EFL Championship · Matchday 8
Bristol City v Watford
- Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:00:00 UTCAshton GateMatchday 8
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Bristol City 53%Draw 25%Watford 23%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Bristol CityWatford
36Possession64
17Shots10
7Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
5Blocked shots5
12Shots inside box3
5Shots outside box7
2Corners5
3Offsides0
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
2Saves6
270Passes491
208Accurate passes419
Match events
- 21′Mamadou Doumbia
- 25′Amin Nabizada
- 31′Dominic Ballard (assist Rio Cardines)
- 54′Branimir Mlacic
- 54′Jason Knight
- 54′Joe Williams
- 54′Edo Kayembe
- 62′Branimir Mlacic ← Albert Eames
- 62′Rocco Vata ← Othmane Maamma
- 62′Amin Nabizada ← Stephy Mavididi
- 63′Dominic Ballard → Lorent Tolaj
- 63′Yu Hirakawa → Jed Wallace
- 70′Mamadou Doumbia ← Myron Boadu
- 70′Sam Greenwood → Cameron Pring
- 81′Matthew Pollock
- 88′Noah Eile → Lisav Eissat
- 88′Adam Randell → Gibson Yah
Bristol City · Watford
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Bristol City86.5Williams
126.5Knight
57.2Atkinson
197.2Tanner
206.8↓70'Greenwood
46.8↓88'Randell
237.8↓63'Ballard
17.3Tickle
387.2↓88'Eile
76.8↓63'Hirakawa
217.5Cardines
Watford396.0Kayembe
16.3Ravaglia
46.3Keben
56.3Kyprianou
66.0Pollock
96.3Kjerrumgaard
116.3↓62'Vata
176.3Bravo
206.0↓70'Doumbia
216.0↓62'Nabizada
296.0↓62'Mlacic
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Bristol City
- 8Joe Williams6.5
- 12Jason Knight6.5
- 5Robert Atkinson7.2
- 19George Tanner7.2
- 20Sam Greenwood6.8
- 4Adam Randell6.8
- 23Dominic Ballard7.8
- 1Sam Tickle7.3
- 38Noah Eile7.2
- 7Yu Hirakawa6.8
- 21Rio Cardines7.5
Watford
- 39Edo Kayembe6.0
- 1Federico Ravaglia6.3
- 4Kévin Keben6.3
- 5Hector Kyprianou6.3
- 6Matthew Pollock6.0
- 9Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard6.3
- 11Rocco Vata6.3
- 17Iker Bravo6.3
- 20Mamadou Doumbia6.0
- 21Amin Nabizada6.0
- 29Branimir Mlacic6.0
Bristol CityTale of the tapeWatford
3-5-2Formation3-2-5
14 ptsTable11 pts
-3Goal difference-9
LLWWWFormLWLLD
0Head-to-head wins1
53%Win chance23%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Bristol City 0W1D1W Watford
Goals 2–3
- 2026-02-27Bristol City1–2Watford
- 2025-11-07Watford1–1Bristol City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Bristol City
LLWWW- vsLincoln City0-1
- @Southampton1-4
- @Burnley2-1
- @Preston North End3-1
- vsPortsmouth2-1
Watford
LWLLD- vsStoke City1-2
- vsPreston North End2-1
- @West Bromwich Albion0-1
- @Swansea City0-2
- vsWest Ham United1-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
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