England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Bristol City, taking place on Saturday, 15 April 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormIt's fair to say Watford will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Coventry City, a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. In that game they had 51% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Coventry City who had 23 attempts and 6 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at Vicarage Road Stadium recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
Watford will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.
Bristol City, Recent FormAn important point secured against Middlesbrough will have left Bristol City quite happy with their 2-2 draw. They came away from that fixture with a 40% share of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 7 on target, in comparison to Middlesbrough, who managed 10 attempts on 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 7 and seen valuable points lost. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a poor run of form on the road recently, losing 3 of their last 6 away games and managing only 1 win.
The previous meeting between these two sides was not one to live long in the memory; that match finished without a goal, and both teams settling for a point apiece.
Watford have scored in each of their last 12 games at home in the league against The Robins. In the previous 3 league encounters between these two teams, The Robins have failed to score a single goal against Watford. In their last 3 away league games against The Hornets, Bristol City have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
Bristol City have failed to manage a victory in their last 3 encounters in the league against Watford.
Watford manager Chris Wilder has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tom Cleverley (Leg), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Edo Kayembe (Calf) and Francisco Sierralta (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Nigel Pearson has a number of injury concerns in his Bristol City squad to contend with: Rob Atkinson (Cruciate ligament), Ayman Benarous (Cruciate ligament), Tomáš Kalas (Groin), Alex Scott (Knee) and Joe Williams (Leg)
Watford Playing at home | Bristol City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 36' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.7 | Subs used | 3.3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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