Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Bristol City FC
#21 Position #8
7 Points 13
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
10 Scored 11
12 Conceded 12
-2 GD -1
0.88 PPG 1.63
13% 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
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Cardiff City FC vs Bristol City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The 35-year-old Andreas Weimann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 21' Goal! Andreas Weimann scores his 67 goal in 391 matches.
  • 26' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Cardiff 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.
  • 41' Alex Scott has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 391 appearances.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Andy King has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' What an equalizer from Kieffer Moore!
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Andy King has done his job and it is now time for Antoine Semenyo to step up.
  • 70' Bristol City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andreas Weimann on 70.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Rubin Colwill. He replaces Leandro Bacuna on 72 minute.
  • 73' Cardiff City FC make a change. Thomas Sang trudges off to be replaced by James Collins on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Antoine Semenyo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chris Martin on 75.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Cameron Pring is withdrawn and Jay Dasilva gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Baker, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Joe Ralls catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' The whistle greets Andreas Weimann as he departs to be replaced by Alex Scott.
  • Another three points for Bristol City FC.

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
Tommy Conway 1
Josh Brownhill 1
Sory Kaba 1
Daniel Ward 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
2 / 4
1.41 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC38% Draw28% Bristol City FC34%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Bristol City FC
62%
Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC27% Draw46% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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