Bristol City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Bristol City FC

2 – 1

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Watford FC

Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 22,505 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ross McCrorie 24' 1–0

Nahki Wells 29' 2–0

2–1 80' Mamadou Doumbia

George Earthy 69' Y

Overview

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

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Bond
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
29 Mar	Burnley FC	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
11 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
08 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	1–1	D
04 Mar	Millwall FC	A	2–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
29 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–0	D
15 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
12 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
08 Mar	Millwall FC	H	1–2	L
01 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Watford FC
#8	Position	#20
13	Points	8
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
11	Scored	7
12	Conceded	10
-1	GD	-3
1.63	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol City FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Watford FC have won 396 goals from 362 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' 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.
15' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
18' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Tom Ince comes on to replace Kwadwo Baah.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Abankwah, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
24' Goal! Ross McCrorie scores his 11 goal in 406 matches.
29' GOAL! Nahki Wells fires home to make it 2-0!
34' Rocco Vata is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
39' Edo Kayembe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
44' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
49' Jeremy Ngakia, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giorgi Chakvetadze is hanging Moussa Sissoko on the field on 60 minute.
63' Sinclair Armstrong is replacing Nahki Wells for the Bristol City FC side.
64' The supporters are chanting for Haydon Roberts. He replaces Ross McCrorie on 64 minute.
65' Marcus McGuane is replacing Joe Williams for the Bristol City FC side.
69' The referee has no hesitation. George Earthy is booked for Bristol City FC — card on 69.
72' The whistle greets Max Bird as he departs to be replaced by Anis Mehmeti.
77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
78' Yasser Larouci has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caleb Wiley on 78 minute.
79' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Ryan Andrews.
80' Against the run of play, Mamadou Doumbia has scored! This game has turned on its head.
85' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' The supporters are chanting for Sam Bell. He replaces Mark Sykes on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Bristol City FC 2-1 Watford FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

29
Marcus McGuane ↑ 65'
24
Haydon Roberts ↑ 64'
23
Stefan Bajic
11
Anis Mehmeti ↑ 72'
20
Sam Bell ↑ 90'
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 63'
31
Elijah Morrison
7
Yu Hirakawa

Coach Liam Manning

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

17
Moussa Sissoko ↓ Giorgi Chakvetadze 60'
39
Edo Kayembe
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mamadou Doumbia 60'
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↓ Tom Ince 18'
2
Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ryan Andrews 79'
33
Egil Selvik
26
Caleb Wiley ↓ Yasser Larouci 78'
25
James Abankwah
11
Rocco Vata

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ismaila Sarr	2
Andreas Weimann	1
Cameron Pring	1
Mark Sykes	1
Giorgi Chakvetadze	1
Taylor Moore	1
Scott Twine	1
Ken Sema	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-03-29 Burnley FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2025-03-11 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-03-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2025-03-04 Millwall FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W

Watford FC Form

2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-03-29 Watford FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-03-15 Oxford United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-03-08 Watford FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.44 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.9 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC51% Draw27% Watford FC22%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Watford FC

49%

Bristol City FC or Watford FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC33% Draw50% Watford FC17%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

12.7%

0 – 0

11.8%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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