Championship · 2025Fri, 27 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityWatford
Shots11 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.89 xG/match0.99 xG/match
Possession65%35%
Corners3 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Tomi Horvat · Bristol City · 34′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNestory Irankunda · Watford · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Chakvetadze · Watford · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTom Ince · Watford · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEdo Kayembe · Watford · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMax Bird · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJason Knight · Bristol City · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJeremy Ngakia · Watford · 77′ · 0.04 xG · goalMax Bird · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSaba Goglichidze · Watford · 27′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Chakvetadze · Watford · 43′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 14′ · 0.06 xG · on targetScott Twine · Bristol City · 33′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 56′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 75′ · 0.09 xG · on targetTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 30′ · 0.12 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 67′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 7′ · 0.26 xG · goalScott Twine · Bristol City · 36′ · 0.32 xG · goalNestory Irankunda · Watford · 62′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.93 xG. Watford: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.00 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Scott Twine · Bristol City · 36′Luca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 7′Jeremy Ngakia · Watford · 77′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 0.93 xG · Watford 1.00 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Watford. A second useful context is: Bristol City's last-five shots average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Watford.

3.01 daysRest daysBristol City · Watford3.01 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityWatfordBaseline
Rest days3.01 days3.01 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Bristol City's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10.4 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match12.7 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Bristol City
1Draws
0Watford
WatfordBristol City · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Watford in 7 · 4 too close

1.37 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 35/351.29 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 35/351.17 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 35/351.25 xG/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 35/351.02 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 34/3513.9 shots/match
12.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 34/3510.9 shots/match
4.18 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 34/354.51 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 34/353.46 shots/match
49.4%Possessionseason · 34/3550.9%
5 corners/matchCornersseason · 34/354.71 corners/match
4.56 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 34/355.2 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.65 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3410.6 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 35/3517%
69%Scoring frequencyseason · 35/3574%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Bristol City39.6
Watford52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City64.6
Watford66
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Bristol City46.5
Watford79.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Bristol City60.4
Watford85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City10.4
Watford35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City52.1
Watford31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Bristol City49
Watford56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.11 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots5/514.2 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.2 shots/match
51.4%Possession5/546%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
0.9 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.98 xG/match
10 shots/matchShots10/1014.2 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/103.9 shots/match
54.2%Possession10/1050.2%
4.5 corners/matchCorners10/105.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

35 / 35 matches
1.37 goals/matchGoals scored35/351.29 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed35/351.17 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals35/351.25 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots34/3513.9 shots/match
4.18 shots/matchShots on target34/354.51 shots/match
49.4%Possession34/3550.9%
5 corners/matchCorners34/354.71 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.65 fouls/matchFouls34/3410.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 17 matches
1.56 goals/matchGoals scored18/171.12 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed18/171.29 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals18/171.04 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots17/1711.9 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target17/173.47 shots/match
53.5%Possession17/1749.5%
5 corners/matchCorners17/174.47 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls17/1610.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.01 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.01 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples35 / 35home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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