Last meeting, 13 October: Cardiff City – Watford 5:1
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Jack Moylan: 2 goals. Cardiff City are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.
Match Centre: Watford vs Cardiff City
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Watford
20:45
Tue 16 Feb · your time
in 104 days 10 h
Away
Cardiff City
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Norwich City3:2Watford
Chrisene 53'Musaba 62'Maghoma 71'
Boadu 10', 27'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford2:0Charlton Athletic
Kjerrumgaard 58'Zemura 90+4'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers3:0Cardiff City
González 10'Armstrong 15'Krejci 58'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Cardiff City
Gudjohnsen 28'Cantwell 38'
Robinson 53'
Stadium: Vicarage Road, Watford
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Jack Moylan: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches
Goals3
xG2.79
Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.8).
Level on points
20.Watford14 pts
18.Cardiff City14 pts
Watford: place 20, 14 pts · Cardiff City: place 18, 14 pts.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Jack Moylan
Cardiff City · midfielder
6goals
3assists
7.07avg rating
Last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers: rating 6.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Watford at home and Cardiff City away, as in this match.
Watford
all matches · 10
3W0D7L0.9scored per match1.8conceded per match
at home · 10
5W1D4L1.1scored per match1.8conceded per match
away · 10
0W1D9L0.5scored per match2.4conceded per match
- 3 Nov Lincoln CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 31 Oct Norwich CityAChampionship 3:2L
- 24 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 1:0L
- 17 Oct Charlton AthleticHChampionship 2:0W
- 13 Oct Cardiff CityAChampionship 5:1L
- 10 Oct BurnleyHChampionship 0:4L
- 18 Sep Bristol CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 Sep Stoke CityHChampionship 1:2L
- 8 Sep Preston North EndHChampionship 2:1W
- 5 Sep West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 1:0L
- 1 Sep Swansea CityAChampionship 2:0L
- 29 Aug West Ham UnitedHChampionship 1:1D
- 25 Aug Peterborough UnitedHCarabao Cup 1:5L
- 22 Aug WrexhamAChampionship 1:1D
- 16 Aug SouthamptonHChampionship 2:1W
- 8 Aug Crawley TownHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 2 May Coventry CityHChampionship 0:4L
- 25 Apr MiddlesbroughAChampionship 5:1L
- 21 Apr West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 3:0L
- 11 Apr Oxford UnitedAChampionship 2:0L
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Norwich City3:2Watford
Chrisene 53'Musaba 62'Maghoma 71'
Boadu 10', 27'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford2:0Charlton Athletic
Kjerrumgaard 58'Zemura 90+4'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Watford0:4Burnley
Larsen 13'Amdouni 19'Hatate 25'Edwards 87'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Watford1:2Stoke City
Nabizada 90+1'
McGlynn 45+4'Bocat 57'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipat home
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Watford1:1West Ham United
Nabizada 19'
Pollock 27' (og)
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Watford1:5Peterborough United
Doumbia 73'
Clarridge 10' (og)Leonard 23', 51'Shofowoke 55'Jones 64'
Sun 16 Aug · Championshipat home
Watford2:1Southampton
Bravo 12'Nabizada 29'
Larin 56'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Tue 21 Apr · Championshipaway
West Bromwich Albion3:0Watford
Price 21'Dike 41'Imray 69'
Cardiff City
all matches · 10
3W2D5L1.4scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
5W3D2L2.1scored per match1.3conceded per match
at home · 10
5W3D2L2.2scored per match1.4conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.0scored per match1.7conceded per match
- 31 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 3:0L
- 24 Oct Birmingham CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 17 Oct MiddlesbroughAChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
- 10 Oct Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 19 Sep Charlton AthleticHChampionship 3:1W
- 12 Sep Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:0L
- 8 Sep Stoke CityHChampionship 1:1D
- 5 Sep PortsmouthAChampionship 2:0L
- 2 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:1L
- 29 Aug Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 2:2D
- 25 Aug Norwich CityHCarabao Cup 1:2L
- 22 Aug Derby CountyAChampionship 2:2D
- 17 Aug WrexhamHChampionship 1:1D
- 8 Aug Swindon TownHCarabao Cup 3:2W
- 1 Aug RomaHFriendly 4:1W
- 16 Dec ChelseaHCarabao Cup 1:3L
- 1 Nov Peterborough UnitedAFA Cup 1:0L
- 28 Oct WrexhamACarabao Cup 1:2W
- 23 Sep BurnleyACarabao Cup 1:2W
- 26 Aug Cheltenham TownHCarabao Cup 3:0W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers3:0Cardiff City
González 10'Armstrong 15'Krejci 58'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Cardiff City
Gudjohnsen 28'Cantwell 38'
Robinson 53'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Cardiff City3:1Charlton Athletic
Moylan 8', 61'Salech 24'
Campbell 29'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipaway
Portsmouth2:0Cardiff City
Shaughnessy 31'Milovanović 52'
Wed 2 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:1Cardiff City
Burrell 36', 53'
Ng 74'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Cardiff City2:2Sheffield United
Moylan 2'Ashford 38'
Cannon 4' (p)O'Hare 7'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City1:2Norwich City
Salech 90+3'
Kvistgaarden 25'Crnac 78'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Derby County2:2Cardiff City
Morris 26'Clark 49'
Ashford 19'Salech 39'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City3:2Swindon Town
Salech 29' (p), 43'Moylan 77'
Osho 9' (og)Glatzel 62'
Tue 16 Dec · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City1:3Chelsea
Turnbull 75'
Garnacho 57', 90+3'Pedro Neto 82'
Tue 23 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Burnley1:2Cardiff City
Flemming 56'
Colwill 30'Robinson 35'
Tue 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City3:0Cheltenham Town
Davies 11'Chambers 32'Colwill 51'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 13 Oct 2026 · Championship
Cardiff City 5:1 Watford
Moylan 11' (k), 35' · Pollock 41' (s) · Tanner 45+5' · Robinson 85' · Kyprianou 87'
0wins
2wins
1 draw3.7 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 3
- 13 Oct 2026Championship Cardiff City5:1Watford Moylan 11' (k), 35' · Pollock 41' (s) · Tanner 45+5' · Robinson 85' · Kyprianou 87' Details
- 14 Jan 2025Championship Cardiff City1:1Watford Ashford 65' · Bayo 87' Details
- 29 Dec 2024Championship Watford1:2Cardiff City Chakvetadze 38' · Robinson 1', 42' Details
0wins
1wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
0wins
1wins
1 draw4.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Watford (4-2-3-1, last: Lincoln City) · Cardiff City (4-2-3-1, last: Wolverhampton Wanderers).
FRRavaglia
OTTraoré
MPPollock
KKKeben
MBBola
EKKayembe
HKKyprianou
OMMaamma
IBBravo
SMMavididi
MBBoadu
NTTrott
CSScanlon
JBBagan
WFFish
PNNg
ARRobertson
JCColwill
CWWillock
JMMoylan
OTTanner
YSSalech
WatfordCardiff City
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
38.8
43.5
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- Kick-off
- Tuesday 16 February, 20:45Your time · in 104 days 10 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road Watford · show map
- Rest
- Watford 105 days · Cardiff City 108 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 20. Watford and 18. Cardiff City, 14 pts each Matchday 32 of 46