Watford vs Bristol City

Watford

2 - 0

Bristol City

🕒 Sat, 15 Apr 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Dean Whitestone 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 42

Regular Season Table

Watford 11 · Bristol City 14

Referee Stats

Dean Whitestone

26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	46%
Draws	15%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Bristol City controlled possession (62%).
Bristol City had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23

Avg: 1.52 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 32

Avg: 1.09 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.09

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

1.70

PPG

1.09

1.52

1.09

1.00

1.39

43%

O2.5

39%

48%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank11th

Bristol City rank14th

Watford points63

Bristol City points59

Watford: #11 · 63 pts · GD +3

28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bristol City: #14 · 59 pts · GD -1

32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Watford last 5 home

W L W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bristol City last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals4-6

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%

Watford clean sheet at home43%

Bristol City score away61%

Bristol City clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Bristol City score first0%

Bristol City win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.52 vs 1.32

Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.11

Bristol City score away1.09 vs 1.11

Bristol City concede away1.39 vs 1.32

Watford score 15% above league average, while Bristol City score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 10% below league average at home, and Bristol City are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Bristol City goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

346

571

Passes Accurate

266

480

Passes %

77%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	4
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	5 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Watford vs Bristol City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

27 Feb 2026 Bristol City vs Watford 1 - 2 07 Nov 2025 Watford vs Bristol City 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

05 Apr 2025 Bristol City vs Watford 2 - 1 26 Nov 2024 Watford vs Bristol City 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

20 Jan 2024 Bristol City vs Watford 1 - 1 26 Dec 2023 Watford vs Bristol City 1 - 4

2022-2023 Season

15 Apr 2023 Watford vs Bristol City 2 - 0 12 Nov 2022 Bristol City vs Watford 0 - 0

2020-2021 Season

13 Feb 2021 Watford vs Bristol City 6 - 0 25 Nov 2020 Bristol City vs Watford 0 - 0