Watford vs Cardiff: Match Preview — February 16, 2027

Championship · Regular Season - 32 Scheduled

Feb 16, 2027
19:45 UTC

Watford vs Cardiff Match Preview

This fixture has not been priced yet; a board usually opens in the week before kick-off. Watford arrive on 1W 0D 4L from their last 5, Cardiff on 1W 1D 3L. 10 previous meetings are level at 4 wins each. Watford sit in position 20 on 8 points, Cardiff in 21 on 7. Kick-off is February 16, 2027 at 19:45 UTC at Vicarage Road, Championship · Regular Season - 32.

Watford vs Cardiff · Totals

Historical estimates from 20 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Over 0.5 100% Under 0.5 0%

Over 1.5 75% Under 1.5 25%

Over 2.5 50% Under 2.5 50%

Over 3.5 20% Under 3.5 80%

Over 4.5 10% Under 4.5 90%

Watford vs Cardiff Match Information

Competition: Championship
Round: 32
Date and time: February 16, 2027 · 19:45 UTC
Status: Scheduled
Venue: Vicarage Road
City: Watford

Previous Watford vs Cardiff Meetings

Full Head-to-Head

ChampionshipJan 14, 2025

Cardiff

Watford

1
1

ChampionshipDec 29, 2024

Watford

Cardiff

1
2

ChampionshipFeb 3, 2024

Watford

Cardiff

0
1

ChampionshipOct 7, 2023

Cardiff

Watford

1
1

ChampionshipApr 19, 2023

Watford

Cardiff

1
3

ChampionshipNov 2, 2022

Cardiff

Watford

1
2

Team Form Before the Match

Watford Form

Bristol CityChampionship · Sep 18, 2026

1–0

Stoke CityChampionship · Sep 12, 2026

1–2

PrestonChampionship · Sep 8, 2026

2–1

West BromChampionship · Sep 5, 2026

1–0

SwanseaChampionship · Sep 1, 2026

2–0

Cardiff Form

CharltonChampionship · Sep 19, 2026

3–1

BoltonChampionship · Sep 12, 2026

1–0

Stoke CityChampionship · Sep 8, 2026

1–1

PortsmouthChampionship · Sep 5, 2026

2–0

QPRChampionship · Sep 2, 2026

2–1

Watford vs Cardiff Lineups

Watford

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Federico RavagliaGames: 7 · 630 min
G
6
Matthew William PollockGames: 7 · 630 min
D
33
J. ZemuraGames: 6 · 362 min
D
23
Omar Haktab TraoréGames: 5 · 333 min
D
3
S. CoulibalyGames: 3 · 211 min
D
39
Edouard Kayembe KayembeGames: 7 · 372 min
M
5
Hector Matthew KyprianouGames: 1 · 90 min
M
7
Othmane MaammaGames: 1 · 77 min
M
21
Amin NabizadaGames: 1 · 61 min
M
9
Luca Tange KjerrumgaardGames: 6 · 322 min
F
45
Stephy Alvaro MavididiGames: 2 · 68 min
F

Substitutes

4 Kévin Keben Biakolo20 Mamadou Doumbia29 Branimir Mlačić17 Iker Bravo8 Edoardo Bove16 Marc Joel Bola22 Martín Ismael Payero

Cardiff

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Nathan Wallace Newman TrottGames: 7 · 630 min
G
38
Perry Tian Hee NgGames: 7 · 630 min
D
4
Gabriel Jeremiah Adedayo A. OshoGames: 6 · 532 min
D
5
K. BielikGames: 5 · 448 min
D
3
Joel Matthew BaganGames: 1 · 90 min
D
16
Christopher Anthony WillockGames: 7 · 394 min
M
14
David TurnbullGames: 4 · 153 min
M
8
Jack MoylanGames: 1 · 90 min
M
18
Alexander Sean Pablo RobertsonGames: 1 · 80 min
M
47
C. RobinsonGames: 3 · 30 min
F
9
Yousef SalechGames: 1 · 90 min
F

Substitutes

23 Calum Scanlon45 Cian Ashford11 Ollie Tanner10 Rubin James Colwill27 Joel William Colwill39 Isaak Davies44 Ronan Kpakio

Standings Before Watford vs Cardiff

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
19	Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	9	10	-1	8
20	Watford	8	2	2	4	7	10	-3	8
21	Cardiff	8	1	4	3	10	12	-2	7
22	Derby	8	1	2	5	7	14	-7	5

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Feb 16, 2027 19:45 UTC