Watford – Cardiff 0–2

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Watford 2–0 at Watford Stadium in Championship. Almeida opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Watford have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

15'

⚽Almeidaassist Marsh

38'

⚽Haas

2H

J. Abankwah

62'

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

69'

⇄Kovač↓ Bianchi

79'

Keller

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

88'

⇄Vidić↓ Keller

Momentum

WAT

⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 14, 2023 · 19:00

VenueWatford Stadium

Attendance46,192 / 59,989 (77%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking WAT

#17·

#6

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

42Ball possession %58

0.6Expected goals (xG)1.7

12Total shots10

4Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes522

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

J. Abankwah

7.7

Lineups

WAT 4-3-37.10Formation7.134-3-3 C

7.6Ekwah 17.6Costa 27.1Schmidt 36.7Marsh 47.4Müller 57.6Petrov 66.9Walsh 76.3Haas 86.7Martin 97.6Almeida 106.9Bianchi 117.6Keller

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Costa7.6 2Schmidt7.1 3Marsh6.7 4Müller7.4 5Petrov7.6 6Walsh6.9 7Haas6.3 8Martin6.7 9Almeida7.6 10Bianchi6.9 11Keller7.6

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