Our prediction for this Championship match:
Watford and Bristol City square off against each other at Vicarage Road in what is expected to be one of the most entertaining games of Saturday’s program. The Hornets have been scoring goals for fun of late, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Experienced forward Britt Assombalonga limped off with injury in Monday’s clash, with Henrique Araujo likely to step up, while first-choice goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann is back from suspension.
The Robins, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough. Since Bristol City have been showing signs up front of late, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Mark Sykes is banned for the match, while all Alex Scott, Joe Williams, Rob Atkinson, Tomas Kalas, and Ayman Benarous should miss out with injuries
Highlighted Player (Joao Pedro):
Joao Pedro played for Atletico Mineiro during his youth career and he made no less than 11 appearances for the club at senior level. The Brazilian footballer, who was born on 9 March, 1992 in Ipatinga, signed a deal with Palermo on 30 August, 2010 and he made his debut for the Sicilian outfit in the Serie A on 17 January, 2011.
He came as a substitute to replace Josip Ilicic in a 3-1 defeat to Cagliari. On 29 January, 2011 he joined Vitoria Guimaraes on loan and on 19 August he was loaned to Penarol of Uruguay. After ending his loan spell with the Uruguayan team, the Brazilian midfielder joined Santos and he played 10 games for the Brazilian team.
On 1 July he signed a contract with Estoril and he moved to Cagliari at the end of the season. Joao Pedro has 11 caps for Brazil U17 and he scored one goal for the national team.
Highlighted Team (Bristol City):
Bristol City are one of the two famous clubs from the city of Bristol. Formed in 1894 the Robins mostly participated in English lower leagues and they have never played in the Premier League. Bristol City’s bitterest rivals are Bristol Rovers and it has to be noted that two teams first met in 1897. Bristol City have outplayed their local rivals on 43 occasions in the Bristol Derby.
Cardiff City are regarded as Bristol City’s bitter rivals as well. The Robins play their home games at Ashton Gate, the stadium that was opened in 1887. Bristol City were semi-finalists of the League Cup two times (1970/1971, 1988/1989), with the team making it to the FA Cup final in 1909.
The Robins faced Manchester United in the title game, but they failed to upset the English giants in the Crystal Palace clash. It is well known that Bristol City footballers wear red shirts and blue shorts.