Bristol City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Fri 27 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Bristol City FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-27 Bristol City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2026-01-10 Bristol City FC 5–1 Watford FC 2025-11-07 Watford FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
24 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
21 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
17 Feb	Wrexham AFC	H	2–2	D
07 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	3–2	W
30 Jan	Derby County FC	H	0–5	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
24 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–2	L
21 Feb	Derby County FC	H	2–0	W
14 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
07 Feb	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Watford FC
#17	Position	#20
18	Points	15
15	Played	15
5 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 8
16	Scored	13
24	Conceded	23
-8	GD	-10
1.20	PPG	1.00
33%	Win %	27%

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

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Watford FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Bristol City FC vs Watford FC — let the football do the talking.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ismaila Sarr	2
Ryan Andrews	1
Nahki Wells	1
Philip Zinckernagel	1
Ross McCrorie	1
Harry Cornick	1
Mamadou Doumbia	1
Joao Pedro	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2026-02-27 Bristol City FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2026-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2026-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2026-02-17 Bristol City FC 2–2 Wrexham AFC D 2026-02-07 Hull City AFC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2026-01-30 Bristol City FC 0–5 Derby County FC L

Watford FC Form

2026-02-27 Bristol City FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2026-02-24 Watford FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-02-21 Watford FC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2026-02-07 Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-02-03 Hull City AFC 0–0 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Watford FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC37% Draw29% Watford FC34%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Watford FC

63%

Bristol City FC or Watford FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC27% Draw47% Watford FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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