Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
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
#19 Position #29
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Watford FC and Bristol City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Watford FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Nahki Wells has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' 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 Ryan Andrews suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Bristol City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Austria international Daniel Bachmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' GOAL! Ryan Andrews fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact 3-4-3.
  • 60' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 60 minute. Yu Hirakawa leaves to be changed by Haydon Roberts.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Festy Ebosele is replaced by Yasser Larouci.
  • 66' James Morris is replacing Francisco Sierralta for the Watford FC side.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Anis Mehmeti is replaced by Scott Twine.
  • 72' Bristol City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 77' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 79 minute. Max Bird leaves to be changed by George Earthy.
  • 80' Vakoun Issouf Bayo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Tom Ince gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Edo Kayembe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Cameron Pring. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 1-0 Bristol City FC.

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
3 / 4
0.47 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC35% Draw44% Bristol City FC21%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes15% 0% No85%
Avg goals/match: 0.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 56%
44%
± 1.5 24%
76%
± 2.5 7%
93%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Bristol City FC
65%
Watford FC or Bristol City FC
56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC13% Draw76% Bristol City FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
44.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.1%
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 1
2.2%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 2
0.6%
3 – 0
0.6%
0 – 3
0.4%
3 – 1
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 20% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 17% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✗

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