Thursday , 17 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Bristol City FC
0 – 0
Upcoming
Watford FC
Fri 18 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC Ashton Gate

Overview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
4
4
Bristol City FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep Southampton FC A 1–4 L
05 Sep Burnley FC A 2–1 W
01 Sep Preston North End FC A 3–1 W
29 Aug Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
22 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
08 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
01 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
29 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Wrexham AFC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Watford FC
#11 Position #17
10 Points 8
6 Played 7
3 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
10 Scored 7
11 Conceded 9
-1 GD -2
1.67 PPG 1.14
50% Win % 29%

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
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Bristol City FC are 11th (10 pts). Watford FC are 17th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/2
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
–/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Dominic Ballard 2 G
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 2
Will Hughes 1
Ryan Andrews 1
Nahki Wells 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1
Ross McCrorie 1
Harry Cornick 1
Mamadou Doumbia 1

Head to Head

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

Bristol City FC Form

2026-09-15 Bristol City FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2026-09-12 Southampton FC 4–1 Bristol City FC L 2026-09-05 Burnley FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2026-08-29 Bristol City FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-08-22 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D

Watford FC Form

2026-09-12 Watford FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-08-29 Watford FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2026-08-22 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

1.55 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

Bristol City FC49% Draw27% Watford FC24%

Both Teams to Score

Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.61

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Watford FC
51%
Bristol City FC or Watford FC
73%

Half-Time Result

Bristol City FC34% Draw47% Watford FC19%

Correct Score

1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
35%
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
22%

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