Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Bristol City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Tom Dele-Bashiru pen
Scott Twine 25' 1–1
Y 14' Yaser Asprilla
Ross McCrorie 36' Y
Y 40' Ryan Andrews

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
4
Bristol City FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC 2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2021-02-13 Watford FC 6–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Watford FC H 1–1 D
16 Jan West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
13 Jan Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
07 Jan West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
14 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
06 Jan Chesterfield FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–3 D
29 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–4 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Watford FC
#29 Position #19
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Bristol City FC vs Watford FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for James Morris suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' Goal! Tom Dele-Bashiru scores his 12 goal in 358 matches.
  • 14' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 25' What a strike from Ross McCrorie! The score is 1-1.
  • 30' Zak Vyner, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Rob Dickie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Ross McCrorie on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Andrews on 40 minutes.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tommy Conway made 387 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Yaser Asprilla by Matheus Martins on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' Bristol City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 62' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is hanging Mileta Rajovic on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Tommy Conway as he leaves the pitch. Nahki Wells steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Joe Williams by Taylor Gardner-Hickman on 69 minute.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 387 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 79' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 84' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Giorgi Chakvetadze is replaced by Tom Ince.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 2
Scott Twine 1
Ken Sema 1
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1
Will Hughes 1
Ryan Andrews 1
Nahki Wells 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1

Head to Head

2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC 2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2021-02-13 Watford FC 6–0 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-01-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2024-01-13 Preston North End FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-01-07 West Ham United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-01-01 Bristol City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Watford FC Form

2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2024-01-06 Watford FC 2–1 Chesterfield FC W 2024-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Watford FC D 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.57 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC28% Draw38% Watford FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Watford FC
72%
Bristol City FC or Watford FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC13% Draw65% Watford FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.3%
0 – 1
18.8%
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2%
2 – 2
1.5%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 16% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 24% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.