England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Bristol City, taking place on Tuesday, 26 December 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormWatford will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 2-1 win in their away outing against Blackburn Rovers. Their share of possession in that meeting was 44%, while racking up 18 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to Blackburn Rovers, who had 11 shots on goal with 5 on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 14 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Valérien Ismaël will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 8 goals in the same period. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Bristol City, Recent FormBristol City will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 3-2 home win against Hull City. They achieved 49% possession in that match and had 21 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Hull City's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 8 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Bristol City, Tommy Conway will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
It was not a positive ending for Bristol City last time they met Watford in the league, with the game ending in a 2-0 defeat.
Watford will be looking to extend their current run of 4 clean sheets against The Robins. Watford have scored in each of their last 13 games at home in the league against The Robins. In their past 5 meetings, The Hornets' defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Bristol City will have to take their chances when they come. We have seen plenty of goals from The Hornets when they play at home against Bristol City. In their last 3 league matches they have scored a total of 10 goals, which is an average of 3.33 goals per game.
In the league, Watford has a good track record when they host Bristol City, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
With no real injury worries, Watford manager Valérien Ismaël will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Liam Manning has a number of injury concerns in his Bristol City squad to contend with: Rob Atkinson (Cruciate ligament), Ayman Benarous (Cruciate ligament), Andy King (Leg), Ross McCrorie (Illness), Kal Naismith (Hamstring) and Haydon Roberts (Ankle)
Watford Playing at home | Bristol City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 62' |
| 27' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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