Watford vs Bristol City

26 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ryan Andrews 53’

Match summary

Watford saw off Bristol City 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ryan Andrews put Watford ahead in the 53rd minute.

Bristol City can feel hard done by, creating 0.70 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Watford's 0.39 from 7.

Match stats

Watford Bristol City
7 Shots 14
1 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.36 xG 0.70
0.36 Non-penalty xG 0.70

Key events

Watford Bristol City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ryan Andrews1-0 (Watford)
53’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Francisco Sierralta
  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Bristol City
  • Cameron Pring
  • Scott Twine

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 0.39 0.70 53’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), 1-0 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.39 0.70 53’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), 1-0 Andrews 53’
Watford 0.39 xGBristol City 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol City attacking Watford attacking 
28’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 20’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 48’ Max Bird (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 19’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Marcus McGuane (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 23’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 20’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 48’ Max Bird (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 19’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Marcus McGuane (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 23’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Francisco Sierralta Taken off
66′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.06 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
83′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Festy Ebosele Taken off
60′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Kwadwo Baah Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
83′ – – 1 0.18 – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Moussa Sissoko Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
James Morris Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 41% Avg odds 2.31
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Bristol City win 31% Avg odds 3.08

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

Form going into the game

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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.