There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Bristol City - Cardiff City latest:
- Cardiff City is in the worst form (0-2-4)
Bristol City have less rest than Cardiff City in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Brentford.
Bristol City form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Bristol City are 7-2-4 (wins-draw-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Bristol City here at Ashton Gate Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Bristol faced defeat in their previous match, away at Brentford (2-3). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Derby County.
There will be little rest for Bristol after this match as they are travelling to Sheffield United for a FA Cup game in only four days.
Bristol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Bristol have conceded only 11 goals.
Cardiff City form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cardiff City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Cardiff City played 1-1 against Millwall in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Barnsley that ended 2-2.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Rotherham United.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cardiff have scored 13 goals in 12 league games away. Cardiff have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Cardiff City - Bristol 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Bristol wins - draws - Cardiff City wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() K. Moore 10 goals | ![]() F. Diedhiou 6 goals | ![]() N. Wells 6 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Cardiff City missing players
| Bristol City | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 31 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 77% |
| 41% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 26% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 27% |
| 33% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 10.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 39% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 39% | 35% |
- Cardiff City is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| 2 | Brentford | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 50 |
| 4 | Reading | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Watford | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 39 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | Millwall | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 30 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 29 |
| 20 | Derby County | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 28 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -12 | 28 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -24 | 16 |
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