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FA Cup · Round 3

Momentum

Bristol CityWatford
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Match momentum Δ pressure · 0–100

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Competition

Stage
Round 3

Venue

Stadium
Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Capacity
27,000
Surface
grass
Attendance
13,312

Teams

Coaches
Gerhard Struber · Javier Gracia Carlos
Position
1 · 2
Formation
3-4-2-1 · 5-4-1

Referee

Tom Reeves

Weather

Conditions
overcast clouds
Temperature
2.6° (feels -0.0°)
Wind
2.6
Humidity
90%

Where to watch · 23

No table for this competition stage.

Bristol City

WWLWL 3W 0D 2L · 9 pts (1.8 ppg) · GF 10 GA 5 · xG 5.35–6.6 · xPts 6.32

  • L H Preston North End 0–2 xG 0.61–0.83 UK CHAMP
  • W H Portsmouth 5–0 xG 1.67–0.34 UK CHAMP
  • L A Millwall 1–2 xG 1.14–1.07 UK CHAMP
  • W A West Bromwich Albion 2–1 xG 0.97–1.46 UK CHAMP
  • W H Middlesbrough 2–0 xG 0.96–2.9 UK CHAMP

Watford

DWWWW 4W 1D 0L · 13 pts (2.6 ppg) · GF 9 GA 3 · xG 5.16–4.18 · xPts 7.49

  • W H Birmingham City 3–0 xG 1.46–0.49 UK CHAMP
  • W A Norwich City 1–0 xG 0.5–0.9 UK CHAMP
  • W A Leicester City 2–1 xG 1.19–0.53 UK CHAMP
  • W H Stoke City 1–0 xG 1.1–0.83 UK CHAMP
  • D A Wrexham 2–2 xG 0.9–1.42 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 27 matches since 2007

Bristol City 810 draws9 Watford

Goals 34–39 · 2.7 per match · BTTS 52% · over 2.5 44%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Bristol City 43 draws3 Watford

Goals 15–10 · 2.5 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 40%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Bristol City 31 draws1 Watford

Goals 10–5 · 3.0 per match · BTTS 80% · over 2.5 60%

Recent meetings

  • W Bristol City 1–0 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Bristol City 1–2 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Bristol City 5–1 Watford UK FA Cup · Round 3
  • D Watford 1–1 Bristol City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Bristol City 2–1 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 1–0 Bristol City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Bristol City 1–1 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Watford 1–4 Bristol City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 2–0 Bristol City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Bristol City 0–0 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricBristol City all · 2Bristol City at home · 1Watford all · 1Watford away · 1

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Bristol City · 7 matches

Pressure above an average side in the same situations (+0.35) · stands out: as underdog +0.72

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.357
Early press (0-15, level)+0.347
Late push (76+, level)+0.213
Late chase (76+, behind)+0.134

Game state

When ahead+0.114
When level+0.397
When behind+0.514
10 min after conceding+0.077
10 min after scoring+0.565

Situations

At home+0.033
Away+0.614
3 days rest or fewer+0.372
4+ days rest+0.355

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.514
v bottom-tier opponents+0.153
As favourite+0.022
Evenly matched+0.162
As underdog+0.723

Conceded

Pressure conceded-0.127
Conceded when ahead-0.294
Conceded late (76+)-0.387

Congested vs rested +0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.28 · Behind vs level +0.13

Watford · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.09) · stands out: late push (76+, level) -0.45

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.097
Early press (0-15, level)-0.117
Late push (76+, level)-0.453
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.193

Game state

When ahead-0.144
When level-0.157
When behind+0.004
10 min after conceding-0.177
10 min after scoring-0.015

Situations

At home-0.234
Away+0.093
3 days rest or fewer+0.062
4+ days rest-0.155

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.024
v bottom-tier opponents-0.122
As underdog-0.085

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.277
Conceded when ahead+0.454
Conceded late (76+)-0.017

Congested vs rested +0.21 · Ahead vs level +0.01 · Behind vs level +0.16

Bristol City

Current: winless 2 · conceding 7

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-4-2-12 100%1.52.51.01.971.05

Watford

Current: winless 1 · scoring 2 · conceding 14

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
5-4-11 100%0.01.05.00.822.32

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.0Home 48% P 48%3.4Draw 28% P 28%3.9Away 24% P 25%

Double Chance

1.25Bristol City or Draw 38% P 38%1.3Bristol City or Watford 36% P 36%1.8Draw or Watford 26% P 26%

Draw No Bet

1.41 66%2.752 34%

Both Teams To Score

1.8Yes 52% P 54%1.95No 48% P 46%

Goals Over/Under

2.52.0Over 47% P 48%1.8Under 53% P 52%

Total Corners

11.0Under 6 8%3.256 - 8 27%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%9.0Over 14 10%

Number of Cards

3.52.0Over 46% P 42%1.72Under 54% P 58%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 47.5–50% · away 22.5–25% · 808 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home48%49%47%-1.9
Draw28%28%29%+1.7
Away25%24%24%+0.3

In those fixtures: 2.6 goals a game · BTTS 54% · over 2.5 48%

Both teams to score · yes 52.5–55% · 3,040 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes54%54%54%-0.2

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 47.5–50% · 3,307 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.548%49%50%+1.3

Tom Reeves

Career
26 matches · 10 seasons
Cards / match
3.04 (3.0 yellow · 0.04 red)
Fouls / match
18.8 · 5.0 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.23
Cards to home side
56%

Style in FA Cup (5-year window · 12 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match2.673.73-1.0512
Fouls / match20.119.7-0.20
Fouls per card6.75.5+0.33 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.250.24-0.2444
Time added5.97.2-1.980
First card
45' on average
Card timing
9% in first 30' · 35% in last 15'
Cards to home side
56% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-12-09 50 150 13'8
2025-12-07 30 200 30'8
2025-11-29 40 170 64'6
2025-11-25 10 180 89'8
2025-10-18 31 210 7'9
2025-01-10 30 180 63'7