Match Centre: Bristol City vs Watford
Player of the match Federico Ravaglia 7.8
GolVolt rating 3.2GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 31' Ballard, 1:0-
13 → 6
Bristol City climb 7 places in the table. Watford stay in place 17.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 52% to 78% (Bristol City).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+4' · 1:0Bristol City 96%draw 4%Watford 0%
90+4' · 1:0xG Bristol City 1.59xG Watford 0.56
90+4' · 1:0Last 10 minutes: level (5:4 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Keeper Ravaglia: 6 saves.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 81′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Keeper Ravaglia: 6 saves, Ballard scored the winner.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 7.3 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.6 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 3.2more watchable than 32% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
1 goal7 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 21' Mamadou Doumbiayellow card · foul
- 25' Amin Nabizadayellow card · foul
- 31' Goal: Dom Ballardheader · assist: Cardines1:0
- Half-time · 1:0
- 54' Edo Kayembeyellow card · dissent
- 54' Jason Knightyellow card · dissent
- 54' Branimir Mlacicyellow card · dissent
- 54' Joe Williamsyellow card · dissent
- 62' 3 substitutionsEames for MlacicMaamma for VataMavididi for Nabizada
- 63' 2 substitutionsTolaj for BallardWallace for Hirakawa
- 70' SubstitutionBoadu for Doumbia
- 70' SubstitutionPring for Greenwood
- 81' Mattie Pollockyellow card · foul
- 88' 2 substitutionsEissat for EileYah for Randell
- Full-time · 1:0
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Bristol City
Watford
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Bristol City
- 40 Brad Collins GK —
- 2 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF on
- 3 Cameron Pring DEF on
- 10 Scott Twine MID —
- 14 Tomi Horvat MID —
- 17 Jed Wallace MID on
- 27 Gibson Yah MID on
- 9 Lorent Tolaj ATT on
- 45 Elijah Adebayo ATT —
Watford
- 24 Sam Walker GK —
- 26 Daniel Bachmann GK —
- 53 James Clarridge DEF —
- 56 Albert Eames DEF on
- 7 Othmane Maamma ATT on
- 10 Myron Boadu ATT on
- 19 Nikoloz Chikovani ATT —
- 43 J. Grieves ATT —
- 45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Watford Federico Ravaglia
- 2. place · Bristol City Rio Cardines
- 3. place · Bristol City Dom Ballard
Bristol City
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Luke McNally Injured
since 9 Feb 2025 · return date unknown · 83 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury
Watford
No absences listed.
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.