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Match Centre: Bristol City vs Cardiff City

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Championship Matchday 22

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Home Bristol City
13:30 Sat 19 Dec · your time in 43 days 13 h
Away Cardiff City

Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Jack Moylan: 6 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals6 xG3.34

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.3).

Last time

Last meeting, 15 February 2025: Cardiff City – Bristol City 1:1

Attack

Cardiff City score 2.2 goals per match

Bristol City0.8 Cardiff City2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Bristol City score 0.8.

Table

3 points apart in the table

15.Bristol City18 pts 18.Cardiff City15 pts

Bristol City: place 15, 18 pts · Cardiff City: place 18, 15 pts.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Rio Cardines

Bristol City · midfielder

0goals 6assists 7.15avg rating

Last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers: rating 6.9.

Jack Moylan

Cardiff City · midfielder

9goals 3assists 7.18avg rating

Last match, West Ham United: 3 goals, rating 8.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Bristol City at home and Cardiff City away, as in this match.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 15 Feb 2025 · Championship Cardiff City 1:1 Bristol City Salech 90' · Knight 60'

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Bristol City (4-2-3-1, last: Wolverhampton Wanderers) · Cardiff City (4-1-4-1, last: West Ham United).

Official around 12:30, Sat 19 Dec

Bristol CityCardiff City

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Bristol City and Cardiff City are rivals.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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Volt matchup

46.6 43.7
Bristol CityCardiff City
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Match sheet

Kick-off
Saturday 19 December, 13:30Your time · in 43 days 13 h
Where to watch
No broadcast listed: USA USA
Stadium
Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol · show map
Rest
Bristol City 45 days · Cardiff City 45 days Both last played: Championship
Table
15. Bristol City (18 pts) and 18. Cardiff City (15 pts) Matchday 22 of 46
Venue map · Ashton Gate Stadium
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