Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
  • Assistant 2
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' England international Jak Alnwick has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Bristol 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.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jason Knight has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' A moment of madness from Ross McCrorie on 35 minutes earns him a card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • 36' Sivert Mannsverk was booked on 36.
  • 41' Cardiff City FC currently sit 20 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Dimitrios Goutas gets a card.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Scott Twine as he leaves the pitch. Yu Hirakawa steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 51' George Earthy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol City FC so far.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' The whistle greets Ross McCrorie as he departs to be replaced by George Tanner.
  • 60' Jason Knight adds to his 1 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 62' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Andy Rinomhota exits the field as Aaron Ramsey enters on 62.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Robinson departs to be replaced by Yousef Salech.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Sinclair Armstrong is replaced by Nahki Wells.
  • 77' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Sivert Mannsverk is replaced by Cian Ashford on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Anis Mehmeti by George Earthy on 82 minute.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Yousef Salech makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 4
Chris Martin 3
Perry Ng 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Rubin Colwill 1
Curtis Nelson 1
Luke McNally 1
Ollie Tanner 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.43 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC45% Draw28% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
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
73%
Draw or Bristol City FC
55%
Cardiff City FC or Bristol City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC31% Draw48% Bristol City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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