Watford vs Bristol City – Watford comes into this matchup having just finished a Championship match with Coventry City in which they tied 2-2.
Watford had 51% of the possession in that game and 4 of their 7 shots on goal were successful. Joo Pedro (6′) and Imrân Louza (45′) scored the goals for Watford. Six of Coventry City’s 23 shots on goal were successful.
Coventry City scored goals from Ben Sheaf (58′) and Matt Godden (72′). Recently, Watford has only sometimes displayed defensive toughness. Watford has actually allowed goals in 5 of their last 6 games, giving up 9 goals in the process.
According to the pre-game stats, Watford has won their last three league games without losing to Bristol City. For the last two league games, they have failed to win at home.
Bristol City and Middlesbrough tied 2-2 in their most recent Championship meeting. Bristol City had 40% of the game’s possession and 16 shots, 7 of which were on goal.
Sam Bell and Harry Cornick scored goals for Bristol City at 45 and 49 seconds, respectively. Four of Middlesbrough’s ten efforts on goal were on target. Middlesbrough scored goals through Aaron Ramsey (58′) and Matt Crooks (64′).
Looking at their recent results, Bristol City has allowed goals in 5 of their previous 6 games, totaling 7 goals from the opposition. Bristol City can definitely get better on defense. Of course, such a pattern won’t necessarily continue into this game.
Bristol City’s record against Watford when playing them away from home in the past three league games is winless going into this match.
Watford vs Bristol City – Betting Analysis
Looking back at their previous head-to-head matches from January 14, 2014, we can see that Watford has won three of them, Bristol City has won one, and there have been two draws.
In total, 16 goals were scored between the two teams during those games, with 13 coming from The Hornets and three from The Robins. This results in an average of 2.67 goals scored per contest.
These teams’ most recent league encounter took place on Championship Match Day 21 on November 12, 2022, with Bristol City defeating Watford 0-0.
In that game, Bristol City had 52% of the possession and 2 of their 9 shots on goal were successful. Watford made 2 efforts towards goal, but none were successful. David Webb served as the umpire for the game.
Chris Wilder, the manager of Watford, will be appreciative that he can choose from a totally healthy group of players and won’t have to worry about anyone’s health before to this match. Due to a suspension, Kortney Hause is ineligible to play in this game.
Nigel Pearson, the manager of Bristol City, has no fitness concerns going into this game because his team is fully healthy and prepared.
We believe Bristol City has what it takes to get past this Watford team’s defense, but that might not be quite enough to prevent a setback.
What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, a win for Watford is best priced at 1.97, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.48 and staking on victory for Bristol City can get you 4. These are the best prices offered at the current time.
Watford vs Bristol City – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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