Bristol City 1-0 Watford: Result, Lineups & Stats

ChampionshipMatchday 8

Bristol City

1 : 0

Watford

Match info

Ashton Gate StadiumOliver LangfordCapacity 27,000

Bristol City4-2-3-1Line ups3-4-1-2Watford Watford crest

Assistant

Charlie Daniels

Substitutions

63'
76.7
Y. Hirakawa
176.6
J. Wallace
63'
238.2
D. Ballard
97.0
L. Tolaj
70'
207.0
S. Greenwood
36.6
C. Pring
88'
387.0
N. Eile
2
L. Eissat
88'
47.2
A. Randell
27
G. Yah

Unused

Assistant

Charlie Daniels

Substitutions

62'
296.9
B. Mlacic
566.9
A. Eames
62'
216.5
A. Nabizada
456.3
S. Mavididi
62'
116.2
R. Vata
76.3
O. Maamma
70'
206.5
M. Doumbia
106.3
M. Boadu

Unused

Home

B. De Keersmaecker
Shoulder Injury
Out
R. Dickie
Injury
Out
L. McNally
Knee Injury
Out

Away

T. Akomeah
Lacking Match Fitness
Out
K. Baah
Knock
Out
M. Bola
Hamstring Injury
Out
E. Bove
Knee Injury
Out
J. Ngakia
Thigh Injury
Out
J. Zemura
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Dominic Ballard

Midfielder · Bristol City

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes5

Key passes2

Pass accuracy100%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won3 · 50%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Federico RavagliaG	6	1	0,85	-0,15	27/37	6/16
Sam TickleG	2	0	0,04	+0,04	14/23	7/16

Live stats

Possession & Passing

36%Possession64%

270Total passes491

77%Pass accuracy85%

2Corners5

Attack

17Shots10

7On target2

5Off target3

5Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

12Shots in box3

5Shots out box7

1.6xG0.5

-0.1Goals prevented-0.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves6

3Offsides0

11Fouls15

2Yellow cards5

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,91xG0,16

8Shots3

3On target0

1Big chances0

20Touches in box5

43%Possession57%

1Corners3

Second half

0,65xG0,36

9Shots7

4On target2

0Big chances1

5Touches in box4

28%Possession72%

1Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Bristol City

1.56171236%

41% open play59% set piece

Watford

0.5210764%

94% open play6% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Bristol City1,56 xG · 1 scored

Watford0,52 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Bristol City32

Open play 22Set piece 5Foul won 4Defensive 1

Watford20

Open play 18Rebound 2

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Bristol City74% pressure

Watford26% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.56xG0.52

17Shots10

12On target7

Momentum

90' Saved Stephy Mavididi 0.03 xG · From corner · Right foot

Shot map

17 v 10

Bristol City shoot right, Watford left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BCBristol CityWATWatfordgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Bristol CityWatfordgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Bristol CityDefensive line 43%

WatfordDefensive line 32%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Bristol CityUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Atkinson and Eile, 16 passes between them.

WatfordUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Pollock and Mlačić, 38 passes between them.

Tactical battle

57control43

Dominic Ballard

4 touches in box

In possession

54,7%Field tilt45,3%

9Passes into box4

13Progressive passes16

8Carries into final third9

15Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,17Press intensity (PPDA)8,50

16High turnovers2

7Regains within 5s5

26,3sBall recovery time18,9s

18Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

82Carries98

1136mCarry distance1058m

10Progressive carries13

493mProgressive carry distance650m

3Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won9

7Take-ons attempted20

278mProgressive pass distance335m

1Through balls0

2Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,55Expected threat (xT)0,38

1,46Action value (VAEP)0,16

32Shot-creating actions20

2Goal-creating actions0

1,35Expected assisted goals0,30

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,4Passes per attack4,4

8,9sAttack duration14,4s

3,36 m/sAttack directness1,91 m/s

1Build-up attacks2

4Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

25Touches in box9

50Final third entries38

1Big chances1

0,85xG on target0,04

1Big chances missed1

Passing

7/12 (58%)Crosses0/12 (0%)

15/37 (41%)Long balls30/62 (48%)

16Throw-ins25

15Free kicks11

7Goal kicks11

Duels

59Total41

35/64 (55%)Ground29/64 (45%)

16/23 (70%)Aerial7/23 (30%)

2/7 (29%)Dribbles9/18 (50%)

4Dispossessed10

Defending

39Recoveries31

7Interceptions5

19Tackles9

79%Tackles won89%

20Clearances22

2Fouled in final third0

7,88Average rating6,86

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Bristol CityThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

WatfordThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal63%

50%2+ goals25%

They concede

88%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (A)·worst 1-4 (A)

best 2-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

Match summary

Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship. Bristol City led 1-0 at half-time. D. Ballard scored the only goal in the 31st minute. In their last 6 meetings, Bristol City have won 3, Watford 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction

Confidence 46%

BC46%

X37%

WAT17%

→ Double chance: Bristol City or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Share per factor

71%Form29%

71%Attack29%

44%Defence56%

67%Goal model (Poisson)33%

50%Head-to-head50%

60%Goals40%

61%Overall39%

Last 5 matches

Scored 10, conceded 9

Last 5 matches

Scored 4, conceded 7

Who will win?

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Compare teams

Team formsLatestPts

Bristol City

WLLWW

Watford

LLWLL

Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 6 meetings

3Bristol City

Wins3 wins

1Draws

Draws1

2Watford

Wins2 wins

Venue spotlight

Ashton Gate Stadium

Bristol, England

27,000

Capacity

Bristol City 1-0 Watford: result and stats, Championship

Substitutions

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Substitutions

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Match eventsSee match events17

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Highest-rated players

Player statistics

Possession & Passing

Attack

Box & Quality

Defense & Discipline

Half by half

First half

Second half

xG analytics

xG race

Momentum

Match replay

Shot map

Goal mouth

Average positions

Passing network

Tactical battle

In possession

Out of possession

Carrying

Beating the press

Threat created

Tempo

More match stats

Attack

Passing

Duels

Defending

Goal timing & form

Goal profile

They score

They concede

Heaviest results

Match summary

Why this prediction

Who will win?

Head-to-headLast 6 meetings

Venue spotlight

Goal timing & form