Watford FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Hicks
- Referee Nick Greenhalgh
- Referee Akil Howson
- Referee John Brooks
5 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 6.4 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Bristol City FC | H | 6–0 | W |
| 06 Feb | Coventry City FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Feb | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Jan | Millwall FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Jan | Stoke City FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Jan | Barnsley FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Watford FC | A | 0–6 | L |
| 10 Feb | Sheffield United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Feb | Cardiff City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Feb | Brentford FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 30 Jan | Derby County FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Jan | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Watford FC | Bristol City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #17 |
| 15 | Points | 18 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 3 / 8 | W / D / L | 5 / 3 / 7 |
| 13 | Scored | 16 |
| 23 | Conceded | 24 |
| -10 | GD | -8 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.20 |
| 27% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
Watford FC this season
13%
Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
Bristol City FC this season
Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Watford FC
| Amin Nabizada | 3 G |
| Iker Bravo | 1 G |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 1 G |
Bristol City FC
| Scott Twine | 5 G | |
| Dominic Ballard | 4 G | |
| Lorent Tolaj | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Bristol City FC — let the football do the talking.
- 2' What composure from Taylor Moore! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 7' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 12' Bristol City 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' Goal! Ismaila Sarr scores his 73 goal in 436 matches.
- 17' Nathaniel Chalobah is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
- 22' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xisco Munoz will be considering his options from the bench.
- 30' Will Hughes puts Watford FC on the lead.
- 35' Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ken Sema makes no mistake. 3-1!
- 40' Ryley Towler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 45' Bristol City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Dominic Ballard scoring 1 goals.
- 46' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Ryley Towler is withdrawn and Adam Nagy gets his opportunity.
- 47' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a Yellow card on 47.
- 52' Nahki Wells is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
- 55' Magnificent from Ismaila Sarr! That is 73 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 60' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Ken Sema exits the field as Andre Gray enters on 61.
- 63' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyreeq Bakinson is hanging Jamie Paterson on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 73' Kasey Palmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Henri Lansbury on 73 minute.
- 77' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Adam Masina is withdrawn and Achraf Lazaar gets his opportunity.
- 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kasey Palmer.
- 86' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 86 minute. Famara Diedhiou leaves to be changed by Nahki Wells.
- 90' Philip Zinckernagel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Watford FC to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Adam Masina ↓ Achraf Lazaar 77'
-
12
Ken Sema ↓ Philip Zinckernagel 61'
- 8
- 19
-
21
Femenia Far ↓ Ben Wilmot 77'
- 14
- 23
- 5
- 31
- 26
- 10
Bench
-
6
Ben Wilmot ↑ 77'
- 15
- 9
-
18
Andre Gray ↑ 61'
-
16
Dan Gosling ↑ 46'
-
17
Achraf Lazaar ↑ 77'
- 33
- 25
-
7
Philip Zinckernagel ↑ 61'
Coach
Xisco Munoz
Bristol City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 10
-
9
Famara Diedhiou ↓ Nahki Wells 86'
- 2
- 18
- 1
-
17
Henri Lansbury ↓ Kasey Palmer 73'
-
23
Taylor Moore ↓ Adam Nagy 46'
- 26
- 42
-
34
Ryley Towler ↓ Adrian Mariappa 46'
Bench
- 12
-
30
Tyreeq Bakinson ↑ 63'
-
19
Adrian Mariappa ↑ 46'
-
21
Nahki Wells ↑ 86'
-
45
Kasey Palmer ↑ 73'
-
4
Adam Nagy ↑ 46'
- 28
- 33
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ismaila Sarr | 2 |
| Ken Sema | 1 |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 1 |
| Will Hughes | 1 |
| Ryan Andrews | 1 |
| Nahki Wells | 1 |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 1 |
| Ross McCrorie | 1 |
Watford FC Form
Bristol City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.15
Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71
Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for:
Watford FC to win 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Watford FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Bristol City FC
33%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Watford FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 6–0 not predicted6 – 0Actual
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Watford FC
| Handicap | Watford FC covers | Push | Bristol City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -2 | 24% | 21% | 54% |
| -1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| -1 | 46% | 24% | 31% |
| -0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +0.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +1 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
50%
✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

