Minute-by-minute attacking pressure. Bars above the line are Cardiff, below Watford; dots mark goals.
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | SoT | xG | Key P | Touches | Duels W | Tackles | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8Jack Moylan | 7.86 | 69 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 1.71 | 1 | 34 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 11Ollie Tanner | 7.64 | 82 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 0.47 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 18Alex Robertson | 7.62 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.02 | 2 | 103 | 6 | — | — |
| 45Cian Ashford | 7.33 | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 47Callum Robinsonsub | 7.26 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.16 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 38Perry Ng | 7.17 | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0.03 | 3 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 2Will Fishsub | 7.05 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 14David Turnbullsub | 7.01 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1Nathan Trott | 6.88 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — |
| 3Joel Bagan | 6.88 | 82 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.02 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 4Gabriel Osho | 6.81 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.18 | — | 81 | 1 | — | — |
| 27Joel Colwill | 6.64 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 48Dylan Lawlor | 6.53 | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| 39Isaak Daviessub | 6.51 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 23Calum Scanlonsub | 6.45 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| 16Chris Willock | 6.34 | 69 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.79 | 1 | 35 | 2 | — | — |
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | SoT | xG | Key P | Touches | Duels W | Tackles | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Federico Ravaglia | 7.23 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 2 | — | — |
| 5Hector Kyprianou | 7.18 | 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 17Iker Bravosub | 7.01 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0.04 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| 21Amin Nabizadasub | 6.74 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 15Krépin Diattasub | 6.63 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Othmane Maamma | 6.52 | 69 | — | — | 2 | — | 0.25 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16Marc Bolasub | 6.47 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | — | — |
| 10Myron Boadu | 6.40 | 56 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 23 | 2 | — | — |
| 45Stephy Alvaro Mavididi | 6.38 | 56 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.08 | 1 | 28 | 5 | — | — |
| 4Kévin Keben | 6.28 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 20Mamadou Doumbiasub | 6.16 | 34 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 12 | — | — | 1 |
| 39Edo Kayembe | 6.00 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 0.04 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 22Martín Payero | 5.99 | 67 | — | — | 2 | — | 0.33 | 1 | 32 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 23Omar Traoré | 5.88 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 6Mattie Pollock | 5.72 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 33Jordan Zemura | 5.55 | 56 | — | — | 2 | — | 0.10 | — | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |