Bristol City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Bristol City FC

0 – 0

Full Time

West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 21,836 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Matt Phillips

Cameron Pring 39' Y

George Tanner 54' Y

Y 67' Jayson Molumby

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-01-28 Bristol City FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2022-03-19 Bristol City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
19 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–2	L
12 Aug	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
05 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
26 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–2	W
18 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#17	Position	#5
18	Points	28
15	Played	15
5 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
16	Scored	23
24	Conceded	15
-8	GD	+8
1.20	PPG	1.87
33%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Bristol City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC is underway.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact 3-4-3.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Semi Ajayi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
30' Matt Phillips is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
35' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
39' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
49' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
54' Controversy at the stadium! George Tanner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
59' Bristol City FC have won 450 goals from 402 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
66' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jed Wallace exits the field as Josh Maja enters on 66.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Jayson Molumby is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — Yellow card on 67.
72' 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.
76' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Okay Yokuslu is replaced by Alex Mowatt.
79' Bristol City FC make a change. Mark Sykes trudges off to be replaced by Ephraim Yeboah on 79 minutes.
80' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Harry Cornick comes on to replace Nahki Wells.
83' Grady Diangana is replacing John Swift for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
84' Haydon Roberts is replacing Jason Knight for the Bristol City FC side.
89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' Rob Dickie gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Sam Bell and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Grady Diangana 83'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 84'
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Conor Townsend 66'
15
Erik Pieters
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Josh Maja 66'
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Alex Mowatt 76'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby

Bench

14
Nathaniel Chalobah
3
Conor Townsend ↑ 66'
5
Kyle Bartley
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 83'
9
Josh Maja ↑ 66'
27
Alex Mowatt ↑ 76'
–
Pipa
33
Joshua Griffiths
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 84'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Rodriguez	3
Hal Robson-Kanu	3
Nahki Wells	3
Dwight Gayle	2
Samuel Bell	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Mikey Johnston	2

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

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 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.85 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC32% Draw31% West Bromwich Albion FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

68%

Bristol City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC18% Draw54% West Bromwich Albion FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

14.2%

1 – 1

14.1%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

1 – 3

3 – 1

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	23%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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