Bristol City vs Watford

Bristol City

1 - 0

Watford

🕒 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Bristol City 9 · Watford 20

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

4 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Bristol City outshot their opponent (17-10).
Watford controlled possession (64%).
Bristol City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 4

Avg: 0.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

1 / 5

Avg: 0.25 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 0.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50

PPG

0.25

0.75

0.25

1.00

1.25

25%

O2.5

25%

BTTS

25%

50%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Bristol City rank9th

Watford rank20th

Bristol City points13

Watford points8

Bristol City: #9 · 13 pts · GD -1

2 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #20 · 8 pts · GD -3

7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol City last 5 home

W L W L

Points6/12

Weighted index60

Goals3-4

Record2-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L L L D

Points1/12

Weighted index3

Goals1-5

Record0-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home50%

Bristol City clean sheet at home25%

Watford score away25%

Watford clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first50%

Bristol City win after scoring first100%

Watford score first25%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 0% · Watford 0%

Avg first goal minute: Bristol City 31.0' · Watford 14.0'

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home0.75 vs 1.64

Bristol City concede at home1.00 vs 1.27

Watford score away0.25 vs 1.27

Watford concede away1.25 vs 1.64

Bristol City score 54% below league average, while Watford score 80% below league average.

Defensive side: Bristol City are 21% below league average at home, and Watford are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Bristol City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

36%

64%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

270

492

Passes Accurate

208

421

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' M. Doumbia

25'

25' Amin Nabizada

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Ballard

Normal Goal · Assist: Rio Cardines

54'

54' Branimir Mlačić

54'

54' J. Knight

54'

54' J. Williams

54'

54' E. Kayembe

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. Vata

1st substitution · For: O. Maamma

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Amin Nabizada

2nd substitution · For: S. Mavididi

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Branimir Mlačić

3rd substitution · For: Albert Eames

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Ballard

1st substitution · For: L. Tolaj

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Y. Hirakawa

2nd substitution · For: J. Wallace

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Doumbia

4th substitution · For: M. Boadu

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Greenwood

3rd substitution · For: C. Pring

81'

81' M. Pollock

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ N. Eile

4th substitution · For: L. Eissat

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Randell

5th substitution · For: G. Yah

Bristol City vs Watford 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 on Friday, 18 September 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Oliver Langford. It was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

First half: M. Doumbia received a yellow card for Watford at 21'. Amin Nabizada received a yellow card for Watford at 25'. Bristol City took the lead at 31' when D. Ballard scored, with the assist credited to Rio Cardines, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Branimir Mlačić received a yellow card for Watford at 54'. J. Knight received a yellow card for Bristol City at 54'. J. Williams received a yellow card for Bristol City at 54'. E. Kayembe received a yellow card for Watford at 54'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. Vata replacing O. Maamma. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Amin Nabizada replacing S. Mavididi. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Branimir Mlačić replacing Albert Eames. Bristol City made their 1st substitution at 63', with D. Ballard replacing L. Tolaj. Bristol City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Y. Hirakawa replacing J. Wallace. Watford made their 4th substitution at 70', with M. Doumbia replacing M. Boadu. Bristol City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with S. Greenwood replacing C. Pring. M. Pollock received a yellow card for Watford at 81'. Bristol City made their 4th substitution at 88', with N. Eile replacing L. Eissat. Bristol City made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Randell replacing G. Yah.

Bristol City used 5 substitutions while Watford used 4 substitutions. Bristol City got 2 yellow cards, while Watford got 5 yellow cards.