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

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

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Bristol City FC

Sat 15 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 22,433 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 60' Jason Knight

Yousef Salech 90' 1–1

Y 22' Scott Twine

Y 35' Ross McCrorie

Sivert Mannsverk 36' Y

Dimitrios Goutas 42' Y

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 6 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2024-10-06 Bristol City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-03-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-10-28 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2023-03-04 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Feb	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
08 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	4–2	W
01 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	0–7	L
25 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	Millwall FC	A	2–2	D

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
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

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Bristol City FC
#21	Position	#10
4	Points	10
7	Played	6
0 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 2
7	Scored	10
11	Conceded	11
-4	GD	-1
0.57	PPG	1.67
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (4 pts). Bristol City FC are 10th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	1 G

Bristol City FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
5' Bristol City FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Max O'Leary, a Ireland goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
22' Bristol City FC player sees a card in front of him.
27' The 31-year-old Callum O'Dowda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' That is a card for Bristol City FC. Ross McCrorie will be fuming at that decision.
36' That looks like a foul for a card for Sivert Mannsverk.
41' Andy Rinomhota has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' Dimitrios Goutas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
46' Bristol City FC make a change. Scott Twine trudges off to be replaced by Yu Hirakawa on 46 minutes.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Twine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
57' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Ross McCrorie is replaced by George Tanner.
60' GOAL! Jason Knight scores on 60. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa
62' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Andy Rinomhota is replaced by Aaron Ramsey on 62 minute.
67' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
71' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Callum Robinson by Yousef Salech on 71 minute.
72' Sinclair Armstrong makes way for Nahki Wells at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
77' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Dimitrios Goutas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
81' Cian Ashford has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sivert Mannsverk on 81 minute.
82' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Anis Mehmeti is replaced by George Earthy on 82 minute.
87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' Yousef Salech does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Yakou Meite
1
Ethan Horvath
10
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 62'
16
Chris Willock ↑ 71'
31
Roko Simic
22
Yousef Salech ↑ 71'
2
Will Fish
45
Cian Ashford ↑ 81'
49
Luey Giles

Coach Omer Riza

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

21
Nahki Wells ↑ 72'
27
Harry Cornick
29
Marcus McGuane
19
George Tanner ↑ 57'
23
Stefan Bajic
20
Sam Bell ↑ 46'
31
Elijah Morrison
40
George Earthy ↑ 82'
7
Yu Hirakawa ↑ 46'

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andreas Weimann	4
Chris Martin	3
Perry Ng	2
Kieffer Moore	2
Daniel Bentley	1
Jason Knight	1
James Collins	1
Yousef Salech	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-02-11 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-01 Leeds United FC 7–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-01-25 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2025-02-15 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC42% Draw27% Bristol City FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Bristol City FC

58%

Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC28% Draw47% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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