Bristol City vs Watford prediction | 18 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Bristol City
Ranking: #371 overall, #47 in England

62.6 → 60.5 (-2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 25 Apr Birmingham (A) 61.4 -0.2
2-0 02 May Stoke City (H) 61.9 +0.5
0-2 15 Aug Millwall (H) 60.7 -1.2
2-2 22 Aug Birmingham (A) 61.1 +0.4
2-1 29 Aug Portsmouth (H) 60.5 -0.6
Watford
Ranking: #257 overall, #36 in England

64.9 → 63.7 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
5-1 25 Apr Boro (A) 63.4 -0.2
0-4 02 May Coventry (H) 63.8 +0.4
2-1 16 Aug Southampton (H) 63.3 -0.5
1-1 22 Aug Wrexham (A) 62.7 -0.6
1-1 29 Aug West Ham (H) 63.7 +1.0

Bristol City vs Watford: by the numbers

Watford sit 114 places above Bristol City in our European rankings, and 11 places above them in England.

Watford arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving -1.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Bristol City's -2.1.

Last time these teams played, on 27 Feb 2026, Bristol City came away with their rating unchanged.

The highest Bristol City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #125, first reached on 2 Mar 2019.

The best xGtoday rating Watford have ever held is 78.8, first set on 22 Dec 2018.