Bristol City are looking to recover from surprise 1-0 home defeat to Lincoln last weekend
Watford are hoping to end a run of nine winless road matches in the Championship
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Defeats to Middlesbrough and Lincoln have shaken Bristol City in the last couple of weeks after they had started to build some Championship momentum.
A 2-1 success over Portsmouth has been the only occasion when they have won in the league at Ashton Gate this season, but they are likely to be confident against Watford, who have not built upon an impressive opening win over Southampton and generally struggle on the road.
Team news
Bristol City manager Michael Skubala has few personnel concerns but Luke McNally is still sidelined with a serious knee injury and will not be available for some time.
Myron Boadu, Edoardo Bove, Kwadwo Baah, Branimir Mlacic, Jack Grieves, Jeremy Ngakia, Marc Bola and Jordan Zemura are all ruled out for the Hornets but boss Alessio Dionisi may have former West Ham striker Michail Antonio on the bench again.
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The stats
Watford are winless in their last nine Championship away matches.
Both teams have scored in five of the last six league meetings.
There have been three or more goals in five of City’s last six Championship outings.
Watford have kept just one clean sheet in their last 20 league games.
The Hornets have won on just one of their last eight visits to Ashton Gate.
The visitors have scored just twice in their last six league away matches.
Prediction
After both Bristol City and Watford had to be content with mid-table finishes in last season’s Championship, the pair have continued in the new campaign in a similar vein, struggling with inconsistency.
However, there has been enough in City’s wins over Portsmouth and the struggling Lancashire pair of Preston and Burnley to suggest they can recover from losses against Middlesbrough and Lincoln to see off the Hornets.
It is difficult to have much confidence in the visitors, who have not won on the road since claiming a 2-1 success on their last visit to Ashton Gate in February.
So a home win is the cornerstone of a Bet Builder selection and it can be joined by a bet on there being over 2.5 goals.
The Hornets have scored just twice in their last six away league games, but five of the Robins’ last six games have featured at least three goals and this could prove to be an open affair.
A chance is also taken on City full-back Rio Cardines scoring or creating an assist.
He leads the division with five goal set-ups already this term and can provide the ammunition again to help City regain that winning feeling.
Score prediction: Bristol City 2-1 Watford
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