Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' George Tanner
Ryan Porteous 61' Y
Y 84' Matty James

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

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

4
4
4
Watford FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-11-25 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
10 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
07 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–3 L
01 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
18 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Watford FC A 0–2 L
10 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
01 Apr Reading FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
15 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Vicarage Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Watford FC and Bristol City FC.
  • 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 Alex Scott suffering a number of foals already.
  • 6' Harry Cornick puts Watford FC on the lead.
  • 11' Hassane Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 16' Cameron Pring is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 362 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 26' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' A moment of madness from George Tanner on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Leandro Bacuna as he leaves the pitch. Ismael Kone steps in for Watford FC.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Magnificent from Joao Pedro! That is 66 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 56' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Harry Cornick has done his job and it is now time for Alex Scott to step up.
  • 61' Ryan Porteous picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Keinan Davis makes way for Ken Sema at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 63' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Andy King has done his job and it is now time for Kal Naismith to step up.
  • 68' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The whistle greets Zak Vyner as he departs to be replaced by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 76' Jeremy Ngakia gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Ismaila Sarr and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Bristol City FC have won 441 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Matty James. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Watford FC ring the changes. Ryan Andrews has done his job and it is now time for Yaser Asprilla to step up.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 2
Harry Cornick 1
Mamadou Doumbia 1
Joao Pedro 1
Dominic Ballard 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Cameron Pring 1
Mark Sykes 1

Head to Head

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 2020-11-25 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-04-01 Luton Town FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-03-18 Watford FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2023-04-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-04-07 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-01 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2023-03-19 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2023-03-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC53% Draw27% Bristol City FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Bristol City FC
47%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC35% Draw50% Bristol City FC15%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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