Bristol City FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Bristol City FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.
- Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 James Wilson
- Assistant 2 George Byrne
7 games this season
🟨 3.6/game
⚽ 8.6 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | Leicester City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Mar | Swansea City AFC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Mar | Ipswich Town FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 02 Mar | Cardiff City FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Feb | Sheffield Wednesday FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | Bristol City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Mar | Chelsea FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 09 Mar | Hull City AFC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Mar | Sunderland AFC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Mar | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Feb | AFC Bournemouth | A | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
Bristol City FC this season
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Bristol City FC
| Scott Twine | 5 G | |
| Dominic Ballard | 4 G | |
| Lorent Tolaj | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Bristol City FC host Leicester City FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anis Mehmeti made 378 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mads Hermansen, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' Bristol City FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-3-3 shape.
- 40' Leicester City FC have won 536 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 55' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' The 35-year-old Matty James has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 61' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Scott Twine is withdrawn and Mark Sykes gets his opportunity.
- 66' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 69' Tommy Conway makes way for Nahki Wells at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
- 73' A goal from the Albania international Anis Mehmeti! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-0!
- 75' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Vardy departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 78' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Hamza Choudhury is replaced by Ricardo Pereira on 78 minute.
- 80' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Joe Williams comes on to replace Jason Knight.
- 82' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Nahki Wells gets a card.
- 87' 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.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a card for Mark Sykes.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Leicester City FC.
Lineups
Bristol City FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3
- 6
- 26
- 16
-
7
Scott Twine ↓ Mark Sykes 61'
-
12
Jason Knight ↓ Joe Williams 80'
-
19
George Tanner ↓ Ross McCrorie 61'
- 24
- 11
-
15
Tommy Conway ↓ Nahki Wells 69'
- 1
Bench
- 10
-
21
Nahki Wells ↑ 69'
-
8
Joe Williams ↑ 80'
- 9
-
2
Ross McCrorie ↑ 61'
-
17
Mark Sykes ↑ 61'
- 23
- 47
- 27
Coach
Liam Manning
Leicester City FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
9
Jamie Vardy ↓ Kelechi Iheanacho 75'
- 25
- 17
- 23
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 3
- 30
- 22
- 18
Bench
-
14
Kelechi Iheanacho ↑ 75'
- 11
-
21
Ricardo Pereira ↑ 78'
- 4
- 26
- 29
- 20
- 41
- 40
Coach
Enzo Maresca
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | 1 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 1 |
Head to Head
Bristol City FC Form
2024-03-29
Bristol City FC
1–0
Leicester City FC
W
2024-03-16
West Bromwich Albion FC
2–0
Bristol City FC
L
2024-03-10
Bristol City FC
1–0
Swansea City AFC
W
2024-03-05
Ipswich Town FC
3–2
Bristol City FC
L
2024-03-02
Bristol City FC
0–1
Cardiff City FC
L
2024-02-24
Sheffield Wednesday FC
2–1
Bristol City FC
L
Leicester City FC Form
2024-03-29
Bristol City FC
1–0
Leicester City FC
L
2024-03-17
Chelsea FC
4–2
Leicester City FC
L
2024-03-09
Hull City AFC
2–2
Leicester City FC
D
2024-03-05
Sunderland AFC
0–1
Leicester City FC
W
2024-03-02
Leicester City FC
1–2
Queens Park Rangers FC
L
2024-02-27
AFC Bournemouth
0–1
Leicester City FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13
Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85
Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for:
Bristol City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bristol City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Bristol City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Leicester City FC
57%
Bristol City FC or Leicester City FC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC
| Handicap | Bristol City FC covers | Push | Leicester City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 12% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 23% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 17% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.