Championship 25/26 · 27 Feb 2026

Bristol City 1–2 Watford

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Bristol City favourites at 47%.

Watford won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Egil Selvik, 58.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Scott Twine +10.6, Luca Kjerrumgaard +9.0, Egil Selvik +8.3.

Well below it: Stephen Mfuni −14.1, Ross McCrorie −12.5, Tomi Horvat −8.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

24 Feb 2026	W 2–1	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
21 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at Swansea City Championship
17 Feb 2026	D 2–2	v Wrexham Championship
7 Feb 2026	W 3–2	at Hull City Championship
30 Jan 2026	L 0–5	v Derby County Championship

24 Feb 2026	L 0–2	v Ipswich Town Championship
21 Feb 2026	W 2–0	v Derby County Championship
14 Feb 2026	D 2–2	at Preston North End Championship
7 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at Southampton Championship
3 Feb 2026	D 0–0	at Hull City Championship

7 Nov 2025	Watford 1–1 Bristol City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Scott Twine Forward	61	1	0	0.36	49.9	+10.6
Adam Randell Midfielder	90	0	1	–	44.9	+7.1
George Earthy Midfielder	13	0	0	–	44.6	–
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	42.3	−4.5
Noah Eile Defender	90	0	0	–	40.4	–
Neto Borges Defender	90	0	0	–	39.3	+4.3
George Tanner Defender	90	0	0	–	38.0	+3.6
Tomi Horvat Midfielder	84	0	0	0.14	36.9	−8.4
Mark Sykes Midfielder	76	0	0	–	36.7	+0.1
Max Bird Midfielder	29	0	0	0.07	35.4	–
Jason Knight Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	33.0	−0.2
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward	61	0	0	–	31.7	−5.4
Ross McCrorie Midfielder	84	0	0	0.10	28.6	−12.5
Delano Burgzorg Forward	13	0	0	–	27.2	–
Sinclair Armstrong Forward	29	0	0	0.19	25.2	–
Cameron Pring Defender	14	0	0	–	16.4	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.8	+8.3
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward	90	1	0	0.36	46.0	+9.0
Edo Kayembe Midfielder	90	0	1	0.02	43.5	+0.7
Saba Goglichidze Defender	69	0	0	0.04	39.7	−5.4
Imrân Louza Midfielder	89	0	0	0.07	39.1	+3.9
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder	86	0	0	0.06	37.8	+1.0
James Abankwah Defender	90	0	0	–	36.1	+0.2
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder	86	0	0	–	35.0	−0.6
Nestory Irankunda Forward	69	0	0	0.37	32.3	−7.7
Pierre Ekwah Midfielder	11	0	0	–	31.0	–
Matthew Pollock Defender	21	0	0	–	28.7	–
Jeremy Ngakia Defender	90	1	0	0.04	27.2	−1.8
Stephen Mfuni Defender	90	0	0	–	23.5	−14.1
Tom Ince Midfielder	21	0	0	0.02	23.1	–
Edoardo Bove Midfielder	11	0	0	–	20.2	–
Marc Bola Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0	–