Championship duel: Close contest expected between Bristol City and Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 15.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Bristol City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Stoke City.

It's no vacation for neither Bristol City nor Stoke City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Stoke City are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Bristol City form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Bristol City have to build on here at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship.

Happy days for Bristol in their previous game, a Championship match away at Middlesbrough (placed 19th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Hull City.

Bristol are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Swansea City awaits in three days.

Bristol has scored 28 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. On the other hand, Bristol have conceded 31 goals.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-4-13 (21 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Stoke have lost on their last two travels.

Impressive finishing from Sam Clucas and Danny Batth secured the home win 2-0 against Birmingham City in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Stoke City manager M. O'Neill faced defeat when travelling to Leeds United and losing 0-5.

A quick return to home after this game, as Stoke are hosting Brentford in the Championship only three days away.

Stoke City find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 21 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stoke have conceded 40 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Stoke City - Bristol 1-2. Last six meetings between the teams: Bristol won four, Stoke City won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BristolF. Diedhiou
F. Diedhiou
11 goals
Stoke CityS. Clucas
S. Clucas
11 goals
Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
9 goals

Bristol City missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Stoke City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 21 43
17 8 5 Won W 0 4 14
10 5 1 Drew D 2 4 7
16 8 1 Lost L 5 13 22
58 28 16 Scored S 3 21 56
62 31 9 Conceded C 15 40 66
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 90% 91%
74% 76% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 71% 79%
58% 62% 86% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 57% 56%
33% 33% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 33% 30%
12% 10% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 19% 16%
58% 52% 71% BTTS BTTS 29% 52% 47%
23% 29% 29% Clean Sheets C S 14% 14% 26%
23% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 71% 43% 37%
 
4.7 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.1 3.9 4.9
6.5 6 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.9 4.4 4.3
1.4 1.1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.6 1.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
428 234 99 Total Shots T S 67 205 509
139 73 38 Shots on Target S O 13 63 156
42% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 33% 36%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 43 25 9 9 69 34 21 13 5 3 35 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 35 84
2 West Bromwich Albion 43 22 15 6 74 41 21 10 8 3 42 25 22 12 7 3 32 16 33 81
3 Brentford 43 23 9 11 78 35 21 13 5 3 42 16 22 10 4 8 36 19 43 78
4 Fulham 43 22 10 11 58 44 22 14 2 6 35 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 14 76
5 Nottingham Forest 43 18 15 10 55 43 21 10 4 7 24 21 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 69
6 Cardiff City 43 16 16 11 60 56 21 9 9 3 30 20 22 7 7 8 30 36 4 64
7 Swansea City 43 16 15 12 55 50 22 9 5 8 26 23 21 7 10 4 29 27 5 63
8 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 56 52 22 11 4 7 37 29 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 62
9 Millwall 43 15 17 11 49 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 22 7 9 6 21 22 3 62
10 Derby County 43 16 13 14 57 58 22 11 8 3 32 18 21 5 5 11 25 40 -1 61
11 Bristol City 43 17 10 16 58 62 21 8 5 8 28 31 22 9 5 8 30 31 -4 61
12 Blackburn Rovers 43 16 12 15 60 56 22 9 9 4 29 21 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 60
13 Reading 43 15 11 17 54 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 22 8 7 7 30 20 6 56
14 Sheffield Wednesday 43 15 10 18 54 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 22 8 4 10 36 31 -5 55
15 Wigan Athletic 43 14 12 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 22 5 6 11 22 31 -7 54
16 Queens Park Rangers 43 15 8 20 60 70 22 8 5 9 38 39 21 7 3 11 22 31 -10 53
17 Stoke City 43 14 7 22 56 66 22 10 3 9 35 26 21 4 4 13 21 40 -10 49
18 Birmingham City 43 12 13 18 52 69 21 6 6 9 31 38 22 6 7 9 21 31 -17 49
19 Middlesbrough 43 11 14 18 43 56 22 6 8 8 19 26 21 5 6 10 24 30 -13 47
20 Huddersfield Town 43 12 11 20 49 65 22 7 6 9 24 29 21 5 5 11 25 36 -16 47
21 Charlton Athletic 43 12 10 21 47 58 22 8 5 9 26 25 21 4 5 12 21 33 -11 46
22 Hull City 43 12 9 22 57 75 22 7 3 12 29 36 21 5 6 10 28 39 -18 45
23 Luton Town 43 12 8 23 49 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 22 5 2 15 20 45 -30 44
24 Barnsley 43 10 13 20 46 67 22 6 9 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 43

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 43 25 9 9 69 34 21 13 5 3 35 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 35 84
2 West Bromwich Albion 43 22 15 6 74 41 21 10 8 3 42 25 22 12 7 3 32 16 33 81
3 Brentford 43 23 9 11 78 35 21 13 5 3 42 16 22 10 4 8 36 19 43 78
4 Fulham 43 22 10 11 58 44 22 14 2 6 35 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 14 76
5 Nottingham Forest 43 18 15 10 55 43 21 10 4 7 24 21 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 69
6 Cardiff City 43 16 16 11 60 56 21 9 9 3 30 20 22 7 7 8 30 36 4 64
7 Swansea City 43 16 15 12 55 50 22 9 5 8 26 23 21 7 10 4 29 27 5 63
8 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 56 52 22 11 4 7 37 29 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 62
9 Millwall 43 15 17 11 49 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 22 7 9 6 21 22 3 62
10 Derby County 43 16 13 14 57 58 22 11 8 3 32 18 21 5 5 11 25 40 -1 61
11 Bristol City 43 17 10 16 58 62 21 8 5 8 28 31 22 9 5 8 30 31 -4 61
12 Blackburn Rovers 43 16 12 15 60 56 22 9 9 4 29 21 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 60
13 Reading 43 15 11 17 54 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 22 8 7 7 30 20 6 56
14 Sheffield Wednesday 43 15 10 18 54 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 22 8 4 10 36 31 -5 55
15 Wigan Athletic 43 14 12 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 22 5 6 11 22 31 -7 54
16 Queens Park Rangers 43 15 8 20 60 70 22 8 5 9 38 39 21 7 3 11 22 31 -10 53
17 Stoke City 43 14 7 22 56 66 22 10 3 9 35 26 21 4 4 13 21 40 -10 49
18 Birmingham City 43 12 13 18 52 69 21 6 6 9 31 38 22 6 7 9 21 31 -17 49
19 Middlesbrough 43 11 14 18 43 56 22 6 8 8 19 26 21 5 6 10 24 30 -13 47
20 Huddersfield Town 43 12 11 20 49 65 22 7 6 9 24 29 21 5 5 11 25 36 -16 47
21 Charlton Athletic 43 12 10 21 47 58 22 8 5 9 26 25 21 4 5 12 21 33 -11 46
22 Hull City 43 12 9 22 57 75 22 7 3 12 29 36 21 5 6 10 28 39 -18 45
23 Luton Town 43 12 8 23 49 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 22 5 2 15 20 45 -30 44
24 Barnsley 43 10 13 20 46 67 22 6 9 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 43

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.