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Bristol City v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 27th Feb, 20:00 BST, Robins High Performance Centre, Somerset

Gerhard Struber welcomes Javier Gracia Carlos to the Robins High Performance Centre on Friday night, as their Bristol City and Watford sides go head to head in the Championship. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a smart selection is shown below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for each one.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Bristol C
43%
--
Draw
26%
--
Watford
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bristol C 1-0
11%
--
Bristol C 2-1
9%
--
Watford 1-0
9%
--
Bristol C 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Watford 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Watford 2-0
5%
--
Bristol C 3-1
4%
--
Bristol C 3-0
4%
--
Watford 3-1
3%
--
Bristol C 3-2
2%
--
Watford 3-2
2%
--
Watford 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
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Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
49%
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Bristol C win to nil
24%
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Watford win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Bristol C have outscored their opponents by 43 goals to 39 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol C have played 16 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 20 goals at home.

Watford are in 12th position in the Championship on 44 points having played 31 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Watford have conceded 19 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
M'Boro3118761961 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
2
Coventry3117862859 
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
May 2
l
 
3-1A
3
Ipswich3015962254 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
Feb 24
d
 
1-1F
4
Hull311669754 
w
 
4-2A
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
5
Millwall311588353 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
6
Wrexham3112118547 
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
Mar 7
d
 
2-2A
7
Preston3112118447 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
8
Bristol C3113711546 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
9
Southampton32121010446 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
10
Birmingham32121010446 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
11
Derby3112910645 
l
 
0-5A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
w
 
2-3A
12
Watford3111119344 
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
-
-
13
QPR3112811-144 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 11
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
14
Stoke3212713543 
May 2
l
 
5-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
15
Swansea3112613142 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
16
Norwich3211615039 
Apr 18
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-1F
17
Sheff Utd3112316-139 
Apr 6
w
 
1-4F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
18
Charlton3110912-839 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
19
West Brom329716-1534 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
20
Portsmouth298912-1133 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
21
Leicester3210814-732 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 10
Mar 21
w
 
1-2A
22
Blackburn318815-1332 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 24
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
23
Oxford Utd3261016-1628 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
24
Sheff Wed311822-44-7 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C0 - 5Derby
Bristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Bristol C1 - 2QPR
Bristol C1 - 1Ipswich
Bristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
Bristol C4 - 2Hull
Bristol C0 - 0Charlton
Bristol C0 - 3Sheff Utd
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Bristol C2 - 1Sunderland
Bristol C2 - 1West Brom
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol C3 - 2Hull
HBristol C0 - 5Derby
HBristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
ABristol C0 - 2Ipswich
ABristol C0 - 0Oxford Utd
HBristol C0 - 2Preston
HBristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
ABristol C1 - 2Millwall
ABristol C2 - 1West Brom
HBristol C2 - 0M'Boro
ABristol C0 - 1Coventry
HBristol C2 - 2Leicester
HBristol C0 - 1Millwall
ABristol C1 - 0Portsmouth
ABristol C0 - 2Wrexham
HBristol C3 - 0Swansea
ABristol C1 - 1Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C1 - 5Stoke
HBristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Watford 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Southampton1 - 0Watford
Hull0 - 0Watford
Blackburn1 - 1Watford
Norwich0 - 1Watford
Leicester1 - 2Watford
Wrexham2 - 2Watford
Birmingham2 - 1Watford
Derby2 - 3Watford
Ipswich1 - 1Watford
Coventry3 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Portsmouth2 - 2Watford
Millwall1 - 0Watford
Swansea1 - 1Watford
Charlton1 - 0Watford
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Portsmouth1 - 0Watford
West Brom2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Oxford Utd1 - 0Watford
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford0 - 1Southampton
AWatford0 - 0Hull
HWatford0 - 2Swansea
AWatford1 - 1Blackburn
HWatford1 - 1Portsmouth
HWatford0 - 2Millwall
HWatford3 - 0Birmingham
AWatford1 - 0Norwich
AWatford2 - 1Leicester
HWatford1 - 0Stoke
AWatford2 - 2Wrexham
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
HWatford3 - 2Norwich
AWatford1 - 2Birmingham
HWatford1 - 1Preston
AWatford3 - 2Derby
HWatford1 - 1Bristol C
AWatford1 - 1Ipswich
HWatford3 - 0M'Boro
AWatford1 - 3Coventry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Bristol C have not lost to Watford in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Bristol C since 1998
Bristol C
Watford
Goals: Scored
9
13
Games: Scored
6 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
5 / 11
BCY
2
D
6
WAT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 0
0 - 2Watford
0 - 2Watford
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 4Watford
League games at Watford since 1998
Watford
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
22
18
Games: Scored
12 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
0 / 12
BCY
4
D
3
WAT
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford1 - 0
1 - 4Bristol C
Watford2 - 0
Watford6 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Bristol C
Watford2 - 0
2 - 4Bristol C
1 - 2Bristol C
Watford1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Watford of late. It has been 6 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday night against Bristol City.

Bristol C 8th Watford 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Bristol C will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Watford have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
4%
better
BCY
WAT
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Games scored21
23
Failed to score10
8
Scored first13
9
Goals scored43
39
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
15%
better
BCY
WAT
view stats
Games conceded20
26
Clean sheets11
5
Conceded first15
21
Goals conceded38
36
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+15%

Bristol C v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31866
A RandellS TwineS TwineA Mehmeti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Randell MID3121
3
-
S Twine MID3086
2
-
E Riis FWD3082
1
-
S Armstrong FWD303
4
-
R McCrorie DEF2936
4
-
R Dickie DEF291
3
-
A Mehmeti MID2886
6
-
Z Vyner DEF27
4
-
R Vítek GLK26
2
-
G Tanner DEF26
1
-
N Borges DEF244
3
-
M Sykes MID2431
1
-
Y Hirakawa FWD2412
2
-
R Atkinson DEF2231
1
-
J Knight MID191
2
-
C Pring DEF13
5
-
H Roberts DEF12
1
-
F Mayulu FWD10
-
M O'Leary GLK5
-
M Bird MID41
-
J Williams MID1
-
H Cornick FWD1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27868
I Louza L KjerrumgaardI Louza N Irankunda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Kjerrumgaard FWD2981
1
-
J Ngakia DEF2724
2
-
M Bola DEF2713
2
-
I Louza  MID2766
6
1
N Irankunda FWD2623
7
1
E Selvik GLK25
1
-
H Kyprianou MID251
8
-
E Kayembe MID253
3
-
K Keben DEF221
3
-
M Pollock DEF2211
5
-
V Semedo FWD2131
2
-
M. Doumbia FWD2131
3
-
K Baah FWD2111
4
-
M Sissoko MID20
-
T Ince FWD194
-
J Abankwah DEF18
1
1
O. Maamma FWD1831
1
-
M. Alleyne DEF16
2
-
G Chakvetadze MID151
4
-
R Vata FWD1222
-
N Mendy MID10
-
J Petris DEF9
2
-
N Baxter GLK7
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
F Mendy DEF3
-
J Morris DEF2
1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-