Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bristol City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Alexander Tettey
Y 71' Emiliano Buendia
Y 82' Ben Godfrey
Marley Watkins 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Roger East
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

4
2
6
Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 Bristol City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–2 D
08 Dec Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
02 Dec Millwall FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 3–2 W
24 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
10 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
01 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
27 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
24 Nov Swansea City AFC A 4–1 W
10 Nov Millwall FC H 4–3 W

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Norwich City FC
#8 Position #17
13 Points 9
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
11 Scored 16
12 Conceded 17
-1 GD -1
1.63 PPG 1.13
50% Win % 38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 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
Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Ashton Gate Stadium that hosts another battle between Bristol City FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 373 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Todd Cantwell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 35' 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.
  • 39' Against the run of play, Marco Stiepermann has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' Alexander Tettey was booked on 41.
  • 45' Famara Diedhiou adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 50' The 34-year-old Jamie Paterson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' What a moment for Callum O'Dowda! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Grant Hanley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Grant Hanley is hanging Christoph Zimmermann on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Nathan Baker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Emiliano Buendia.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Todd Cantwell is replaced by Onel Hernandez on 76 minute.
  • 77' Jordan Rhodes gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Alexander Tettey and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' GOAL! Max Aarons fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 82' Ben Godfrey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 82' Marley Watkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Weimann on 82 minute.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marley Watkins.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christoph Zimmermann made 373 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 4
Mohamed Toure 3
Nahki Wells 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Callum O'Dowda 2
Mark Sykes 2
Kenny McLean 2
Borja Sainz 2

Head to Head

2018-12-15 Bristol City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2018-12-15 Bristol City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2018-12-02 Bristol City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2018-11-28 Ipswich Town FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2018-11-24 Leeds United FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2018-11-10 Bristol City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2018-12-15 Bristol City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2018-12-08 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-12-01 Norwich City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-11-27 Hull City AFC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2018-11-24 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Norwich City FC W 2018-11-10 Norwich City FC 4–3 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Norwich City FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC39% Draw24% Norwich City FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Norwich City FC
61%
Bristol City FC or Norwich City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC31% Draw39% Norwich City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 17% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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