Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Fri 14 Mar 2025 · 20:00 UTC Ashton Gate 21,237 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mark Sykes 6' 1–0
Nahki Wells 23' 2–0
2–1 82' Borja Sainz
Jason Knight 34' Y
Joe Williams 36' Y
Y 44' Kellen Fisher
Max O'Leary 90' Y
Rob Dickie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

4
2
6
Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2024-04-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2023-02-11 Bristol City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D
08 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
04 Mar Millwall FC A 2–0 W
21 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
11 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–3 L
07 Mar Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
01 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
22 Feb Stoke City FC H 4–2 W
15 Feb Hull City AFC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Norwich City FC
#29 Position #24
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

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

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Ashton Gate that hosts another battle between Bristol City FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 6' Magnificent from Mark Sykes! That is 21 goals in 86 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 11' Bristol City FC have won 433 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' Nahki Wells makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Bristol City FC are in front.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' 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.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Jason Knight. He receives a card.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Joe Williams. He receives a card.
  • 41' Max O'Leary has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 44' That is a card for Norwich City FC. Kellen Fisher will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' The whistle greets Jose Cordoba as he departs to be replaced by Marcelino Nunez.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Sinclair Armstrong on, Nahki Wells off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 68' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Ante Crnac exits the field as Oscar Schwartau enters on 68.
  • 69' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Anis Mehmeti has done his job and it is now time for Scott Twine to step up.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Norwich City FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Mark Sykes is withdrawn and Sam Bell gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Borja Sainz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Ruairi McConville comes on to replace Jacob Sorensen.
  • 88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Max O'Leary gets a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol City FC players.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2024-04-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2023-02-11 Bristol City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2025-03-11 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-03-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2025-03-04 Millwall FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2025-02-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-03-07 Norwich City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-03-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-02-22 Norwich City FC 4–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-02-15 Hull City AFC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.78 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Bristol City FC or Draw 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC45% Draw37% Norwich City FC18%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Norwich City FC
55%
Bristol City FC or Norwich City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC22% Draw67% Norwich City FC11%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31%
1 – 0
20.5%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
2.8%
1 – 2
2.6%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
1.2%
2 – 2
1.2%
0 – 3
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 25% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 15% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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