Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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
#12 Position #9
62 Points 65
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 19 / 8 / 19
59 Scored 63
59 Conceded 56
+0 GD +7
1.35 PPG 1.41
37% Win % 41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol City FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Sam Morsy puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
  • 7' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Norwich City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 368 games and scored 460 goals.
  • 17' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' Norwich 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.
  • 51' What an equalizer from Mohamed Toure!
  • 54' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a card on 54.
  • 59' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Emil Riis Jakobsen is replaced by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 70' Goal! Mohamed Toure scores his 11 goal in 233 matches.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Kenny McLean. He receives a card.
  • 75' Mohamed Toure makes a hat-trick on 75.
  • 77' Mathias Kvistgaarden has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Toure on 77 minute.
  • 78' What a strike from Jose Cordoba! The score is 1-4.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Sam Morsy is replaced by Sinclair Armstrong on 78 minute.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Ali Ahmed is replaced by Errol Mundle-Smith on 83 minute.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Oscar Schwartau is replaced by Amankwah Forson on 84 minute.
  • 87' George Tanner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ross McCrorie on 87 minute.
  • 90' Jacob Wright has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kenny McLean on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

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
Jordan Hugill 2
Callum O'Dowda 2
Mark Sykes 2
Kenny McLean 2
Borja Sainz 2
Nahki Wells 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
3 / 4
1.39 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Norwich City FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC36% Draw27% Norwich City FC37%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Norwich City FC
64%
Bristol City FC or Norwich City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC25% Draw45% Norwich City FC30%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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