Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

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
#8 Position #7
13 Points 13
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
11 Scored 13
12 Conceded 12
-1 GD +1
1.63 PPG 1.63
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 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
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ashton Gate. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A goal from the England international Sam Bell! He fires home on 5 to make it 1-0!
  • 6' GOAL! Sam Bell scores on 6.
  • 11' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' A goal from the Bermuda international Nahki Wells! He fires home on 15 to make it 3-0!
  • 20' Mehdi Leris doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' Jason Knight needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' Bristol City FC ring the changes. George Tanner has done his job and it is now time for Taylor Gardner-Hickman to step up.
  • 33' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke 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.
  • 43' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Junior Tchamadeu. He replaces Lynden Gooch on 46 minute.
  • 47' Sead Haksabanovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sead Haksabanovic makes it 3-3.
  • 53' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
  • 54' Harry Cornick has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nahki Wells on 54 minute.
  • 55' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Mark Sykes departs to be replaced by Ephraim Yeboah.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' 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.
  • 66' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Josh Laurent by Jordan Thompson on 66 minute.
  • 71' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' Wouter Burger gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Daniel Johnson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kal Naismith is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 83' The whistle greets Sead Haksabanovic as he departs to be replaced by Joon-ho Bae.
  • 88' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' Nathan Lowe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Junior Tchamadeu gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 90 minute. Joe Williams leaves to be changed by Tommy Conway.
  • Another three points for Stoke City FC.

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
Nick Powell 2
Million Manhoef 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Sam Bell 2
Mehdi Leris 1
Steven Fletcher 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
2 / 4
1.69 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Stoke City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC42% Draw26% Stoke City FC32%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Stoke City FC
58%
Bristol City FC or Stoke City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC31% Draw43% Stoke City FC26%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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