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Bristol City vs Watford Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 0

Dom Ballard 31′

Player of the matchFederico RavagliaWAT · 96′ played · 6 saves · 12 recoveries · 28/37 passes

7.9
Possession
36%64%
Shots · on target in brackets
17 (7)10 (2)
Corners
25

ChampionshipMatchday 8Ashton Gate StadiumRef O. Langford

Match strip & events

BSC 1–0 WAT · 2–5 yellow

1′HT90′Bristol City on top 61 of 90 min · BSC 64% · WAT 36% pressure · peaks BSC 31′, WAT 61′
  1. Full time 1–0
  2. Gibson Yahfor Adam Randell
  3. +Lisav Naif Eissatfor Noah Eile · injury
  4. Mattie PollockYellow card
  5. Cameron Pringfor Sam Greenwood
  6. Myron Boadufor Mamadou Doumbia
  7. Jed Wallacefor Yu Hirakawa
  8. Lorent Tolajfor Dom Ballard
  9. Stephy Alvaro Mavididifor Amin Nabizada
  10. Othmane Maammafor Rocco Vata
  11. Albert Eamesfor Branimir Mlacic
  12. Joe WilliamsYellow card
  13. Branimir MlacicYellow card
  14. Jason KnightYellow card
  15. Edo KayembeYellow card
  16. Half-time 1–0
  17. Dom Ballard1–0Goal · header · assist Rio Cardines
  18. Amin NabizadaYellow card
  19. Mamadou DoumbiaYellow card

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Bristol City7.05 avg rating 6.77Watford
  1. 16.9Sam Tickle96′
  1. 197.3George Tanner96′
  2. 386.9Noah Eile↓88′+
  3. 56.9Rob Atkinson96′
  4. 217.7Rio CardinesA 96′
  1. 87.0Joe WilliamsYC 96′
  2. 46.9Adam Randell↓88′
  1. 76.7Yu Hirakawa↓63′
  2. 126.5Jason KnightYC 96′
  3. 207.2Sam Greenwood↓70′
  1. 237.6Dom BallardG ↓63′
  1. 17.9Federico Ravaglia96′
  1. 396.7Edo KayembeYC 96′
  2. 297.0Branimir MlacicYC ↓62′
  3. 66.7Mattie PollockYC 96′
  4. 46.1Kévin Keben96′
  1. 216.5Amin NabizadaYC ↓62′
  2. 57.2Hector Kyprianou96′
  3. 177.0Iker Bravo96′
  4. 116.3Rocco Vata↓62′
  1. 96.7Luca Kjerrumgaard96′
  2. 206.6Mamadou DoumbiaYC ↓70′
  1. 2Lisav Naif EissatDF · ↑88′
  2. 3Cameron PringDF · ↑70′6.6
  3. 9Lorent TolajFW · ↑63′7.1
  4. 17Jed WallaceMF · ↑63′6.6
  5. 27Gibson YahMF · ↑88′
  6. 10Scott TwineMF
  7. 14Tomi HorvatMF
  8. 40Brad CollinsGK
  9. 45Elijah AdebayoFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Michael Skubala · Alessio Dionisi (1.32 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Othmane MaammaFW · ↑62′6.7
  2. 10Myron BoaduFW · ↑70′6.3
  3. 45Stephy Alvaro MavididiFW · ↑62′6.9
  4. 56Albert EamesDF · ↑62′6.6
  5. 19Nikoloz ChikovaniFW
  6. 24Sam WalkerGK
  7. 26Daniel BachmannGK
  8. 43J. GrievesFW
  9. 53James ClarridgeDF

Top ratings

XI avg 7.05 v 6.77
  1. Federico RavagliaWAT7.9
  2. RCRio CardinesBSC7.7
  3. Dom BallardBSC7.6
  4. George TannerBSC7.3
  5. Hector KyprianouWAT7.2

Table

Championship 2026/2027 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Birmingham City158-5-228:14+1429
15Wrexham154-6-518:20-218
16Millwall155-3-723:27-418
17Bristol City155-3-716:24-818
18Bolton Wanderers155-2-820:29-917
19Charlton Athletic154-5-613:23-1017
20Watford154-3-813:23-1015
21Lincoln City154-3-815:26-1115
22Burnley151-7-722:31-910
24Preston North End152-2-1113:30-178

Full table

What stands out

  • 68%on top

    Bristol City had the upper hand in 61 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

  • 1–0half-time

    The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (1–0 full time).

Team stats

41 figures
Bristol Cityfull timeWatford
  1. 36%Possession64%
  2. 17Shots10
  3. 7Shots on target2
  4. 1Big chances1
  5. 2Corners5
  6. 270Passes492
  7. 11Fouls15
  8. 2Yellow cards5
All 41 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 7Accurate crosses0
  3. 68Attacks80
  4. 1Big chances missed1
  5. 12Crosses12
  6. 38Dangerous attacks31
  7. 7Dribble attempts21
  8. 3Offsides0
  9. 41%Shot accuracy20%
  10. 5Shots blocked5
  11. 12Shots inside box3
  12. 5Shots off target3
  13. 5Shots outside box7
  14. 2Successful dribbles11
  15. Passing
  16. 14Accurate long passes30
  17. 208Accurate passes421
  18. 88%Forward passes %87%
  19. 15Key passes6
  20. 39%Long pass accuracy50%
  21. 36Long passes60
  22. 77%Pass accuracy86%
  23. 51Passes in final third38
  24. Defence
  25. 39Ball recoveries32
  26. 63Ball safe100
  27. 52Duels won38
  28. 7Goal kicks11
  29. 8Interceptions5
  30. 2Saves6
  31. 19Tackles9
  32. 14Tackles won8
  33. Discipline
  34. 15Free kicks11
  35. Other
  36. 100Possession lost124
  37. 5Substitutions4
  38. 16Throw-ins25

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Lorent TolajBSC3 (1)
  2. Joe WilliamsBSC3 (1)
  3. Yu HirakawaBSC3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Rio CardinesBSC1
  2. Stephy Alvaro MavididiWAT1

Passes

  1. Mattie PollockWAT88/101
  2. Kévin KebenWAT51/56
  3. Hector KyprianouWAT50/54

Progressive passes

  1. Mattie PollockWAT99 (98%)
  2. Kévin KebenWAT51 (91%)
  3. Hector KyprianouWAT50 (93%)

Final-third passes

  1. Joe WilliamsBSC9
  2. Rio CardinesBSC8
  3. Sam TickleBSC8

Key passes

  1. Rio CardinesBSC7
  2. Dom BallardBSC2
  3. Amin NabizadaWAT2

Ball recoveries

  1. Federico RavagliaWAT12
  2. Sam TickleBSC9
  3. Joe WilliamsBSC5

Duels won

  1. George TannerBSC9/11
  2. Sam GreenwoodBSC7/12
  3. Edo KayembeWAT6/11

Dribbles

  1. Iker BravoWAT4/4
  2. Othmane MaammaWAT2/3
  3. Jed WallaceBSC2/2

Head-to-head

23 meetings on record since 2009

6-8-9Bristol City W-D-L · goals 29:37

6 BSC8 draws9 WAT
With Bristol City at home
3-5-3 (14:12)
Goals per meeting
2.87
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams scored
52%
Won by the host
39%
Last 5 (Bristol City)
2W 1D 2L · 3 goals/game
  1. Bristol City1–2WatfordChampionship
  2. Bristol City5–1WatfordFA Cup
  3. Watford1–1Bristol CityChampionship
  4. Bristol City2–1WatfordChampionship
  5. Watford1–0Bristol CityChampionship
Show all 23 meetings
  1. Bristol City1–1WatfordChampionship
  2. Watford1–4Bristol CityChampionship
  3. Watford2–0Bristol CityChampionship
  4. Bristol City0–0WatfordChampionship
  5. Watford6–0Bristol CityChampionship
  6. Bristol City0–0WatfordChampionship
  7. Watford3–0Bristol CityFA Cup
  8. Watford2–3Bristol CityCarabao Cup
  9. Watford2–0Bristol CityFA Cup
  10. Bristol City1–1WatfordFA Cup
  11. Bristol City2–0WatfordChampionship
  12. Watford2–2Bristol CityChampionship
  13. Bristol City0–2WatfordChampionship
  14. Watford2–2Bristol CityChampionship
  15. Watford1–3Bristol CityChampionship
  16. Bristol City0–2WatfordChampionship
  17. Watford2–0Bristol CityChampionship
  18. Bristol City2–2WatfordChampionship
  1. WatfordnextBristol CityChampionship

Referee

O. Langford
Cards / match
3.43this match 7 (+3.57)
Yellows / match
3.32this match 7
Reds / match
0.11
Penalties / match
0.1514% of matches
Fouls / match
21.4this match 26

1.50Home 1.50 vs Away 1.82 yellows/match · +0.32 away · 6–5 red · 3 coach cards1.82

36%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 25%39%

home winsaway wins
With Bristol City
3-2-1 in 6 · 1.5 yellows/game
With Watford
1-1-2 in 4 · 2 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 139 career matches.

Match info

Competition
Championship
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 8 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Capacity
27,000 · grass
Weather
17 °C · broken clouds · humidity 82%
Referee
O. Langford
BSC coach
Michael Skubala
WAT coach
Alessio Dionisi (1.32 PPG)

Match summary

Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Bristol City sat 12th on 10 points, while Watford were 17th on 8 points. Across 23 previous meetings on record, Bristol City won 6 and Watford won 9, with 8 draws (2.87 goals per game).

Bristol City won with 36% of the possession. Dom Ballard (31') scored for Bristol City.

Bristol City — live results and scheduleWatford — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Bristol City3d restWAT +3d rest6d restWatford
  1. 0-0D1 Aug
  2. 1-1D1 Aug
  3. 0-1L6 Aug
  4. 0-2L15 Aug
  5. 2-2D22 Aug
  6. 2-1W29 Aug
  7. 3-1W1 Sep
  8. 2-1W5 Sep
  9. 1-4L12 Sep
  10. 0-1L15 Sep

3-3-4goals 11:141.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L29 Jul
  2. 1-0W8 Aug
  3. 2-1W16 Aug
  4. 1-1D22 Aug
  5. 1-5L25 Aug
  6. 1-1D29 Aug
  7. 0-2L1 Sep
  8. 0-1L5 Sep
  9. 2-1W8 Sep
  10. 1-2L12 Sep

3-2-5goals 9:151.10pts/game

  1. HLincoln City0–1
  2. ASouthampton1–4
  3. ABurnley2–1
  4. APreston North End3–1
  5. HPortsmouth2–1

latest 5

  1. HStoke City1–2
  2. HPreston North End2–1
  3. AWest Bromwich Albion0–1
  4. ASwansea City0–2
  5. HWest Ham United1–1
Show older matches
  1. ABirmingham City2–2
  2. HMillwall0–2
  3. HWalsall0–1
  4. AExeter City1–1
  5. APlymouth Argyle0–0

older

  1. HPeterborough United1–5
  2. AWrexham1–1
  3. HSouthampton2–1
  4. HCrawley Town1–0
  5. HFiorentina0–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Bristol Cityall competitionsWatford
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.73Goals per game (both sides)2.93
  3. 73%Over 1.580%
  4. 53%Over 2.560%
  5. 40%Over 3.527%
  6. 60%Both teams scored60%
  7. 13%Clean sheets13%
  8. 40%Failed to score27%
  9. Bristol City at home v Watford away
  10. 7Played5
  11. 3Won0
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 3Lost3
  14. 9-7Goals (for-against)4-11
  15. 1.43Points per game0.4
  16. 43%Over 2.540%
  17. 14%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-61st-half goals (for-against)8-15
  20. 12-152nd-half goals (for-against)8-13
  21. 60%Goals after half-time50%
  22. 67%Goal before half-time93%
  23. 5-6-4Half-time W-D-L3-4-8

How we calculate this

Matchday 8

Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Stoke City2–1Sheffield United
  2. Millwall2–2West Ham United
  3. Cardiff City3–1Charlton Athletic
  4. Wrexham2–1Southampton
  5. Queens Park Rangers2–2Preston North End
  6. Portsmouth2–2Blackburn Rovers
  7. Lincoln City1–2Swansea City
  8. Burnley1–1Derby County
  9. Birmingham City2–2Middlesbrough
  10. Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0West Bromwich Albion
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