Bristol City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Bristol City FC

0 – 1

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 12:30 UTC Ashton Gate 24,035 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 66' Perry Ng

Y 15' Kion Etete

Andy King 48' Y

Y 67' Josh Wilson-Esbrand

Taylor Gardner-Hickman 76' Y

Overview

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

Bristol City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-10-28 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2023-03-04 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2022-08-21 Bristol City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-01-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
24 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
17 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
13 Feb	Southampton FC	H	3–1	W
10 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
07 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–5	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
20 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
17 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L
13 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
10 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Cardiff City FC
#29	Position	#21
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bristol City FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
5' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Ethan Horvath has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' The referee calls foul for Kion Etete. He receives a card.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff 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.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' Andy King picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
51' The whistle greets Kion Etete as he departs to be replaced by Yakou Meite.
56' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anis Mehmeti is hanging Andy King on the field on 61 minute.
64' Josh Bowler makes way for Ollie Tanner at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
65' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Joe Ralls exits the field as Ryan Wintle enters on 65.
66' What composure from Perry Ng! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Josh Wilson-Esbrand on 67 minutes.
72' Joe Williams, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Taylor Gardner-Hickman gets a card.
77' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Josh Wilson-Esbrand has done his job and it is now time for Jamilu Collins to step up.
78' Joel Colwill makes way for Callum O'Dowda at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
82' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adedire Awokoya-Mebude is hanging Mark Sykes on the field on 82 minute.
87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Haydon Roberts has done his job and it is now time for Harry Cornick to step up.
With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Andy King ↓ Anis Mehmeti 61'
21
Nahki Wells ↓ Tommy Conway 61'
8
Joe Williams
26
Zak Vyner
16
Rob Dickie
2
Ross McCrorie
17
Mark Sykes ↓ Adedire Awokoya-Mebude 82'
12
Jason Knight ↓ Cameron Pring 82'
24
Haydon Roberts ↓ Harry Cornick 90'
1
Max O'Leary
22
Taylor Gardner-Hickman

Bench

3
Cameron Pring ↑ 82'
9
Harry Cornick ↑ 90'
23
Stefan Bajic
11
Anis Mehmeti ↑ 61'
15
Tommy Conway ↑ 61'
47
Adedire Awokoya-Mebude ↑ 82'
27
Jamie Knight-Lebel

Coach Liam Manning

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Ethan Horvath
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Ryan Wintle 65'
38
Perry Ng
15
David Turnbull
4
Dimitrios Goutas
9
Kion Etete ↓ Yakou Meite 51'
14
Josh Bowler ↓ Ollie Tanner 64'
12
Nathaniel Phillips
23
Manolis Siopis
30
Josh Wilson-Esbrand ↓ Jamilu Collins 77'
34
Joel Colwill ↓ Callum O'Dowda 78'

Bench

11
Callum O'Dowda ↑ 78'
20
Famara Diedhiou
22
Yakou Meite ↑ 51'
2
Mahlon Romeo
6
Ryan Wintle ↑ 65'
17
Jamilu Collins ↑ 77'
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 64'
45
Cian Ashford
41
Matthew Turner

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andreas Weimann	4
Chris Martin	3
Perry Ng	2
Kieffer Moore	2
Jason Knight	1
James Collins	1
Yousef Salech	1
Max Watters	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2024-03-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2024-02-17 Bristol City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-02-13 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-02-07 Nottingham Forest FC 5–3 Bristol City FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-03-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.6 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.56 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC30% Draw42% Cardiff City FC28%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

70%

Bristol City FC or Cardiff City FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC16% Draw70% Cardiff City FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.3%

1 – 0

16.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 1

3.3%

1 – 2

3.1%

2 – 2

1.1%

3 – 0

0 – 3

0.8%

3 – 1

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	21%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	19%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

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