Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Bristol City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Wed 12 Feb 2025 · 19:45 UTC Ashton Gate 18,457 HT 45' · FT 45'
Anis Mehmeti 11' 1–0
Anis Mehmeti 73' 2–0
Y 24' Michael Rose
Haydon Roberts 40' Y
Y 53' Ben Gibson
Marcus McGuane 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2

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
2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-10-22 Stoke City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 2024-05-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Bristol City FC 2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-07 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
09 Feb Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
25 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
22 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D
18 Jan Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
08 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–4 L
01 Feb Hull City AFC A 2–1 W
25 Jan Oxford United FC H 0–0 D
22 Jan Portsmouth FC A 1–3 L
18 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D

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' 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' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' England international Lewis Baker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Anis Mehmeti makes it 1-0.
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' A moment of madness from Michael Rose on 24 minutes earns him a card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
  • 29' Wouter Burger needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' The 24-year-old Haydon Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Haydon Roberts on 40 minutes earns him a card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Junior Tchamadeu comes on to replace Tatsuki Seko.
  • 51' Emre Tezgel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Gibson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 58' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' The whistle greets Sinclair Armstrong as he departs to be replaced by Nahki Wells.
  • 62' George Earthy is replacing Scott Twine for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 67' Ben Gibson makes way for Lewis Koumas at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 72' 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.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Anis Mehmeti makes it 2-0.
  • 76' Ali Al-Hamadi makes way for Emre Tezgel at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 81' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Bird departs to be replaced by Marcus McGuane.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Baker departs to be replaced by Ben Pearson.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Marcus McGuane. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • It finishes all square. Bristol City FC and Stoke City FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Stoke City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-10-22 Stoke City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 2024-05-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Bristol City FC 2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC 2023-04-07 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2025-02-09 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-02-01 Oxford United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-01-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2025-01-18 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-01 Hull City AFC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-01-25 Stoke City FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2025-01-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-01-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.81 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Bristol City FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC41% Draw36% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Stoke City FC
59%
Bristol City FC or Stoke City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC21% Draw63% Stoke City FC16%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.1%
1 – 0
17.4%
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 23% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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