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Watford vs Bristol City
7 Nov 2025, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Paul TierneyChampionship 2025/2026 · 6 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Bristol City- ⚽
Marc Bola 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Imrân Louza
Left foot shot
6′ Jérémy Pétris
Yellowcard
Foul
28′- 29′⚽
Scott Twine 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
Nestory Irankunda
Yellowcard
Foul
33′- 53′
Anis Mehmeti
Yellowcard
Persistent fouling
- 57′⇄
Yu Hirakawa
Substitution
Off: Ross McCrorie
- 57′⇄
Emil Riis
Substitution
Off: Fally Mayulu
- ⇄
Jeremy Ngakia
Substitution
Off: Jérémy Pétris
61′ - ⇄
Kwadwo Baah
Substitution
Off: Nestory Irankunda
61′ - ⇄
Othmane Maamma
Substitution
Off: Mamadou Doumbia
61′ - 76′⇄
Leo Pecover
Substitution
Off: Sinclair Armstrong
- ⇄
Tom Ince
Substitution
Off: Max Alleyne
84′ - ⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
84′ - 87′⇄
Olly Thomas
Substitution
Off: Haydon Roberts
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.33 | |
| 84 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.88 | |
| 60 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 8.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.71 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7.91 | |
| 61 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| 84 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6.77 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 6.90 | |
| 30 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.89 | |
| 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.43 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Middlesbrough · 3–0
Match stats
1 Nov 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Middlesbrough · 2025/2026
Bristol City
Latest: Stoke City · 1–5
Match stats
1 Nov 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Bristol City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Bristol City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Bristol City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Bristol City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Bristol City
Previous meetings
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