Watford vs Bristol City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Watford vs Bristol City

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Vicarage Road, Watford

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Watford vs Bristol City preview

Watford host Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday 20 February 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Vicarage Road in Watford. Watford sit 20th on 14 points after 14 matches, while Bristol City are 15th in the table with 18 points from 13.

Recent form: Watford W-L-L-W-L, Bristol City W-D-L-L-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Watford have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Bristol City average 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Watford won 4, 3 games were drawn and Bristol City won 3. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 18 Sep 2026, ended Bristol City 1-0 Watford.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
15Bristol City135351517-218DLLDW
20Watford144281323-1014LWLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 4, draws 3, Bristol City 3.

Team news

Watford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Federico Ravaglia, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Iker Bravo, Myron Boadu

Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)

George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard

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