A key match in Championship as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Bristol City in 3rd position and Watford placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Bristol City nor Watford as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bristol City form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Bristol City have to build on here at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship.
Bristol are confident in defense, having played 227 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Bristol last time playing, versus Derby County. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Famara Diédhiou scoring for the victors. Before that match, a win away at Cardiff City.
Manager D. Holden felt very clever after Famara Diédhiou scored the winning goal against Derby County, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 69th minute.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bristol as they are travelling to their away game against Reading in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
Bristol City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Bristol have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Watford form and stats
There's been little loot from Watford's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Championship. Watford only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws.
Watford are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers (placed 18th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Coventry City.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Preston North End in just three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Watford's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Bristol City victories, three draws and four Watford wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Junqueira de Jesus 4 goals |   J. Paterson 3 goals |  N. Wells 3 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Watford missing players
| Bristol City | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | 66 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 55 | 123 |
| 40 | 22 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| 40% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 43% |
- Bristol City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Watford have scored away.
- Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Watford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 9 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 24 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -12 | 6 |
- Bristol City
- Bristol Live - (local newspaper)
- Watford
- Watford Observer - (local newspaper)