Bristol City 1–0 Watford
What the chances were worth
The scoreline says 1–0; by chance quality the match ran 1.56–0.52.
What the model expected
Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.
The model made Bristol City to win its most likely call before kick-off, and that is what happened. It had the result at 49% beforehand.
One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.
The brain read
Bristol City created the better chances — the xG read 1.6–0.5 and the shot count agreed (17–10, 7–2 on target). Bristol City got into the box far more often (12 shots inside it to 3) and Watford held 64% of the ball. On the balance of chances, the 1–0 reads fair.
A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.
The match in numbers
As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.
Confirmed line-ups
Captured from the official team sheets in the last hour before kick-off. The pick test requires these to be in before any call counts.
Bristol City 4-2-3-1
- 1 S. Tickle (G)
- 4 A. Randell (M)
- 5 R. Atkinson (D)
- 7 Y. Hirakawa (M)
- 8 J. Williams (M)
- 12 J. Knight (M)
- 19 G. Tanner (D)
- 20 S. Greenwood (M)
- 21 Rio Cardines (D)
- 23 D. Ballard (F)
- 38 N. Eile (D)
Bench: E. Adebayo, B. Collins, L. Eissat, T. Horvat, C. Pring, L. Tolaj, S. Twine, J. Wallace, G. Yah
Watford 3-4-1-2
- 1 F. Ravaglia (G)
- 4 K. Keben (D)
- 5 H. Kyprianou (M)
- 6 M. Pollock (D)
- 9 L. Kjerrumgaard (F)
- 11 R. Vata (M)
- 17 Iker Bravo (M)
- 20 M. Doumbia (F)
- 21 Amin Nabizada (M)
- 29 Branimir Mlačić (D)
- 39 E. Kayembe (M)
Bench: S. Mavididi, S. Walker, J. Grieves, M. Boadu, O. Maamma, D. Bachmann, N. Chikovani, James Andrew Clarridge, Albert Eames
The market’s read
| Market | Consensus price | Implied chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double chance Bristol City or draw | 1.19 | 78.6% | +3.1 pts |
| Double chance Watford or draw | 2.05 | 45.5% | -5.1 pts |
| Double chance either team | 1.23 | 75.9% | +2.0 pts |
| Draw no bet — Bristol City | 1.31 | 71.2% | +5.0 pts |
| Draw no bet — Watford | 3.24 | 28.8% | -5.0 pts |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.22 | 76.7% | +3.4 pts |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.72 | 54.8% | +4.4 pts |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2.76 | 33.8% | +3.5 pts |
| Both teams to score | 1.67 | 55.5% | +1.8 pts |
| Bristol City over 1.5 team goals | 1.71 | 54.5% | +5.7 pts |
| Watford over 1.5 team goals | 3.20 | 29.2% | -1.0 pts |
| Bristol City clean sheet | 2.50 | 37.5% | +2.0 pts |
| Watford clean sheet | 5.50 | 17.2% | -3.6 pts |
Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-1 7.09 · 1-0 7.63 · 2-1 7.74 · 2-0 8.77 · 0-0 12.31
Prices are observations, not offers. Nothing here is advice or staked.
How to read this table
Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-09-18 18:30 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).
Head to head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 26 | Bristol City | 1-2 | Watford |
| 07 Nov 25 | Watford | 1-1 | Bristol City |