Bristol City vs Watford

Bristol City

1 - 2

Watford

🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Bristol City 12 · Watford 16

Referee Stats

Lewis Smith

25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.44
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	20%
Home wins	48%
Draws	24%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-11).
Bristol City controlled possession (65%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

33 / 31

Avg: 1.43 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 38

Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 0.87

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

1.35

PPG

0.87

1.43

1.00

1.35

1.65

48%

O2.5

52%

39%

BTTS

65%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Bristol City rank12th

Watford rank16th

Bristol City points62

Watford points57

Bristol City: #12 · 62 pts · GD +0

22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12

27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 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 L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-7

Record2-0-3

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.

Watford last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals3-15

Record0-0-5

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 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 13%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home70%

Bristol City clean sheet at home35%

Watford score away70%

Watford clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first17%

Bristol City win after scoring first75%

Watford score first9%

Watford win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 25% · Watford 14%

Avg first goal minute: Bristol City 22.5' · Watford 16.5'

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home1.43 vs 1.40

Bristol City concede at home1.35 vs 1.20

Watford score away1.00 vs 1.20

Watford concede away1.65 vs 1.40

Bristol City score 2% above league average, while Watford score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Bristol City are 12% above league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Bristol City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

65%

35%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

646

351

Passes Accurate

565

275

Passes %

87%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Kjerrumgaard

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Kayembe

26'

26' Neto Borges

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Twine

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Randell

58'

58' J. Ngakia

58'

58' S. Mfuni

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ S. Twine

1st substitution · For: M. Bird

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ E. Riis

2nd substitution · For: S. Armstrong

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Goglichidze

1st substitution · For: M. Pollock

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ N. Irankunda

2nd substitution · For: T. Ince

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Sykes

3rd substitution · For: C. Pring

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Ngakia

Normal Goal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. McCrorie

4th substitution · For: George Earthy

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ T. Horvat

5th substitution · For: D. Burgzorg

86'

86' E. Kayembe

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Mendy

3rd substitution · For: P. Ekwah

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ G. Chakvetadze

4th substitution · For: E. Bove

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ I. Louza

5th substitution · For: M. Bola

90+7'

90+7' D. Burgzorg

Bristol City vs Watford 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Watford beat Bristol City 2-1 on Friday, 27 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

First half: Watford took an early lead at 7' when L. Kjerrumgaard scored, with the assist credited to E. Kayembe, making the score 0-1. Neto Borges received a yellow card for Bristol City at 26'. Bristol City leveled the score at 36' when S. Twine scored, with the assist credited to A. Randell, making the score 1-1.

Second half: J. Ngakia received a yellow card for Watford at 58'. S. Mfuni received a yellow card for Watford at 58'. Bristol City made their 1st substitution at 61', with S. Twine replacing M. Bird. Bristol City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with E. Riis replacing S. Armstrong. Watford made their 1st substitution at 69', with S. Goglichidze replacing M. Pollock. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 69', with N. Irankunda replacing T. Ince. Bristol City made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Sykes replacing C. Pring. Watford took the lead at 77' when J. Ngakia scored, making the score 1-2. Bristol City made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. McCrorie replacing George Earthy. Bristol City made their 5th substitution at 84', with T. Horvat replacing D. Burgzorg. E. Kayembe received a yellow card for Watford at 86'. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 86', with N. Mendy replacing P. Ekwah. Watford made their 4th substitution at 86', with G. Chakvetadze replacing E. Bove. Watford made their 5th substitution at 90', with I. Louza replacing M. Bola. D. Burgzorg received a yellow card for Bristol City at 90+7'.

Bristol City used 5 substitutions while Watford used 5 substitutions. Bristol City got 2 yellow cards, while Watford got 3 yellow cards.