Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Bristol City FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 23,149 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Morsy 2' 1–0
1–1 51' Mohamed Toure
1–2 70' Mohamed Toure
1–3 75' Mohamed Toure
1–4 78' Jose Cordoba
Sam Bell 90+3' 2–4
Y 54' Mohamed Toure
Y 72' Kenny McLean

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1 Callum Gough (England)
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 13.0 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
2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC 2025-10-18 Norwich City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Norwich City FC H 2–4 L
11 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
03 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
21 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 4–2 W
11 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L
06 Apr Millwall FC A 2–1 W
03 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D
21 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W
18 Mar Southampton FC A 0–1 L

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' Bristol City FC have kicked off against Norwich City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Sam Morsy puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
  • 7' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Bristol City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' 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 Harry Darling suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Mohamed Toure makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 54' Norwich City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 59' Edmond-Paris Maghoma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mathias Kvistgaarden, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Emil Riis Jakobsen as he leaves the pitch. Delano Burgzorg steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 70' GOAL! Mohamed Toure fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 72' Kenny McLean was booked on 72.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mohamed Toure makes it 1-3.
  • 77' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Mohamed Toure is withdrawn and Mathias Kvistgaarden gets his opportunity.
  • 78' A goal from the Panama international Jose Cordoba! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-4!
  • 78' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sinclair Armstrong is hanging Sam Morsy on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Ali Ahmed is replaced by Errol Mundle-Smith.
  • 84' Amankwah Forson is replacing Oscar Schwartau for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 87' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Ross McCrorie by George Tanner on 87 minute.
  • 90' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Kenny McLean departs to be replaced by Jacob Wright.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Norwich City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

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

2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC 2025-10-18 Norwich City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 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

Bristol City FC Form

2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC L 2026-04-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2026-03-21 Bristol City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2026-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC W 2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-04-06 Millwall FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2026-03-18 Southampton FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Norwich City FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC39% Draw24% Norwich City FC37%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

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

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC30% Draw39% Norwich City FC31%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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