+0.49 points a game is the venue form gap, in Bristol City's favour: Bristol City takes 1.32 a game at home over the last two seasons, Watford 0.83 away.
Bristol City: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season. Watford: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Bristol City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 2 of 3, scoring 2 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 9, drew 3, lost 10 of 22, scoring 33 and conceding 31 -- 1.36 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Lincoln City 0-1 at home; lost to Southampton 1-4 away; beat Burnley 2-1 away; beat Preston North End 3-1 away; beat Portsmouth 2-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 34 matches with one recorded (20, 7, 7 apiece), most recently Michael Skubala with 7. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Watford -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 2 of 3, scoring 1 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 4, drew 7, lost 10 of 21, scoring 22 and conceding 36 -- 0.90 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Stoke City 1-2 at home; beat Preston North End 2-1 at home; lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-1 away; lost to Swansea City 0-2 away; drew with West Ham United 1-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 4 different managers took its 34 matches with one recorded (13, 8, 7, 6 apiece), most recently Alessio Dionisi with 7. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.