Watford vs Bristol City

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🕒 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Watford 15 · Bristol City 11
Referee Stats
23 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 26%
Draws 9%
Away wins 65%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-15).
  • Watford controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 28
Avg: 1.39 / 1.22

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Bristol City (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 30
Avg: 0.96 / 1.30

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
1.09
1.39
GF
0.96
1.22
GA
1.30
52%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank15th
Bristol City rank11th
Watford points56
Bristol City points62
Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0
40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bristol City: #11 · 62 pts · GD +2
34 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D D D L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals4-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Bristol City last 5 away

L D D W L
Points5/15
Weighted index29
Goals2-7
Record1-2-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home78%
Watford clean sheet at home35%
Bristol City score away61%
Bristol City clean sheet away22%

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 home1.39 vs 1.48
Watford concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Bristol City score away0.96 vs 1.20
Bristol City concede away1.30 vs 1.48
Watford score 6% below league average, while Bristol City score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 2% above league average at home, and Bristol City are 12% below 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
5
5
Total Shots
13
15
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
6
11
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
10
4
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
542
380
Passes Accurate
473
302
Passes %
87%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

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