Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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
2023-12-26 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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Bristol City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Ken Sema is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Watford 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.
  • 28' GOAL! Cameron Pring fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The supporters are chanting for Matheus Martins. He replaces Jamal Lewis on 45 minute.
  • 46' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Ryan Andrews by Tom Dele-Bashiru on 46 minute.
  • 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wesley Hoedt makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 49' What a strike from Giorgi Chakvetadze! The score is 2-1.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Mark Sykes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Ryan Andrews has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Rhys Healey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ismael Kone at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Bristol City FC make a change. Taylor Gardner-Hickman trudges off to be replaced by Matty James on 68 minutes.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Vakoun Issouf Bayo. He replaces Mileta Rajovic on 75 minute.
  • 77' Nahki Wells is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Conway at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' Wesley Hoedt is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 83' Brilliant from the ! Andreas Weimann makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 83.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Mark Sykes is replaced by Sam Bell on 87 minute.
  • Watford FC will have plenty to reflect on. Bristol City FC were simply the better side today.

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
Cameron Pring 1
Mark Sykes 1
Giorgi Chakvetadze 1
Taylor Moore 1
Scott Twine 1
Ken Sema 1
Tom Dele-Bashiru 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
1.25 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Bristol City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC33% Draw28% Bristol City FC39%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Bristol City FC
67%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC23% Draw46% Bristol City FC31%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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