Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Bristol City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 6 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45+12' · FT 45+5'
Henri Lansbury 45' Y
Alfie Mawson 45' Y
Jack Hunt 71' Y
Y 75' Dillon Phillips
Y 90' Curtis Nelson

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Philip Dermott
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
2
5
Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-06 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2020-07-04 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
03 Feb Brentford FC A 2–3 L
30 Jan Derby County FC A 0–1 L
26 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
23 Jan Millwall FC A 3–0 W
20 Jan Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
30 Jan Millwall FC H 1–1 D
27 Jan Barnsley FC A 2–2 D
20 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
16 Jan Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
09 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Cardiff City FC
#17 Position #14
18 Points 18
15 Played 15
5 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
16 Scored 27
24 Conceded 27
-8 GD +0
1.20 PPG 1.20
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol City FC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 11' Dillon Phillips is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Smithies at the 11 minute mark.
  • 16' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 18' Curtis Nelson doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Kieffer Moore makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 30' Alex Smithies has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 40' Zak Vyner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Henri Lansbury. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Paterson is hanging Han-Noah Massengo on the field on 60 minute.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Adrian Mariappa is replaced by Taylor Moore on 61 minute.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Zak Vyner on, Henri Lansbury off on 70 minutes.
  • 71' Jack Hunt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Harry Wilson makes way for Marlon Pack at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 75' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Sheyi Ojo by Leandro Bacuna on 80 minute.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Curtis Nelson is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 4
Chris Martin 3
Perry Ng 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Luke McNally 1
Ollie Tanner 1
Daniel Bentley 1
Jason Knight 1

Head to Head

2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-06 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2020-07-04 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-02-03 Brentford FC 3–2 Bristol City FC L 2021-01-30 Derby County FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2021-01-26 Bristol City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-01-23 Millwall FC 0–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-01-20 Norwich City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-01-27 Barnsley FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-01-20 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-01-16 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2021-01-09 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Cardiff City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC30% Draw28% Cardiff City FC42%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
70%
Bristol City FC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC20% Draw46% Cardiff City FC34%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.