Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Bristol City FC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bristol City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Bristol City FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Pring made 23 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Festy Ebosele has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Morocco international Imran Louza has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Francisco Sierralta gets a card.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Sissoko. He replaces Kwadwo Baah on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Ryan Porteous has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Ryan Andrews adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Haydon Roberts. He replaces Yu Hirakawa on 60 minute.
  • 61' Watford FC make a change. Festy Ebosele trudges off to be replaced by Yasser Larouci on 61 minutes.
  • 66' James Morris gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Francisco Sierralta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Scott Twine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anis Mehmeti on 71 minute.
  • 72' Scott Twine is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 77' Haydon Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Bird departs to be replaced by George Earthy.
  • 80' Vakoun Issouf Bayo is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 83' Edo Kayembe makes way for Tom Ince at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 87' Cameron Pring picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • With this win, Watford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 2
Andreas Weimann 1
Cameron Pring 1
Mark Sykes 1
Giorgi Chakvetadze 1
Taylor Moore 1
Scott Twine 1
Ken Sema 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.01 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC42% Draw31% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Bristol City FC
58%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC23% Draw55% Bristol City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.3%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2%

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% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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