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Bristol City

Vs

Watford

Since 25/11/2020

BRC wins

Draws

WAT wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

14 Bristol… · 16 Watford

Goals per game

2.73

both sides combined

Over 1.5

73%

of meetings

Over 2.5

45%

of meetings

BTTS

55%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-2

27 Feb 2026

Next game

18 Sep

Friday, Championship

Bristol City vs Watford: the head-to-head

The 4 draws in Bristol City’s 11 encounters since 2020 underline how evenly matched the sides are. Bristol City have won 3 times, while Watford have edged 4 victories, with a cumulative 30 goals scored across the fixtures. The average of 2.73 goals per game, coupled with a 73% share of meetings featuring at least two goals, shows that most meetings are lively. When the total rises to three or more, 45% of the matches do so, and in 55% both clubs find the net. The latest clash, a 1-2 defeat for Bristol City on 27 February 2026, was played at Ashton Gate and saw Watford’s 16 goals outstrip Bristol City’s 14. At home Bristol City have won twice, drawn three and lost once in six matches, whereas away they have only one win, one draw and three defeats in five outings. The next meeting is scheduled for 18 September 2026 in the Championship.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Bristol City vs Watford

Friday 18 September 2026 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Bristol City

Watford

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 11 games between these two clubs

27%

win %

36%

2.73

avg goals

2.73

73%

over 1.5 %

73%

45%

over 2.5 %

45%

27%

over 3.5 %

27%

1.27

scored

1.45

conceded

1.27

55%

btts

55%

18%

clean sheet

45%

9.91

corners

9.91

2.82

cards

2.82

Top three rows are this fixture: 11 meetings, 3 to Bristol City, 4 drawn, 4 to Watford, at 2.73 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Bristol City

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

20%

1 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

36%

4 of 11 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Watford

Won at home

60%

3 of 5 home meetings

Won away

17%

1 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

36%

4 of 11 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Bristol C…
27 Feb 2026	Championship	Bristol City	1-2	Watford	L	view
10 Jan 2026	England - FA Cup	Bristol City	5-1	Watford	W	view
07 Nov 2025	Championship	Watford	1-1	Bristol City	D	view
05 Apr 2025	Championship	Bristol City	2-1	Watford	W	view
26 Nov 2024	Championship	Watford	1-0	Bristol City	L	view
20 Jan 2024	Championship	Bristol City	1-1	Watford	D	view
26 Dec 2023	Championship	Watford	1-4	Bristol City	W	view
15 Apr 2023	Championship	Watford	2-0	Bristol City	L	view
12 Nov 2022	Championship	Bristol City	0-0	Watford	D	view
13 Feb 2021	Championship	Watford	6-0	Bristol City	L	view
25 Nov 2020	Championship	Bristol City	0-0	Watford	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Bristol City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

1.5

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.30	1.40	1.47	1.53	1.13	1.27
vs Stronger (1)	0.00	2.00	-	-	0.00	2.00
vs Similar (27)	1.44	1.44	1.57	1.57	1.31	1.31
vs Weaker (2)	0.00	0.50	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Clean sheet %	23% (-5pp vs league)

Watford · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.1

Avg scored

0.7

Avg conceded

2.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.90	1.70	1.00	1.47	0.80	1.93
vs Stronger (2)	0.50	1.50	0.50	1.50	-	-
vs Similar (26)	0.92	1.65	1.09	1.27	0.80	1.93
vs Weaker (2)	1.00	2.50	1.00	2.50	-	-
Clean sheet %	20% (-9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Bristol City

DLDLWLLDWW

Last 10: 14 scored, 15 conceded.

Watford

LLLLWWDLDL

Last 10: 7 scored, 24 conceded.

Bristol City

Home · last 10

DLLLWLWLLW

3 won · 10 scored, 15 conceded

Away · last 10

WDLDWDDLDW

3 won · 13 scored, 12 conceded

Watford

Home · last 10

LWDDLLWWLD

3 won · 9 scored, 17 conceded

Away · last 10

DWDLLLLLDL

1 won · 9 scored, 22 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Bristol City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded67% / 33%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 16-30'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 11 meetings have goal timings on record. See Bristol City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Watford

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored67% / 33%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 11 meetings have goal timings on record. See Watford's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Bristol CityWatford

€65.5m

squad value

€88.5m

€96.8m

attack

€78.6m

€44.4m

midfield

€81.4m

€84.4m

defence

€107.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Watford carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Bristol City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
11 Apr	@ QPR	0-0	D
18 Apr	vs Norwich	2-4	L
21 Apr	@ Southampton	2-2	D
25 Apr	@ Birmingham	1-2	L
02 May	vs Stoke	2-0	W
06 Aug	vs Walsall	0-1	L
15 Aug	vs Millwall	0-2	L
22 Aug	@ Birmingham	2-2	D
29 Aug	vs Portsmouth	2-1	W
01 Sep	@ Preston	3-1	W

Watford

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs Sheffield United	0-2	L
21 Apr	@ West Brom	0-3	L
25 Apr	@ Middlesbrough	1-5	L
02 May	vs Coventry	0-4	L
08 Aug	vs Crawley Town	1-0	W
16 Aug	vs Southampton	2-1	W
22 Aug	@ Wrexham	1-1	D
25 Aug	vs Peterboro	1-5	L
29 Aug	vs West Ham	1-1	D
01 Sep	@ Swansea	0-2	L