3	Blocked shots	1
3	Shots outside box	1
Attack
0	Offsides	2
1	Big chances missed	1
1	Fouled in final third	3
22	Touches in penalty area	23
Passing
6	Accurate crosses	6
35	Throw-ins	26
65	Final third entries	55
23	Accurate long balls	18
Duels
24%	Aerial duels (%)	26%
29%	Ground duels (%)	39%
5	Dribbles	5
11	Dispossessed	5
45%	Duels won (%)	55%
Defending
8	Interceptions	14
45	Ball recoveries	42
25	Clearances	40
8%	Tackles won (%)	12%
Goalkeeping
-0.58	Goals prevented	-0.90
6	Goal kicks	6
1	Saves	0
0	High claims	1
Non-penalty expected goals
1.0	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	1.5

Watford and Cardiff City match statistics, h1
Watford	Statistic	Cardiff City
Overview
76	Ball possession	24
0.08	Expected goals (xG)	1.20
1	Corner kicks	0
0	Yellow cards	0
3	Total shots	4
1	Shots on target	2
0	Offsides	1
16	Throw-ins	15
2	Goal kicks	1
3	Tackles	11
4	Dribbles	2
3	Interceptions	5
0	Goalkeeper saves	0
275	Accurate passes	61
314	Passes	104
4	Free kicks	7
1	Big chances	2
Shots
0	Hit woodwork	0
1	Shots off target	2
2	Shots inside box	3
1	Blocked shots	0
1	Shots outside box	1
Attack
0	Offsides	1
0	Big chances missed	1
0	Fouled in final third	0
Passing
2	Accurate crosses	3
16	Throw-ins	15
34	Final third entries	31
13	Accurate long balls	9
Duels
10%	Aerial duels (%)	12%
11%	Ground duels (%)	20%
4	Dribbles	2
6	Dispossessed	1
40%	Duels won (%)	60%
Defending
3	Interceptions	5
25	Ball recoveries	22
14	Clearances	24
3%	Tackles won (%)	6%
Goalkeeping
2	Goal kicks	1
0	Saves	0

Watford and Cardiff City match statistics, h2
Watford	Statistic	Cardiff City
Overview
69	Ball possession	31
0.57	Expected goals (xG)	0.29
3	Corner kicks	2
2	Yellow cards	3
6	Total shots	5
0	Shots on target	1
0	Offsides	1
19	Throw-ins	11
4	Goal kicks	5
9	Tackles	9
1	Dribbles	3
5	Interceptions	9
1	Goalkeeper saves	0
156	Accurate passes	44
206	Passes	88
8	Free kicks	8
1	Big chances	0
Shots
0	Hit woodwork	0
4	Shots off target	3
4	Shots inside box	5
2	Blocked shots	1
2	Shots outside box	0
Attack
0	Offsides	1
1	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	3
Passing
4	Accurate crosses	3
19	Throw-ins	11
31	Final third entries	24
10	Accurate long balls	9
Duels
14%	Aerial duels (%)	14%
18%	Ground duels (%)	19%
1	Dribbles	3
5	Dispossessed	4
49%	Duels won (%)	51%
Defending
5	Interceptions	9
20	Ball recoveries	20
11	Clearances	16
5%	Tackles won (%)	6%
Goalkeeping
4	Goal kicks	5
1	Saves	0

Line-ups

Watford4-1-4-1

26Bachmann6.1 6Pollock7.1 Andrews7.1 Larouci6.3 Porteous6.1 11Vata7.4 39Kayembe7.1 Sissoko6.1 Louza7.4 Chakvetadze6.6 Bayo6.3

Bench

Cardiff City4-2-3-1

Alnwick6.1 Goutas7.1 Daland6.3 Rinomhota6.8 O'Dowda6.7 12Chambers7.1 18Robertson7.4 Siopis6.6 16Willock6.6 45Ashford6.7 47Robinson8.6

Bench

Shot map

Watford9 shots · 1 on target · 1 goals · 1.05 xG

Cardiff City9 shots · 3 on target · 2 goals · 1.47 xG

Watford
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goal
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dot size = expected goals

Player ratings

Watford15 rated

7.139Edo Kayembe90′
7.1Ryan Andrews90′
7.16Matthew Pollock90′
6.6Giorgi Chakvetadze90′1G
6.3Yasser Larouci90′
6.126Daniel Bachmann90′
6.1Moussa Sissoko90′
7.4Imrân Louza67′
6.3Vakoun Issouf Bayo58′
7.411Rocco Vata57′1A
6.7Francisco Sierralta45′
6.1Ryan Porteous45′
6.8Festy Ebosele33′
6.3Daniel Jebbison32′
6.8Tom Ince23′

Cardiff City15 rated

8.647Callum Robinson90′2G
7.418Alex Robertson90′
7.1Dimitris Goutas90′
6.8Andy Rinomhota90′
6.6Manolis Siopis90′
6.3Jesper Daland90′
6.1Jak Alnwick90′
6.7Callum O'Dowda89′1A
6.745Cian Ashford89′1A
7.112Calum Chambers74′
6.616Chris Willock65′
6.611Ollie Tanner25′
7.43Joel Bagan16′
6.6Yakou Méïté10′
6.310Rubin Colwill10′

Player statistics

Watford

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv	Cards
39Edo KayembeMidfielder	90′	7.1			1	0.01	51/62	1	6/15	2
Ryan AndrewsDefender	90′	7.1					31/42		6/12	4
6Matthew PollockDefender	90′	7.1					73/79	1	5/8
Giorgi ChakvetadzeMidfielder	90′	6.6	1		1	0.23	38/44	1	1/6
Yasser LarouciDefender	90′	6.3					41/50		4/12
26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper	90′	6.1					20/26				1
Moussa SissokoMidfielder	90′	6.1					22/34		6/13	1
Imrân LouzaMidfielder	67′	7.4			1	0.02	61/66		4/7	1
Vakoun Issouf BayoForward	58′	6.3			1	0.02	10/15		2/5
11Rocco VataMidfielder	57′	7.4		1	1	0.06	8/11	2	3/9	2
Francisco SierraltaDefender	45′	6.7			2	0.23	26/34	1	5/8
Ryan PorteousDefender	45′	6.1					41/44		6/10
Festy EboseleDefender	33′	6.8					4/7		2/6
Daniel JebbisonForward	32′	6.3			2	0.29	1/2		2/5	1
Tom InceMidfielder	23′	6.8					4/4	1	1/2	1
Angelo OgbonnaDefender	—	—
James MorrisDefender	—	—
2Jeremy NgakiaDefender	—	—
Jonathan BondGoalkeeper	—	—
Pierre DwomohMidfielder	—	—

Cardiff City

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv	Cards
47Callum RobinsonForward	90′	8.6	2		3	0.94	10/14	2	4/10
18Alex RobertsonMidfielder	90′	7.4			1	0.03	16/23	1	6/14	2
Dimitris GoutasDefender	90′	7.1			1	0.05	4/10		3/5
Andy RinomhotaDefender	90′	6.8					8/15		6/10	4
Manolis SiopisMidfielder	90′	6.6			1	0.07	17/20		5/6	1
Jesper DalandDefender	90′	6.3					3/10	1	4/10
Jak AlnwickGoalkeeper	90′	6.1					5/22
Callum O'DowdaDefender	89′	6.7		1	1	0.04	7/24	1	7/10	1
45Cian AshfordForward	89′	6.7		1	1	0.22	9/12	1	8/14	4
12Calum ChambersMidfielder	74′	7.1					11/20	1	9/14	5
16Chris WillockForward	65′	6.6					10/11	2	4/6	2
11Ollie TannerForward	25′	6.6			1	0.07	2/6		4/9	1
3Joel BaganDefender	16′	7.4					2/3		4/5
Yakou MéïtéForward	10′	6.6					1/1		0/2
10Rubin ColwillMidfielder	10′	6.3					0/1		1/3
Anwar El GhaziForward	—	—
Ethan HorvathGoalkeeper	—	—
44Ronan KpakioDefender	—	—
Wilfried KangaForward	—	—
2William FishDefender	—	—

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CompetitionChampionship Home teamWatford Away teamCardiff City RefereeSam Allison

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