Cardiff – Watford 1–0

	1H	2H	T
C	0	1	1
WAT	0	0	0

Match report

Cardiff beat Watford 1–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Petrov opened the scoring in the 75th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Watford have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⚽Petrovassist Walsh

75'

⇄Johnson↓ Martin

75'

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

Haas

79'

⇄Weber↓ Haas

84'

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

Momentum

C

⚽

WAT

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 25, 2021 · 18:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance39,866 / 44,793 (89%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#10·

#17

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.2Expected goals (xG)0.7

14Total shots8

6Shots on target2

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks3

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Pereira

7.8

Lineups

C 4-3-37.04Formation7.134-3-3 WAT

17.1Romano 27.8Pereira 37.8Nielsen 47.2Costa 56.7Schmidt 66.3Marsh 77.0Müller 87.2Petrov 96.5Walsh 107.5Haas 116.3Martin

Cardiff

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

1Romano7.1 2Pereira7.8 3Nielsen7.8 4Costa7.2 5Schmidt6.7 6Marsh6.3 7Müller7.0 8Petrov7.2 9Walsh6.5 10Haas7.5 11Martin6.3

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL