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Bristol City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Bristol City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Bell 5' 1–0
Nahki Wells 15' 2–0
2–1 20' Mehdi Leris
2–2 47' Sead Haksabanovic
2–3 89' Nathan Lowe
Y 90' Junior Tchamadeu

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

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

8
2
6
Bristol City FC 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-07 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–3 L
23 Sep Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
19 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–1 W
16 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Bristol City FC A 3–2 W
24 Sep Hull City AFC H 1–3 L
20 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–2 D
16 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
02 Sep Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Stoke City FC
#29 Position #26
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

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ashton Gate will turn into a battlefield for Bristol City FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' GOAL! Sam Bell scores on 5.
  • 6' Sam Bell doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 11' 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.
  • 15' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nahki Wells makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 20' Mehdi Leris makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Stoke City FC are in front.
  • 25' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Tanner at the 28 minute mark.
  • 33' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' Jordan Thompson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Lynden Gooch makes way for Junior Tchamadeu at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 47' GOAL! Sead Haksabanovic fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 48' Magnificent from Sead Haksabanovic! That is 12 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Pring, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' Harry Cornick is replacing Nahki Wells for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 55' Ephraim Yeboah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark Sykes on 55 minute.
  • 60' Joe Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 318 appearances.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Josh Laurent is replaced by Jordan Thompson.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Daniel Johnson is replaced by Wouter Burger on 76 minute.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 83' The whistle greets Sead Haksabanovic as he departs to be replaced by Joon-ho Bae.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' Brilliant from the forward! Nathan Lowe makes it 3-4 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Junior Tchamadeu will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Tommy Conway gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Joe Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Stoke City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nahki Wells 5
Anis Mehmeti 3
Million Manhoef 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Sam Bell 2
Nick Powell 2
Tyreeq Bakinson 1
Luke Cundle 1

Head to Head

2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-07 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 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

Bristol City FC Form

2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC L 2023-09-23 Leicester City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2023-09-19 Bristol City FC 4–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-25 Hull City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC W 2023-09-24 Stoke City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2023-09-16 Norwich City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-08-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.87 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Bristol City FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC37% Draw35% Stoke City FC28%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Stoke City FC
63%
Bristol City FC or Stoke City FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC22% Draw61% Stoke City FC17%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
22.5%
1 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
2%
3 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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