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 Bristol City win with a probability of 47.17%. A draw had a probability of 28.12% and a win for Watford had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.09%) and 2-1 (8.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.94%) , while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (8.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.