Bristol City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Bristol City FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 22 Jan 2022 · 12:30 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' James Collins

Y 44' Joe Ralls

Cameron Pring 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	3–2	W
15 Jan	Fulham FC	A	2–6	L
02 Jan	Millwall FC	H	3–2	W
30 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
18 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–3	L
11 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–3	L
15 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–3	L
11 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Cardiff City FC
#8	Position	#21
13	Points	7
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 3
11	Scored	10
12	Conceded	12
-1	GD	-2
1.63	PPG	0.88
50%	Win %	13%

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

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bristol City FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
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.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 376 games and scored 404 goals.
16' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Zak Vyner comes on to replace Robert Atkinson.
21' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
23' A moment of madness from James Collins on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
28' Jay Dasilva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy King at the 28 minute mark.
31' Magnificent from James Collins! That is 91 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
33' A stunning finish from Chris Martin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' The 35-year-old Andreas Weimann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
43' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
44' Joe Ralls picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
49' Robert Atkinson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' 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.
63' What a moment for Chris Martin! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
65' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Thomas Doyle is replaced by Ryan Wintle on 65 minute.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
73' Cameron Pring picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 73 minute. Mark McGuinness leaves to be changed by Isaak Davies.
77' GOAL! Andreas Weimann scores on 77.
78' Andreas Weimann with the second goal in the match!
83' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
88' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
90' The deadlock is broken! Max Watters gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
Full Time. Bristol City FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andreas Weimann	4
Chris Martin	3
Perry Ng	2
Kieffer Moore	2
Daniel Ward	1
Jaden Philogene Bidace	1
Rubin Colwill	1
Curtis Nelson	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2022-01-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-01-15 Fulham FC 6–2 Bristol City FC L 2022-01-02 Bristol City FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2021-12-30 Bristol City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-12-18 Bristol City FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-12-11 Hull City AFC 2–2 Bristol City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-01-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.8 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC49% Draw24% Cardiff City FC27%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

51%

Bristol City FC or Cardiff City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC34% Draw42% Cardiff City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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