Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Bristol City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 17 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Liam Delap
Andreas Weimann 76' Y
Y 83' Jack Bonham
Y 84' Nick Powell
Antoine Semenyo 89' Y
Cameron Pring 90' Y
Y 90' Tyrese Campbell

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

8
2
6
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2022-04-15 Stoke City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2021-11-24 Bristol City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2021-04-02 Bristol City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
10 Dec Rotherham United FC A 3–1 W
12 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D
05 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Nov Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
29 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
10 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
12 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
08 Nov Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Stoke City FC
#12 Position #17
62 Points 55
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
59 Scored 51
59 Conceded 56
+0 GD -5
1.35 PPG 1.20
37% Win % 33%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 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, Stoke City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Stoke 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Nahki Wells needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 27 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Andy King, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nahki Wells makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 38' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 47' The England Liam Delap breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-1!
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jacob Brown makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 60' Antoine Semenyo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tommy Conway on 60 minute.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Delap.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Liam Delap exits the field as Nick Powell enters on 69.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 387 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 75' Mark Sykes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Williams on 75 minute.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Andreas Weimann gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Bonham on 83.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Andy King is replaced by Chris Martin on 83 minute.
  • 84' Nick Powell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Antoine Semenyo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Pring.
  • Bristol City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Stoke City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nahki Wells 5
Anis Mehmeti 3
Sam Bell 2
Nick Powell 2
Million Manhoef 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Andreas Weimann 1
Sead Haksabanovic 1

Head to Head

2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2022-04-15 Stoke City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2021-11-24 Bristol City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2021-04-02 Bristol City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2022-12-10 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-11-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2022-11-01 Bristol City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2022-10-29 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Stoke City FC Form

2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2022-12-10 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2022-11-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2022-11-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-11-05 Stoke City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2022-11-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.16 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Stoke City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC37% Draw31% Stoke City FC32%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Stoke City FC
63%
Bristol City FC or Stoke City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC26% Draw52% Stoke City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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