Bristol City vs Watford

5 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ross McCrorie 24’
  • Nahki Wells 29’
  • Mamadou Doumbia 80’

Match summary

Bristol City saw off Watford 2-1. Bristol City led 2-0 at half-time.

Ross McCrorie put Bristol City ahead in the 24th minute, Nahki Wells made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, and Mamadou Doumbia pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 80th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bristol City created 0.55 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Watford 0.28 from 8.

Match stats

Bristol City Watford
7 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.67 xG 0.28
0.67 Non-penalty xG 0.28

Key events

Bristol City Watford
Kick-off
Ross McCrorie1-0 (Bristol City)
24’
Nahki Wells2-0 (Bristol City)
29’
Half-time2-0
80’
Mamadou Doumbia2-1 (Watford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bristol City
  • George Earthy
Watford
  • Edo Kayembe

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 0.28 24’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), 1-0 24’ 29’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), 2-0 29’ 80’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), 2-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 0.28 24’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), 1-0 McCrorie 24’ 29’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), 2-0 Wells 29’ 80’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), 2-1 Doumbia 80’
Bristol City 0.55 xGWatford 0.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Bristol City attacking 
24’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 66’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 55’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 66’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 55’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Mark Sykes Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Williams Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
Ross McCrorie Taken off
64′ 1 – 1 0.15 – – –
Max Bird Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
George Earthy
90′ – – – – – –
Nahki Wells Taken off
64′ 1 – 1 0.08 – – –
Haydon Roberts Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Marcus McGuane Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Sinclair Armstrong Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Anis Mehmeti Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 51% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.57
Watford win 23% Avg odds 4.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.