Thursday , 2 July 2026

Stoke City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Stoke City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 13:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 10' Jamie Paterson
Nick Powell 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Steve Meredith

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

6
2
8
Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2020-07-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2019-09-14 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2019-01-01 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2018-10-27 Bristol City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
12 Sep Millwall FC A 0–0 D
22 Jul Nottingham Forest FC A 4–1 W
18 Jul Brentford FC H 1–0 W
15 Jul Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
12 Jul Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
12 Sep Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
22 Jul Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
18 Jul Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
15 Jul Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
11 Jul Middlesbrough FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Bristol City FC
#17 Position #12
55 Points 62
46 Played 46
15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 17 / 11 / 18
51 Scored 59
56 Conceded 59
-5 GD +0
1.20 PPG 1.35
33% Win % 37%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Stoke City FC vs Bristol City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Poor challenge from Jamie Paterson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' John Obi Mikel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 30' Antoine Semenyo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Scotland international Jacob Brown has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Sam Vokes is replaced by Steven Fletcher on 46 minute.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Nahki Wells gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Chris Martin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 54 goals in his last 385 appearances.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Nick Powell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Jacob Brown has done his job and it is now time for Tyrese Campbell to step up.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyreeq Bakinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 76' Chris Brunt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamie Paterson at the 76 minute mark.
  • 80' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Martins Indi departs to be replaced by Josh Tymon.
  • 82' Famara Diedhiou gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Nahki Wells and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' GOAL! Andreas Weimann fires home to make it 0-2!
  • Bristol City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nahki Wells 5
Anis Mehmeti 3
Nick Powell 2
Million Manhoef 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Sam Bell 2
Andreas Weimann 1
Sead Haksabanovic 1

Head to Head

2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2020-07-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2019-09-14 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2019-01-01 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2018-10-27 Bristol City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-09-12 Millwall FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC W 2020-07-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2020-09-20 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-09-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-07-18 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2020-07-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2020-07-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC29% Draw31% Bristol City FC40%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Bristol City FC
71%
Stoke City FC or Bristol City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC19% Draw52% Bristol City FC29%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 23% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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