Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Cardiff City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 11:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 74' Antoine Semenyo
Sean Morrison 74' Y
Y 75' Chris Martin
Joe Ralls 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
2
5
Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-06 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2020-07-04 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
21 Aug Millwall FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
14 Aug Blackpool FC A 2–0 W
07 Aug Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
08 May Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
20 Aug Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Reading FC A 3–2 W
14 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
07 Aug Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
08 May Brentford FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Bristol City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Leandro Bacuna is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 21' GOAL! Andreas Weimann scores on 21.
  • 26' Andy King, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aden Flint is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 387 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 41' Matty James has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Pring, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' GOAL! Kieffer Moore scores on 60.
  • 65' 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.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Antoine Semenyo comes on to replace Andy King.
  • 70' A goal from the Austria international Andreas Weimann! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-2!
  • 72' Cardiff City FC make a change. Leandro Bacuna trudges off to be replaced by Rubin Colwill on 72 minutes.
  • 73' James Collins is replacing Thomas Sang for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Antoine Semenyo.
  • 75' Chris Martin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' Bristol City FC make a change. Cameron Pring trudges off to be replaced by Jay Dasilva on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Ralls.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Andreas Weimann is replaced by Alex Scott.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 4
Chris Martin 3
Perry Ng 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Robert Atkinson 1
Tommy Conway 1
Josh Brownhill 1
Sory Kaba 1

Head to Head

2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-11-06 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2020-07-04 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-11-10 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-08-17 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-08-14 Blackpool FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-08-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2021-05-08 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-08-17 Reading FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-07 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.32 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC38% Draw29% Bristol City FC33%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Bristol City FC
62%
Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC27% Draw48% Bristol City FC25%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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