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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd20135228111742
2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
16Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
17Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth193882134-1317
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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