Sunday , 16 August 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Swansea City AFC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 11:30 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 16,676 HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Cullen 10' 1–0
1–1 48' Mark Sykes
1–2 59' Sam Bell
Kyle Naughton 45' Y
Y 45' Kal Naismith
Josh Ginnelly 57' Y
Y 86' Rob Dickie
Jamie Paterson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
5
7
Swansea City AFC 18 games · Avg 1.9 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-03-19 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2023-01-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-01-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2022-10-29 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
26 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
12 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L
05 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
08 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–2 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Birmingham City FC H 0–2 L
12 Aug Millwall FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
08 May Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Bristol City FC
#11 Position #29
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Swansea City AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Against the run of play, Liam Cullen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Duff will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Cameron Pring, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kyle Naughton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Kyle Naughton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Josh Ginnelly comes on to replace Harrison Ashby.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mark Sykes makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Josh Ginnelly is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 59' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Liam Cullen by Jamie Paterson on 59 minute.
  • 59' Sam Bell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Charlie Patino is replaced by Joe Allen.
  • 65' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Jerry Yates exits the field as Mykola Kukharevych enters on 65.
  • 69' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Taylor Gardner-Hickman exits the field as George Tanner enters on 69.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 78' The whistle greets Nahki Wells as he departs to be replaced by Harry Cornick.
  • 83' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Mark Sykes has done his job and it is now time for Rob Dickie to step up.
  • 86' Rob Dickie is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 87' Rob Dickie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' Jamie Paterson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Swansea City AFC 1-2 Bristol City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 3
Joel Piroe 3
Jules Ntcham 2
Mark Sykes 2
Nahki Wells 2
Oliver Cooper 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Liam Cullen 2

Head to Head

2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-03-19 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2023-01-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2023-01-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2022-10-29 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-19 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-25 Hull City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.55 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC25% Draw39% Bristol City FC36%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
65%
Draw or Bristol City FC
75%
Swansea City AFC or Bristol City FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC14% Draw67% Bristol City FC19%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.6%
0 – 1
18.4%
1 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
1.6%
2 – 2
1.4%
1 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 17% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 23% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗

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