Bristol City vs Norwich

2 - 4
🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ruebyn Ricardo 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 43
Regular Season Table
Bristol City 12 · Norwich 9
Referee Stats
19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.37
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 42%
Draws 26%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Norwich outshot their opponent (10-19).
  • Norwich controlled possession (55%).
  • Norwich had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

33 / 31
Avg: 1.43 / 1.35

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Norwich (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

36 / 28
Avg: 1.57 / 1.22

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.52
1.43
GF
1.57
1.35
GA
1.22
48%
O2.5
52%
39%
BTTS
65%
17%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Bristol City rank12th
Norwich rank9th
Bristol City points62
Norwich points65
Bristol City: #12 · 62 pts · GD +0
22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Norwich: #9 · 65 pts · GD +7
19 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol City last 5 home

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-7
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Norwich last 5 away

L W W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-6
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 13%

Norwich trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home70%
Bristol City clean sheet at home35%
Norwich score away87%
Norwich clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first17%
Bristol City win after scoring first75%
Norwich score first22%
Norwich win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 25% · Norwich 67%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol City 22.5' · Norwich 24.8'

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home1.43 vs 1.40
Bristol City concede at home1.35 vs 1.20
Norwich score away1.57 vs 1.20
Norwich concede away1.22 vs 1.40
Bristol City score 2% above league average, while Norwich score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Bristol City are 12% above league average at home, and Norwich are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Bristol City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1

Norwich goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
9
Total Shots
10
19
Shots off Goal
1
6
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
7
12
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
2
10
Fouls
8
12
Offsides
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
3
Total Passes
383
459
Passes Accurate
320
391
Passes %
84%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
2'
2' Goal · 1-0
Sam Morsy
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Pring
51'
51' Goal · 1-1
M. Touré
Normal Goal
54'
54' M. Touré
65'
65' S. Twine
1st substitution · For: T. Horvat
65'
65' E. Riis
2nd substitution · For: D. Burgzorg
65'
65' M. Sykes
3rd substitution · For: S. Bell
70'
70' Goal · 1-2
M. Touré
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Schwartau
72'
72' K. McLean
75'
75' Goal · 1-3
M. Touré
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Maghoma
77'
77' P. Maghoma
1st substitution · For: A. Ben Slimane
77'
77' M. Touré
2nd substitution · For: M. Kvistgaarden
78'
78' Sam Morsy
4th substitution · For: S. Armstrong
79'
79' Goal · 1-4
J. Córdoba
Normal Goal · Assist: K. McLean
83'
83' A. Ahmed
3rd substitution · For: E. Mundle-Smith
84'
84' O. Schwartau
4th substitution · For: A. Forson
87'
87' R. McCrorie
5th substitution · For: G. Tanner
90'
90' Goal · 2-4
S. Bell
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Burgzorg
90+1'
90+1' K. McLean
5th substitution · For: Jacob Wright

Bristol City vs Norwich 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Norwich beat Bristol City 4-2 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Ruebyn Ricardo. It was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

First half: Bristol City took an early lead at 2' when Sam Morsy scored, with the assist credited to C. Pring, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Norwich leveled the score at 51' when M. Touré scored, making the score 1-1. M. Touré received a yellow card for Norwich at 54'. Bristol City made their 1st substitution at 65', with S. Twine replacing T. Horvat. Bristol City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with E. Riis replacing D. Burgzorg. Bristol City made their 3rd substitution at 65', with M. Sykes replacing S. Bell. Norwich took the lead at 70' when M. Touré scored, with the assist credited to O. Schwartau, making the score 1-2. K. McLean received a yellow card for Norwich at 72'. Norwich extended the lead at 75' when M. Touré scored, with the assist credited to P. Maghoma, making the score 1-3. Norwich made their 1st substitution at 77', with P. Maghoma replacing A. Ben Slimane. Norwich made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Touré replacing M. Kvistgaarden. Bristol City made their 4th substitution at 78', with Sam Morsy replacing S. Armstrong. Norwich extended the lead at 79' when J. Córdoba scored, with the assist credited to K. McLean, making the score 1-4. Norwich made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Ahmed replacing E. Mundle-Smith. Norwich made their 4th substitution at 84', with O. Schwartau replacing A. Forson. Bristol City made their 5th substitution at 87', with R. McCrorie replacing G. Tanner. Bristol City scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when S. Bell scored, with the assist credited to D. Burgzorg, making the score 2-4. Norwich made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with K. McLean replacing Jacob Wright.

Bristol City used 5 substitutions while Norwich used 5 substitutions. Norwich got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Norwich outshot their opponent (10-19).
  • Norwich controlled possession (55%).
  • Norwich had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals7 (43.8%)
BTTS9 (56.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Bristol City vs Norwich Head-to-Head History by Season