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

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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 game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Kion Etete was booked on 15.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' 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.
30' England international Zak Vyner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' The 36-year-old Nahki Wells has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Joe Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 322 appearances.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel Colwill is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
48' Andy King was booked on 48.
51' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Yakou Meite on, Kion Etete off on 51 minutes.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 61 minute. Andy King leaves to be changed by Anis Mehmeti.
64' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ollie Tanner is hanging Josh Bowler on the field on 64 minute.
65' Cardiff City FC make a change. Joe Ralls trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Wintle on 65 minutes.
66' What composure from Perry Ng! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Wilson-Esbrand on 67.
72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Liam Manning will be considering his options from the bench.
76' A moment of madness from Taylor Gardner-Hickman on 76 minutes earns him a card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
77' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Josh Wilson-Esbrand exits the field as Jamilu Collins enters on 77.
78' Cardiff City FC make a change. Joel Colwill trudges off to be replaced by Callum O'Dowda on 78 minutes.
82' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 82 minute. Mark Sykes leaves to be changed by Adedire Awokoya-Mebude.
87' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' Harry Cornick is ready to make an impact after coming on for Haydon Roberts at the 90 minute mark.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Bristol City FC 0-1 Cardiff City FC.

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
Rubin Colwill	1
Curtis Nelson	1
Luke McNally	1
Ollie Tanner	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

2 / 4

1.41 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Cardiff City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC39% Draw29% Cardiff City FC32%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

61%

Bristol City FC or Cardiff City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC29% Draw48% Cardiff City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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