Sunday , 15 November 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 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

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 #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)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
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' The game is set. Bristol City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' A goal from the England international Harry Cornick! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hassane Kamara, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Bachmann made 272 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' 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 Tommy Conway suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. George Tanner gets a Yellow card.
  • 32' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
  • 37' Joao Pedro is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 42' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 46' Ismael Kone is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leandro Bacuna at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Keinan Davis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' What a strike from Joao Pedro! The score is 2-0.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Alex Scott. He replaces Harry Cornick on 56 minute.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Ryan Porteous. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' The whistle greets Keinan Davis as he departs to be replaced by Ken Sema.
  • 63' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Andy King exits the field as Kal Naismith enters on 63.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road Stadium. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Anis Mehmeti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zak Vyner on 75 minute.
  • 76' Jeremy Ngakia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ismaila Sarr on 76 minute.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 402 games and scored 450 goals.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matty James.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Ryan Andrews as he leaves the pitch. Yaser Asprilla steps in for Watford FC.
  • 90' Kal Naismith, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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
Will Hughes 1
Ryan Andrews 1
Nahki Wells 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1
Ross McCrorie 1
Harry Cornick 1
Mamadou Doumbia 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
1.51 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC54% Draw27% Bristol City FC19%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
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
81%
Draw or Bristol City FC
46%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC36% Draw50% Bristol City FC14%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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