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Championship | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Bristol City

Watford
1 - 4
Bristol City

Chakvetadze (49')
Hoedt (80')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Pring (28'), Hoedt (45+2' og.), Sykes (50'), Weimann (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Watford and Bristol City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 1-2 Watford
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Bristol City 3-2 Hull City
Friday, December 22 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-0 Bristol City

Although both teams enter Tuesday's contest in confident mood, we think that Watford will get the better of their opponents after winning their last three head-to-head home meetings by a combined 10-0 scoreline. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 50.56%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Bristol City had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.45%) and 2-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.99%), while for a Bristol City win it was 0-1 (7.61%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawBristol City
50.56% (-0.121 -0.12) 25.24% (0.053000000000001 0.05) 24.2% (0.068000000000001 0.07)
Both teams to score 50.32% (-0.081000000000003 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.69% (-0.144 -0.14)52.3% (0.144 0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26% (-0.124 -0.12)74% (0.124 0.12)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.3% (-0.107 -0.11)20.69% (0.107 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.7% (-0.16999999999999 -0.17)53.29% (0.16999999999999 0.17)
Bristol City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.45% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)36.55% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.66% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)73.34% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Watford 50.56%
    Bristol City 24.2%
    Draw 25.23%
WatfordDrawBristol City
1-0 @ 11.91% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.45% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.39% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.96% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.93% (-0.021 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.5% (-0.013 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.95% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.94% (-0.015 -0.01)
4-2 @ 0.98% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 50.56%
1-1 @ 11.99% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 7.56% (0.043 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.75% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 25.23%
0-1 @ 7.61% (0.04 0.04)
1-2 @ 6.04% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.83% (0.018 0.02)
1-3 @ 2.03% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 1.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 1.29% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 24.2%

How you voted: Watford vs Bristol City

Watford
65.6%
Draw
15.6%
Bristol City
18.8%
32
Head to Head
Apr 15, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 42
Watford
2-0
Bristol City
Cornick (6' og.), Pedro (54')
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Feb 13, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 29
Watford
6-0
Bristol City
Moore (2' og.), Sarr (15', 55'), Hughes (30'), Sema (35'), Zinckernagel (90')
Chalobah (17'), Pedro (81')

Moore (7'), Diedhiou (47'), Palmer (81')
Nov 25, 2020 7.45pm
Jan 6, 2018 3pm
Third Round
Watford
3-0
Bristol City
Carrillo (37'), Deeney (57'), Capoue (85')
Kabasele (30')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2612683123842
6Middlesbrough26118743321141
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Portsmouth2558123044-1423
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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