Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bristol City & Manchester City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bristol City and Manchester City.
Bristol City form and stats
Bristol City participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.The story so far in the Championship for Bristol City at their home stadium (Ashton Gate Stadium) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
A nice win for Bristol last time playing, versus Hull City. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Wells scoring for the victors. Manager Pearson felt very clever after Wells scored the winning goal against Hull City, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Goalkeeper O'Leary got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.41 out of ten. O'Leary topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Sunderland that finished 1-1.Bristol City are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Cardiff City awaits in four days.
Bristol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 18 games.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.7 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Manchester City playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Manchester City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting AFC Bournemouth. Foden, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.8. Foden scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 55 successful passes (of 62 total).
Before that match, 1-1 away against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Manchester City given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 12 matches with 9 wins as expected, 2 draws and 1 surprise home win. The favourites won 7 of these games by at least two goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as City are hosting Newcastle United in the Premier League only four days away.
Manchester City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. It's not easy to score on City as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding three meetings featuring these two participants are: zero wins for Bristol City, zero draws and three wins for Manchester City. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 27 goals |   N. Wells 11 goals |  P. Foden 8 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Bristol City | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 47 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 14.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 43% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 37% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 40 | 76 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 57 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 55 |
| 5 | Millwall | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 53 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 53 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 52 |
| 8 | Watford | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 50 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 48 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 48 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -8 | 45 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 44 |
| 14 | Reading | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -4 | 42 |
| 16 | Hull City | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -10 | 42 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -2 | 40 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -14 | 39 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 38 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -9 | 36 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 35 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 31 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -18 | 31 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -22 | 31 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 21 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -26 | 21 |
| 20 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 18 |
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