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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Bristol City vs Cardiff

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 19 December at 13:30, Italian time.

Bristol City16th in ChampionshipvsCardiff19th in Championship
14Points11
4-2-5Won-drawn-lost2-5-4
1.3Points per match1
12Goals for18
15Goals against17
1Clean sheets0
LLDWLFormDWLWL
2 defeats in a rowCurrent run—
2-0-4 · 6 ptsAt home (W-D-L)2-3-0 · 9 pts
2-2-1 · 8 ptsAway (W-D-L)0-2-4 · 2 pts
14.4 in 11Expected goals for (xG)20.8 in 11
15Expected goals against (xG)18.1
6.74Average player rating6.80
—Top scorerJack Moylan (6)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 19 December.
Bristol City v Cardiff, Saturday 19 December at 13:30The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Bristol City v Cardiff on Saturday 19 December
Bristol City v CardiffArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Bristol City 40%draw 24%Cardiff 36%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver57% over · 43% under
Both teams to scoreYes60% yes
Goals the model expects1.52 – 1.45Bristol City – Cardiff

Poisson model on 11 matches for Bristol City and 11 for Cardiff, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
6Bristol City wins
2draws
7Cardiff wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Bristol City 15, Cardiff 18 · 2.2 per match

  1. 15 Feb 2025Cardiff1-1Bristol CityChampionship
  2. 6 Oct 2024Bristol City1-1CardiffChampionship
  3. 2 Mar 2024Bristol City0-1CardiffChampionship
  4. 28 Oct 2023Cardiff2-0Bristol CityChampionship
  5. 4 Mar 2023Cardiff2-0Bristol CityChampionship
  6. 21 Aug 2022Bristol City2-0CardiffChampionship
  7. 22 Jan 2022Bristol City3-2CardiffChampionship
  8. 28 Aug 2021Cardiff1-2Bristol CityChampionship
  9. 6 Feb 2021Bristol City0-2CardiffChampionship
  10. 6 Nov 2020Cardiff0-1Bristol CityChampionship
  11. 4 Jul 2020Bristol City0-1CardiffChampionship
  12. 10 Nov 2019Cardiff0-1Bristol CityChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.