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Bristol City vs Watford
18 Sept 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Oliver LangfordChampionship 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Bristol CityMin
Watford- 21′
Mamadou Doumbia
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 25′
Amin Nabizada
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Dom Ballard 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Rio Cardines
Header
31′ - 54′
Edo Kayembe
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
Jason Knight
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
54′- 54′
Branimir Mlacic
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
Joe Williams
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
54′- 62′⇄
Albert Eames
Substitution
Off: Branimir Mlacic
- 62′⇄
Othmane Maamma
Substitution
Off: Rocco Vata
- 62′⇄
Stephy Alvaro Mavididi
Substitution
Off: Amin Nabizada
- ⇄
Lorent Tolaj
Substitution
Off: Dom Ballard
63′ - ⇄
Jed Wallace
Substitution
Off: Yu Hirakawa
63′ - 70′⇄
Myron Boadu
Substitution
Off: Mamadou Doumbia
- ⇄
Cameron Pring
Substitution
Off: Sam Greenwood
70′ - 81′
Mattie Pollock
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Lisav Naif Eissat
Substitution
Off: Noah Eile
88′ - ⇄
Gibson Yah
Substitution
Off: Adam Randell
88′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.31 | |
| 88 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 7.71 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.03 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.92 | |
| 63 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 70 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.20 | |
| 63 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.56 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.61 | |
| 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7.10 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Bristol City
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Match stats
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Watford
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Bristol City’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Bristol City’s home games with Watford’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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Bristol City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Bristol City
Watford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Bristol City
Watford
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.
Bristol City
Watford
Previous meetings
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