Watford FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Watford FC

1 – 0

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Bristol City FC

Tue 26 Nov 2024 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road 17,579 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryan Andrews 53' 1–0

Francisco Sierralta 46' Y

Y 72' Scott Twine

Vakoun Issouf Bayo 80' Y

Y 87' Cameron Pring

Overview

Match Preview

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

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson

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

Watford FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D
08 Nov	Oxford United FC	H	1–0	W
05 Nov	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
02 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	6–2	W
26 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
09 Nov	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
05 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
02 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	3–1	W
26 Oct	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D

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' KICK OFF: Bristol City FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Nahki Wells has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Ryan Porteous has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
25' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Matthew Pollock has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 21 appearances.
35' Bristol City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
40' Ryan Andrews is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
45' The 32-year-old Daniel Bachmann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 46.
46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Moussa Sissoko comes on to replace Kwadwo Baah.
51' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
53' Magnificent from Ryan Andrews! That is 7 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
58' Watford FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 3-4-3 shape.
60' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haydon Roberts is hanging Yu Hirakawa on the field on 60 minute.
61' Festy Ebosele makes way for Yasser Larouci at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
66' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Francisco Sierralta is withdrawn and James Morris gets his opportunity.
71' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Anis Mehmeti is replaced by Scott Twine on 71 minute.
72' Scott Twine was booked on 72.
77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
79' The crowd applauds Max Bird as he leaves the pitch. George Earthy steps in for Bristol City FC.
80' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 80.
83' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Tom Ince on, Edo Kayembe off on 83 minutes.
87' Cameron Pring was booked on 87.
1-0 the final result. Bristol City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

3
Francisco Sierralta ↓ James Morris 66'
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous
39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Tom Ince 83'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mamadou Doumbia 83'
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↓ Moussa Sissoko 46'
36
Festy Ebosele ↓ Yasser Larouci 61'
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

12
Ken Sema
23
Jonathan Bond
7
Tom Ince ↑ 83'
17
Moussa Sissoko ↑ 46'
14
Pierre Dwomoh
37
Yasser Larouci ↑ 61'
2
Jeremy Ngakia
22
James Morris ↑ 66'
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↑ 83'

Coach Tom Cleverley

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ismaila Sarr	2
Ross McCrorie	1
Harry Cornick	1
Mamadou Doumbia	1
Joao Pedro	1
Dominic Ballard	1
Andreas Weimann	1
Cameron Pring	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-11-08 Watford FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2024-11-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-11-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–6 Watford FC W 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-23 Bristol City FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-11-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2024-10-26 Bristol City FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.99 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC41% Draw31% Bristol City FC28%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 1.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Bristol City FC

59%

Watford FC or Bristol City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC22% Draw55% Bristol City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.4%

1 – 1

14.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

2.2%

1 – 3

2.2%

3 – 0

2.1%

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%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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