Bristol City vs Watford Prediction & Betting Tips - FA Cup

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Bristol City
10/01/2026 12:45
Watford

Prediction :

 

A goal scored before 29 minutes

 
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 by Matthew Newman in FA Cup Predictions

Bristol City will welcome Watford to Ashton Gate for an all-Championship FA Cup contest on Saturday. The Robins are sat 10th in that division and the Hornets in 6th. Let’s get stuck in to the contest and make our prediction. 

The home side have been feast or famine on their own patch this season. Seven of their last eight here have seen either them keep a clean sheet or get shutout by their opponents, four and three of those respectively. 

They picked up a point away at Watford back in November, both goals in that game coming in the first half an hour, with early goals a prominent feature of their recent home action as well. 

Watford struggled away from home earlier on in the season but they have three wins and a draw in their last five on their travels. Their win at Norwich just after Christmas was the first time in eight that both teams didn’t score in an away game.

They have been particularly vulnerable early on in games with 24% of the goals they ship coming in the first 10 minutes of their games.

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The Best Betting Odds for Bristol City v Watford Match

Bookmaker 1 X 2 Bonus up to
Bet365
2.2 3.3 3.2
Betfred
2.25 3.4 3.1
William Hill
2.2 3.1 3
Unibet
2.25 3.35 3.05
Betway
2.25 3.3 3
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What is the prediction for the football match between Bristol City and Watford?

Our prediction for the Bristol City vs Watford match is: A goal before 29 minutes

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 10/01/2026 between Bristol City and Watford in FA Cup :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 32.08% for a win of Bristol City against Watford with odds of 2.33 at Tonybet.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Bristol City vs Watford is 26.2% with odds of 3.4 at Betfred.
  • Our prediction model gives a 41.72% chance ⭐ for a win of Watford vs Bristol City with odds of 3.2 at Bet365.

Bristol City vs Watford Form

Bristol City and Watford Last Matches

Bristol City
Bristol City Last matches
L W W L W L
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.67 Total goals
33% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

4 Jan 2026 - Championship

Bristol City
0 :  2
Preston North End

1 Jan 2026 - Championship

Bristol City
5 :  0
Portsmouth

29 Dec 2025 - Championship

Millwall
2 :  1
Bristol City

26 Dec 2025 - Championship

West Brom
1 :  2
Bristol City

20 Dec 2025 - Championship

Bristol City
2 :  0
Middlesbrough

13 Dec 2025 - Championship

Coventry City
1 :  0
Bristol City
W L D W W L
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
17% BTTS
2 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

4 Jan 2026 - Championship

Bristol City
0 :  2
Preston North End

1 Jan 2026 - Championship

Bristol City
5 :  0
Portsmouth

20 Dec 2025 - Championship

Bristol City
2 :  0
Middlesbrough

10 Dec 2025 - Championship

Bristol City
2 :  2
Leicester

6 Dec 2025 - Championship

Bristol City
0 :  1
Millwall

22 Nov 2025 - Championship

Bristol City
3 :  0
Swansea
D L W L W L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

29 Dec 2025 - Championship

Millwall
2 :  1
Bristol City

26 Dec 2025 - Championship

West Brom
1 :  2
Bristol City

13 Dec 2025 - Championship

Coventry City
1 :  0
Bristol City

29 Nov 2025 - Championship

Portsmouth
0 :  1
Bristol City

26 Nov 2025 - Championship

Wrexham
2 :  0
Bristol City

7 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Bristol City
Watford
Watford Last matches
D D W W W W
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
0.67 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

1 Jan 2026 - Championship

Watford
3 :  0
Birmingham

29 Dec 2025 - Championship

Norwich
0 :  1
Watford

26 Dec 2025 - Championship

Leicester
1 :  2
Watford

20 Dec 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  0
Stoke

13 Dec 2025 - Championship

Wrexham
2 :  2
Watford

9 Dec 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Sheffield Wednesday
D D W D W W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

1 Jan 2026 - Championship

Watford
3 :  0
Birmingham

20 Dec 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  0
Stoke

9 Dec 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Sheffield Wednesday

6 Dec 2025 - Championship

Watford
3 :  2
Norwich

25 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Preston North End

7 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Bristol City
D W L D W W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

29 Dec 2025 - Championship

Norwich
0 :  1
Watford

26 Dec 2025 - Championship

Leicester
1 :  2
Watford

13 Dec 2025 - Championship

Wrexham
2 :  2
Watford

1 Dec 2025 - Championship

Birmingham
2 :  1
Watford

22 Nov 2025 - Championship

Derby County
2 :  3
Watford

4 Nov 2025 - Championship

Ipswich Town
1 :  1
Watford

Bristol City vs Watford Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Bristol City

17 %

Draw

50 %

Watford

33 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

2.33
Total goals
50%
BTTS
0.67
Goals scored (home team)
1.67
Goals scored (away team)
33%
Over 2.5
67%
Under 2.5

7 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Bristol City

5 Apr 2025 - Championship

Bristol City
2 :  1
Watford

26 Nov 2024 - Championship

Watford
1 :  0
Bristol City

20 Jan 2024 - Championship

Bristol City
1 :  1
Watford

13 Feb 2021 - Championship

Watford
6 :  0
Bristol City

25 Nov 2020 - Championship

Bristol City
0 :  0
Watford

Bristol City vs Watford last Lineups

Bristol City

Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1

1
M. O'Leary
14
Z. Vyner
16
R. Dickie
5
R. Atkinson
2
R. McCrorie
4
A. Randell
12
J. Knight
21
N. Borges
10
S. Twine
11
A. Mehmeti
30
S. Armstrong
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
17
M. Sissoko
42
O. Maamma
10
I. Louza
5
H. Kyprianou
7
T. Ince
16
M. Bola
6
M. Pollock
3
M. Alleyne
25
J. Abankwah
1
E. Selvik

Formation : 4 - 4 - 2

Watford

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Bristol City
CD Huachipato Watford
Top Goalscorer
Albania A. Mehmeti (8 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
Denmark L. Kjerrumgaard (8 Goals)
Best assists
Albania A. Mehmeti (6 Assists)
Best assists
Morocco I. Louza (7 Assists)

Bristol City - Watford Key Points

  1. 10 of Bristol City’s last 12 games have seen a goal in the opening 17 minutes.
  2. A massive 48% of all league goals that Watford concede are in the first half an hour.
  3. 41% of the goals that Bristol City have conceded this season in the league have been in the first 30 minutes.
  4. 10 of Watford’s last 14 games have seen a goal in the opening half an hour.
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Our Bristol City vs Watford Prediction

Only two points split these two sides in the Championship and they drew when playing one another earlier on in the season, so this is a tough contest to find a winner in, especially as Bristol City have been so inconsistent at home. Goals in the first third of games have been a feature for both of these sides of late, Watford conceding 24% of their league goals this season in the first 10 minutes of games. Our Bristol City vs Watford prediction is a goal before 29 minutes.

Prediction :

 

A goal scored before 29 minutes

 
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