Ace Football previews the Championship round 17 match between Watford and Bristol City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bristol City go up against Watford this coming Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Watford approach the next Championship round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 26 points this season so far. With 16 games behind them, Bristol City amassed 22 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.
Team form: Watford vs Bristol City
Watford Form
Watford have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Swansea, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-0 win against Oxford. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Plymouth. Watford have been in potent form at Vicarage Road Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in nine goals while letting in four.
Bristol City Form
In their previous three outings, Bristol City lost 1-2 against Sheffield United, beat Norwich 0-2 and lost 0-1 against Burnley. Bristol City won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding seven times.
Betting facts for Watford and Bristol City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 21 of the last 23 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have won 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Watford have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Watford have won 7 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have won 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Watford vs Bristol City
Nahki Wells look like great value to find the back of the net on Tuesday, having hit the target four times in recent Championship matches for Bristol City. His total for the season says five goals scored in this Championship campaign. With six goals lately for Watford in the Championship, Vakoun Issouf Bayo is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular betting markets: Watford vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford won eight and drew two. Bristol City won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost two. Watford are on an amazing streak of now 11 games at home in a row without defeat. Bristol City did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Bristol City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Bristol City should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Watford only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Bristol City claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Watford have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with Bristol City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Bristol City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
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