Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and Watford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Both Bristol City and Watford are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Championship. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe on Saturday.
Bristol City approach round 40 as number 8 in the Championship table with 57 points on their account so far. With 39 rounds behind them, Watford have amassed 53 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.
Form: Bristol City vs Watford
Bristol City Form
Consistency has not been a trademark for Bristol City recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Norwich, before they lost 1-0 against Burnley. Bristol City won four of their previous six Championship games at the Ashton Gate. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored nine goals.
Watford Form
Watford achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Swansea 1-0. A 1-0 defeat against Oxford followed, before drawing with Plymouth in a match resulting 0-0. Watford claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats for Bristol City and Watford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol City and Watford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 24 of the last 26 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Watford away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Bristol City vs Watford
Mark Sykes is showing good form for Bristol City, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Moussa Sissoko scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular markets: Bristol City vs Watford
Full-time result
Bristol City claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Watford won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Bristol City have not lost to Watford in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Watford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Watford’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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