Championship: Bristol City vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 28 match between Bristol City and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bristol City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by this coming Saturday for a Championship clash.

Form: Bristol City vs Watford

Bristol City Form

Bristol City hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with West Ham resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-0 defeat against Preston, before beating West Ham by 1-0. Bristol City won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored nine goals and conceded seven times.

Watford Form

Watford went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 3-3 draw against Plymouth. A 2-1 win against Chesterfield followed, before they beat Queens Park Rangers by 1-2. Watford came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded nine.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol City and Watford

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Bristol City and Watford played across all tournaments.

Interesting players: Bristol City vs Watford

While Jake Livermore added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Championship, Tommy Conway scored twice in his last six.

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Full-time result

Bristol City won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, losing four times. Watford won five of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and two defeats as well. In their previous five outings away from home in the Championship, Watford remained undefeated.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Watford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Bristol City have failed to score in three consecutive Championship games. Both teams have scored in the last five away games Watford played in the Championship. Bristol City will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Watford have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three 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 eight of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches. Watford conceded a goal in their last 11 Championship matches.

Suggested bet: Bristol City vs Watford

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Bristol City and Watford seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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