Match summary
Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.
Bristol City won with 36% of the possession.
Bristol City vs Watford in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Bristol City moved from 12th to 6th in the Championship (England) table with this result.6 places up. Table rebuilt from 83 results before kickoff and 84 after it; 24 teams; 13 points after 8 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bristol City3W 0D 2L
Bristol CityWatford
9Pointsof 154
8Goals scored4
8Goals conceded7
0Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row2
2Without a win1
9Conceded in a row8
Head to head23 meetings · Dec 2009 – Feb 2026
- Bristol City wins
- 6
- Draws
- 8
- Watford wins
- 9
2.87goals per meeting
52%both teams scored
48%3+ goals
39%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBristol City 2W 1D 2L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipBristol City1-2Watford
- FA CupBristol City5-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-1Bristol City
- ChampionshipBristol City2-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-0Bristol City
Show all 23 meetings
- ChampionshipBristol City1-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-4Bristol City
- ChampionshipWatford2-0Bristol City
- ChampionshipBristol City0-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford6-0Bristol City
- ChampionshipBristol City0-0Watford
- FA CupWatford3-0Bristol City
- Carabao CupWatford2-3Bristol City
- FA CupWatford2-0Bristol City
- FA CupBristol City1-1Watford
- ChampionshipBristol City2-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-2Bristol City
- ChampionshipBristol City0-2Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-2Bristol City
- ChampionshipWatford1-3Bristol City
- ChampionshipBristol City0-2Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-0Bristol City
- ChampionshipBristol City2-2Watford
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 83 earlier results
Bristol CityWatford
#12Position#17
10Points7 v 7 games8
-2Goal difference-2
1.43Scored per gameleague avg 1.431
1.71Conceded per game1.29
#8Form table position#17
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bristol CityWatford
- Substitution · Bristol City · Lisav Naif Eissat · InOut: Noah Eile88'
- Substitution · Bristol City · Gibson Yah · InOut: Adam Randell88'
- 81'Yellow Card · Watford · Mattie Pollock
- 70'Substitution · Watford · Myron Boadu · InOut: Mamadou Doumbia
- Substitution · Bristol City · Cameron Pring · InOut: Sam Greenwood70'
- Substitution · Bristol City · Lorent Tolaj · InOut: Dom Ballard63'
- Substitution · Bristol City · Jed Wallace · InOut: Yu Hirakawa63'
- 62'Substitution · Watford · Albert Eames · InOut: Branimir Mlacic
- 62'Substitution · Watford · Othmane Maamma · InOut: Rocco Vata
- 62'Substitution · Watford · Stephy Alvaro Mavididi · InOut: Amin Nabizada
- 54'Yellow Card · Watford · Edo Kayembe
- Yellow Card · Bristol City · Jason Knight54'
- 54'Yellow Card · Watford · Branimir Mlacic
- Yellow Card · Bristol City · Joe Williams54'
- Goal · Bristol City · Dom Ballard1-031'
- 25'Yellow Card · Watford · Amin Nabizada
- 21'Yellow Card · Watford · Mamadou Doumbia
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bristol CityWatford
36%Ball Possession64%
17Shots Total10
7Shots On Target2
2Corners5
11Fouls15
2Yellow Cards5
3Offsides0
2Saves6
270Passes492
5Shots Off Target3
68Attacks80
38Dangerous Attacks31
12Shots Inside Box3
5Shots Outside Box7
1Goals0
15Free Kicks11
5Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions4
19Tackles9
1Assists0
208Accurate Passes421
12Total Crosses12
7Accurate Crosses0
8Interceptions5
52Duels Won38
1Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Manager: Alessio Dionisi
Starting XI
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AN
Amin Nabizada6.5
Substitutes
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NC
Nikoloz Chikovani-
JC
James Clarridge-
AE
Albert Eames6.6
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 24(65%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 7.6 | 63' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(100%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 23(82%) | 5 | 9/11 | |
| 7.2 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 14(71%) | 5 | 7/12 | |
| 7.1 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 4(75%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 35(82%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(61%) | - | - | |
| 6.9 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(92%) | - | 4/6 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(80%) | 2 | 5/8 | |
| 6.9 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 31(87%) | 1 | 5/6 | |
| 6.7 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 16(50%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.6 | 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 22(73%) | - | 4/12 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | - | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | - | - | 1/1 |
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