Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and Watford who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bristol City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by on Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Placed 13th in the table Bristol City have amassed ten points after seven matches. On eight points, Watford rank 17th with seven matches played this season.
Team form: Bristol City vs Watford
Bristol City Form
Bristol City have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-2 victory against Burnley. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-1 against Southampton, before handing over another win to Lincoln City in a 0-1 defeat. Bristol City won three of their previous six matches at Ashton Gate in the Championship. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring seven goals to eight against.
Watford Form
In their previous three outings, Watford lost 1-0 against West Bromwich, beat Preston 2-1 and lost 1-2 against Stoke. Watford are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 14 goals while scoring two themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Bristol City and Watford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bristol City and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 12 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Watford have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Watford have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Bristol City vs Watford
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Scott Twine, who is performing well for Bristol City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Watford.The visitors will be looking to Amin Nabizada to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Watford in recent matches.
Betting markets: Bristol City vs Watford
Full-time result
Bristol City won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ashton Gate. They drew one and lost five as well, while Watford won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost eight. Astonishingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Watford scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Bristol City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Watford managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Bristol City have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Watford.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Bristol City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Watford played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process. Bristol City conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.
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