Watford v Bristol City: the preview
Watford meet Bristol City at Vicarage Road, Saturday 11:30pm (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Watford 26, Bristol City 35, 30 drawn from 91 meetings.
The big picture
Watford come in 20th on the ladder with 15 points; Bristol City are 17th on 18. Bristol City are the side higher up the table.
Watford are 4–8–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 1.5 against.
Bristol City are 5–7–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 1.6 against.
Form
Watford have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Middlesbrough 0–0.
Bristol City have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Norwich City 0–5.
Head to head
These sides have met 91 times on our records since 1923: Watford 26, Bristol City 35, 30 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Bristol City won 1–0 at Ashton Gate.
Biggest margin between these two: Watford by 6 goals in 2020-21 (6–0).
Players to watch
For Watford, watch Amin Nabizada (3 goals in 2026-27) and Luca Kjerrumgaard (2 goals in 2026-27).
For Bristol City, watch Scott Twine (5 goals in 2026-27) and Dominic Ballard (4 goals in 2026-27).
At Vicarage Road
Watford have won 8 of their last 20 at Vicarage Road.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
