Match facts

  • This is the first meeting between Cardiff and Watford at the Cardiff City Stadium since February 2019 in the Premier League, a 5-1 win for the Hornets.
  • Watford are looking to win three consecutive away league matches against Cardiff for the first time since September 2007.
  • Cardiff are unbeaten in their last 11 league matches – all under Mick McCarthy – their best run since a 13-game stretch between January and April 2018 during their last Championship promotion-winning season.
  • Only Norwich City (33) have won more Championship points since Xisco Muńoz’s first game in charge on Boxing Day than Watford (32).
  • Cardiff’s Mick McCarthy last faced Watford in 2014-15 with Ipswich, completing a league double over the Hornets.