Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Cameron Pring
0–2 45+2' Wesley Hoedt og
Giorgi Chakvetadze 49' 1–2
1–3 50' Mark Sykes
1–4 83' Andreas Weimann
Wesley Hoedt 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
3
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC 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
26 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–4 L
23 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
16 Dec Preston North End FC A 5–1 W
12 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec Southampton FC H 1–1 D
02 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–1 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Watford FC A 4–1 W
22 Dec Hull City AFC H 3–2 W
16 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
12 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
09 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
03 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Bristol City FC
#16 Position #12
57 Points 62
46 Played 46
14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 17 / 11 / 18
53 Scored 59
65 Conceded 59
-12 GD +0
1.24 PPG 1.35
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Vicarage Road!
  • 5' Tommy Conway has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 10' Ireland international Max O'Leary has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The 36-year-old Nahki Wells has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamal Lewis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' The England Cameron Pring breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 0-1!
  • 33' Harry Cornick is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 45' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Jamal Lewis is withdrawn and Matheus Martins gets his opportunity.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Tom Dele-Bashiru comes on to replace Ryan Andrews.
  • 47' Wesley Hoedt does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 49' What a strike from Giorgi Chakvetadze! The score is 2-1.
  • 50' Mark Sykes does the damage! The net is bulging and Bristol City FC surge ahead!
  • 55' Ryan Andrews has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Rhys Healey is replacing Ismael Kone for the Watford FC side.
  • 67' Zak Vyner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Matty James on, Taylor Gardner-Hickman off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Mileta Rajovic makes way for Vakoun Issouf Bayo at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 77' Nahki Wells is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Conway at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wesley Hoedt.
  • 83' Magnificent from Andreas Weimann! That is 67 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' The whistle greets Mark Sykes as he departs to be replaced by Sam Bell.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bristol City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 2
Nahki Wells 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1
Ross McCrorie 1
Harry Cornick 1
Mamadou Doumbia 1
Joao Pedro 1
Andreas Weimann 1

Head to Head

2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC 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

2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC W 2023-12-12 Watford FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-02 Hull City AFC 1–2 Watford FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2023-12-26 Watford FC 1–4 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC W 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Bristol City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC34% Draw27% Bristol City FC39%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Bristol City FC
66%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC24% Draw44% Bristol City FC32%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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