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Bristol City v Stoke City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 2nd May, 12:30 BST, Ashton Gate, Bristol

It's a long trek for Mark Robins's Stoke City side on Saturday lunch time, as they visit the Ashton Gate for a Championship clash with Roy Hodgson's Bristol City. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Bristol C
40%
--
Draw
27%
--
Stoke
33%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bristol C 1-0
11%
--
Stoke 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Bristol C 2-1
8%
--
Stoke 2-1
7%
--
Bristol C 2-0
7%
--
Stoke 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bristol C 3-1
4%
--
Bristol C 3-0
3%
--
Stoke 3-1
3%
--
Stoke 3-0
2%
--
Bristol C 3-2
2%
--
Stoke 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Bristol C win to nil
23%
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Stoke win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 43 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 6 and lost 9 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 9 fixtures. Bristol C have outscored their opponents by 54 goals to 49 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol C have played 22 games at home winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 10 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 31 goals at home.

Stoke are in 17th position in the Championship on 55 points having played 43 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 11 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 6 and won 9. Stoke have conceded 39 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 13 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry43251174286 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
2
Ipswich42211382976 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
1-0A
3
Millwall432210111176 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
4
Southampton432112102475 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 21
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
5
M'Boro432013102073 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Hull4320914469 
w
 
4-2A
w
 
2-3A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
7
Wrexham43181312567 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
8
Derby4319915966 
l
 
0-5A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
9
Norwich4318718761 
l
 
2-4F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
10
Bristol C43161017-158 
-
-
w
 
5-1F
May 2
11
QPR43161017-758 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
12
Sheff Utd4317620257 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
13
Watford43141514-157 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
14
Birmingham43151216-157 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
Swansea4316918-557 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
16
Preston43141514-557 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1F
17
Stoke43151018155 
May 2
l
 
5-1A
-
-
18
Portsmouth43131218-1351 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
19
Charlton43121417-1250 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
20
West Brom43121318-1249 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Blackburn44121319-1549 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
22
Oxford Utd43101419-1444 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
23
Leicester43111418-1141 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
24
Sheff Wed4311230-57-3 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Stoke have lost 6 consecutive away league games
8
Stoke have not won in 8 consecutive away league games
Bristol C 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C2 - 4Norwich
Bristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 1West Brom
Bristol C0 - 2Coventry
Bristol C1 - 2Watford
Bristol C2 - 2Wrexham
Bristol C0 - 5Derby
Bristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Bristol C0 - 1Millwall
Bristol C3 - 0Swansea
Bristol C0 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Bristol C1 - 2QPR
Bristol C1 - 1Ipswich
Bristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C2 - 4Norwich
ABristol C0 - 0QPR
HBristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
ABristol C2 - 1Charlton
HBristol C0 - 1West Brom
ABristol C1 - 1M'Boro
ABristol C0 - 2Leicester
HBristol C0 - 2Coventry
HBristol C1 - 2Watford
ABristol C2 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C0 - 1Swansea
HBristol C2 - 2Wrexham
ABristol C3 - 2Hull
HBristol C0 - 5Derby
HBristol C2 - 0Sheff Wed
ABristol C0 - 2Ipswich
ABristol C0 - 0Oxford Utd
HBristol C0 - 2Preston
HBristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
ABristol C1 - 2Millwall
Stoke 17TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham2 - 0Stoke
Derby2 - 0Stoke
Preston3 - 1Stoke
Swansea2 - 0Stoke
Coventry2 - 1Stoke
Charlton1 - 0Stoke
West Brom0 - 0Stoke
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Norwich0 - 2Stoke
Hull0 - 1Stoke
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Leicester2 - 1Stoke
Oxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Millwall2 - 0Stoke
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
M'Boro0 - 0Stoke
QPR1 - 0Stoke
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke0 - 2Wrexham
HStoke1 - 1Blackburn
AStoke0 - 2Derby
HStoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
AStoke1 - 3Preston
HStoke3 - 1Watford
HStoke3 - 3Ipswich
AStoke0 - 2Swansea
AStoke1 - 2Coventry
HStoke2 - 1Oxford Utd
HStoke2 - 2Leicester
AStoke0 - 1Charlton
AStoke0 - 0West Brom
HStoke0 - 2Southampton
AStoke1 - 1Birmingham
HStoke1 - 2M'Boro
HStoke0 - 0QPR
AStoke2 - 0Norwich
AStoke1 - 0Hull
HStoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol C since 2007
Bristol C
Stoke
Goals: Scored
8
9
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
BCY
3
D
1
STK
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C2 - 0
2 - 3Stoke
1 - 2Stoke
Bristol C1 - 0
0 - 2Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Stoke
Bristol C1 - 0
League games at Stoke since 2008
Stoke
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
15
13
Games: Scored
6 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
3 / 9
BCY
5
D
1
STK
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Stoke5 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Stoke4 - 0
1 - 2Bristol C
0 - 1Bristol C
0 - 2Bristol C
1 - 2Bristol C
0 - 2Bristol C
Stoke2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Bristol C 10th Stoke 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-45
Stoke have scored 45% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
BCY
STK
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Games scored28
27
Failed to score15
16
Scored first16
20
Goals scored54
49
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
BCY
STK
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded30
30
Clean sheets13
13
Conceded first23
19
Goals conceded55
48
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%

Bristol C v Stoke Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
411167
A RandellS TwineS TwineS Armstrong
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Randell MID4232
4
1
S Twine MID42116
5
-
E Riis FWD4293
1
-
S Armstrong FWD404
7
-
R Vítek GLK38
2
-
R McCrorie DEF3636
4
-
M Sykes MID3641
1
-
N Borges DEF354
7
-
G Tanner DEF33
1
-
J Knight MID312
3
-
R Dickie DEF301
3
-
R Atkinson DEF2531
1
-
C Pring DEF231
7
-
M Bird MID1521
1
-
S Morsy MID151
5
-
N Eile DEF121
3
-
T Horvat MID123
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD121
3
-
G. Earthy MID10
1
-
S Bell FWD1021
-
J Williams MID2
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
42101111
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasS Thomas
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Thomas FWD421011
10
1
M Manhoef FWD4274
4
-
J. Bae MID4123
1
-
T Seko MID401
3
-
A Phillips DEF371
6
1
B Wilmot DEF343
5
-
T Rigo MID3111
2
-
L Cissé FWD3123
4
-
B Pearson MID281
9
1
M Lawal DEF271
6
1
S Nzonzi MID271
2
-
E Bocat DEF261
-
D Mubama FWD2651
3
1
A Cresswell  DEF253
2
-
V Johansson GLK241
2
-
J Tchamadeu DEF2412
10
-
R Bozenik FWD201
2
-
M Taloverov DEF16
7
-
L Baker MID1641
3
-
S Gallagher FWD162
-
T. Simkim GLK14
2
-
J Rak-Sakyi FWD132
2
-
B Gibson DEF111
1
-
M Smit FWD1121
-
G Bazunu GLK5
-