Watford vs Bristol City Tips & Preview - Hornets to show quality at home

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Watford aiming for a top-half spot, showing strong home form.
Bristol City seeking to recover from two consecutive defeats.
Watford lead past head-to-head home encounters.

Watford vs Bristol City

Watford are looking to climb into the top half of the table as they host Bristol City in a Friday night English Championship clash.

The Hornets are showing some good form lately and have been particularly impressive at home. They will be keen to show their quality against the visitors, who have looked a bit off colour lately.

Watford News

Watford come into this clash sitting 12th in the table, just three points behind seventh-placed Bristol City. They will be keen to shoot up the table and are unbeaten in three of their last four matches.

The Hornets were held to a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town in their previous fixture, with Imran Louza’s early effort cancelled out by the hosts. They have also won at least one half in three of their last four Championship matches.

Home form has been pretty solid for Watford, who have won their last four matches at Vicarage Road. Javi Gracia’s team have also scored over 1.5 goals in all four fixtures.

Bristol City News

Bristol City travel to Vicarage Road off the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers. They conceded just before the break and struggled to find their way back into the contest, finishing without a single attempt on target.

Sitting just outside the playoff places, Bristol City will be keen to get their campaign back on track. However, the result against Blackburn was their second in a row, having also lost 5-1 at Stoke City in their previous away fixture.

The defeat at Stoke City highlights Bristol City's erratic showings on their travels. Gerhard Struber’s team have only picked up two wins from their last six away matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

Watford have eight wins while Bristol City have picked up seven victories, with 10 draws in the last 25 matches. The hosts have also won four of the last five home meetings, including a 1-0 victory in last season’s clash at Vicarage Road.

Verdict

Watford v Bristol City

Watford are building some momentum lately, and having won at least one half in three of their last four matches, a similar pattern could be expected here. The hosts have also scored over 1.5 goals in their last four home matches, and a repeat could be considered.

The Hornets have done their best work at home lately, winning their last five matches at Vicarage Road. They should get the better of Bristol City, who have lost their last two fixtures.

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