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

Sat 15th Feb, 12:30 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Bristol City are away from home on Saturday lunch time, as manager Liam Manning takes his side to visit Cardiff City and Metin Diyadin at the Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship. The predictions shown are based on complex statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the biggest markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head-to-head stats are included for all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but does appear clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Cardiff and Bristol C have served up plenty of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance statistics point towards more of the same. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday lunch time, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.30.

In-Play
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.62.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
38%
13/8
2%
17/10
Draw
27%
12/511/5
6%
Bristol C
35%
8/5
3%
17/10
8%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/25/1
8%
Cardiff 1-0
11%
13/2
12%
6/1
Bristol C 1-0
10%
13/2
12%
6/1
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
10%
13/2
11%
Cardiff 2-1
8%
9/18/1
Bristol C 2-1
8%
9/18/1
Cardiff 2-0
7%
11/1
8%
10/1
Bristol C 2-0
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Cardiff 3-1
4%
22/116/1
Bristol C 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
Cardiff 3-0
3%
25/120/1
Bristol C 3-0
2%
25/120/1
11%
Cardiff 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Bristol C 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
13/10
10%
23/20
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
8/13
7%
13/20
4%
Home 1st Goal
48%
11/10
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
10/11
15%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
10/11
6%
10/11
2%
BTTS - No
49%
4/5
9%
5/6
2%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
5/1
10%
17/4
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
6%
17/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
5/1
10%
9/2
4%
Home/draw
65%
1/2
4%
4/9
4%
Away/draw
62%
4/910/21
Home/away
73%
3/101/3
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
4/9
8%
2/5
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
7/4
14%
9/5
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
10/3
14%
14/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/9
4%
2/9
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8/1
23%
13/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/14
3%
1/14
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
1/100
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/12
1%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
7/1
10%
13/2
11%
Home DNB
57%
5/617/20
Away DNB
54%
5/617/20
1%
Cardiff win to nil
21%
3/1
11%
-
Bristol C win to nil
20%
3/1-
Cardiff / Cardiff
19%
7/216/5
Cardiff / Bristol C
3%
28/122/1
10%
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Cardiff
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Bristol C
13%
5/119/4
4%
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
5%
10/3
10%
Bristol C / Cardiff
3%
28/122/1
10%
Bristol C / Bristol C
18%
7/2
4%
16/5
5%
Bristol C / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 10 and won 5. Cardiff have conceded 46 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 15 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Bristol C lay in 7th place on 45 points in the Championship league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 10 and losing 5 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bristol C have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Bristol C have played 16 away games, winning 3, drawing 7 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Bristol C
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3220934769 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
2
Sheff Utd3221652367 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
l
 
1-2F
Mar 11
3
Burnley32171323064 
-
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
4
Sunderland32171142162 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
5
Blackburn3214612648 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
6
West Brom32111471147 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 8
l
 
2-0A
7
Bristol C Away3211129445 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
-
-
8
Sheff Wed3212911-345 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
9
M'Boro3112811844 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
10
Coventry3212812244 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
11
Norwich32111011643 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
12
Watford3212614-642 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
13
QPR32101111-641 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
14
Millwall31101011-140 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-3F
-
15
Preston319139-440 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 8
May 3
w
 
1-3F
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
Apr 21
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
17
Swansea3210715-1037 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
19
Stoke3171113-1132 
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
20
Cardiff Home3171014-1931 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
21
Derby327817-929 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
22
Hull317816-1129 
Feb 26
l
 
4-1F
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
23
Plymouth3161015-3028 
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
24
Luton317618-2127 
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
8
Bristol C have not won in 8 consecutive away league games
Cardiff 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Bristol C 7TH
20 league games
Away
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cardiff since 2008
Cardiff
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
21
10
Games: Scored
10 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
4 / 14
CAR
9
D
2
BCY
3
League games at Bristol C since 2007
Bristol C
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
20
24
Games: Scored
10 / 15
12 / 15
Clean sheets
3 / 15
5 / 15
CAR
7
D
2
BCY
6
Goal Statistics
Cardiff 20th Bristol C 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
Bristol C have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280474/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol C
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
CAR
BCY
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
CAR
BCY
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291148
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Chambers DEF2911
7
-
D Goutas DEF2811
2
-
R Colwill MID2814
2
-
J Alnwick GLK27
2
-
C O'Dowda MID2722
5
-
A Robertson MID2532
5
-
C Willock MID2521
-
C Robinson FWD25111
1
2
P Ng DEF2411
8
-
Y Méïté FWD231
2
-
O Tanner FWD2222
1
-
J Bagan DEF21
3
1
A Ghazi FWD2131
-
A Rinomhota MID201
6
-
J Ralls MID181
6
-
J Daland DEF16
3
-
C. Ashford MID1522
-
D Turnbull MID121
2
-
W Fish DEF7
2
-
Y Salech FWD51
1
-
E Horvath GLK4
-
J Collins DEF4
1
-
A Ramsey MID4
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
S Mannsverk MID2
-
W Alves MID1
-
Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321167
M O'LearyA MehmetiM BirdL McNally
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK32
2
-
Z Vyner DEF32
2
-
J Knight MID3225
5
-
M Bird MID3216
1
-
A Mehmeti FWD30111
4
-
Y Hirakawa FWD2721
-
N Wells FWD2773
3
-
L McNally DEF2631
7
-
S Twine MID2353
4
-
G. Earthy MID23
1
-
S Armstrong FWD233
1
-
R Dickie DEF221
4
1
C Pring DEF21
4
-
G Tanner DEF211
1
-
M Sykes MID1813
5
-
H Roberts DEF171
3
-
J Williams MID153
5
1
R McCrorie DEF141
5
1
M McGuane MID14
1
-
S Bell FWD12
-
H Cornick FWD1
-