Given the marginal improvements which have been made by Bristol City of late, we cannot rule out a home win on Saturday. However, Watford are the justified favourites and should have enough quality at both ends of the pitch to emerge victorious.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 42.91%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 30.97% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.88%) and 0-2 (7.56%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 1-0 (8.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.