Bristol City vs Stoke City

Bristol City

2 - 0

Stoke City

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Ashton Gate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Bristol City 12 · Stoke City 17

Referee Stats

Ben Toner

20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.45
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	40%
Draws	35%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-17).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Bristol City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bristol City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

33 / 31

Avg: 1.43 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.74 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

0.96

1.43

0.74

1.35

1.22

48%

O2.5

30%

39%

BTTS

26%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Bristol City rank12th

Stoke City rank17th

Bristol City points62

Stoke City points55

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.

Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5

29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-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.

Stoke City last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals1-11

Record0-0-5

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.

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%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS26%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Bristol City score at home70%

Bristol City clean sheet at home35%

Stoke City score away48%

Stoke City clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Bristol City score first17%

Bristol City win after scoring first75%

Stoke City score first0%

Stoke City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol City 25% · Stoke City 17%

Avg first goal minute: Bristol City 22.5' · Stoke City —

Vs league average

Bristol City score at home1.43 vs 1.40

Bristol City concede at home1.35 vs 1.20

Stoke City score away0.74 vs 1.20

Stoke City concede away1.22 vs 1.40

Bristol City score 2% above league average, while Stoke City score 39% below league average.

Defensive side: Bristol City are 12% above league average at home, and Stoke City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

398

452

Passes Accurate

321

392

Passes %

81%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Burgzorg

Normal Goal

35'

35' B. Pearson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Pearson

1st substitution · For: T. Seko

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ L. Cissé

2nd substitution · For: S. Gallagher

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Bae Jun-Ho

3rd substitution · For: J. Rak-Sakyi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Bae Jun-Ho

4th substitution · For: J. Rak-Sakyi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ L. Cissé

5th substitution · For: S. Gallagher

60'

60' J. Tchamadeu

63'

63' R. McCrorie

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Tchamadeu

6th substitution · For: Sydney Agina

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Sam Morsy

1st substitution · For: M. Sykes

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Horvat

2nd substitution · For: S. Bell

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Burgzorg

3rd substitution · For: E. Riis

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Manhoef

7th substitution · For: M. Smit

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Bell

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Dickie

90+5'

90+5' J. Rak-Sakyi

Bristol City vs Stoke City 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol City beat Stoke City 2-0 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Ben Toner. It was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

First half: Bristol City took an early lead at 1' when D. Burgzorg scored, making the score 1-0. B. Pearson received a yellow card for Stoke City at 35'.

Second half: Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Pearson replacing T. Seko. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with L. Cissé replacing S. Gallagher. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with Bae Jun-Ho replacing J. Rak-Sakyi. Stoke City made their 4th substitution at 59', with Bae Jun-Ho replacing J. Rak-Sakyi. Stoke City made their 5th substitution at 59', with L. Cissé replacing S. Gallagher. J. Tchamadeu received a yellow card for Stoke City at 60'. R. McCrorie received a yellow card for Bristol City at 63'. Stoke City made their 6th substitution at 71', with J. Tchamadeu replacing Sydney Agina. Bristol City made their 1st substitution at 74', with Sam Morsy replacing M. Sykes. Bristol City made their 2nd substitution at 81', with T. Horvat replacing S. Bell. Bristol City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Burgzorg replacing E. Riis. Stoke City made their 7th substitution at 87', with M. Manhoef replacing M. Smit. Bristol City extended the lead at 88' when S. Bell scored, with the assist credited to R. Dickie, making the score 2-0. J. Rak-Sakyi received a yellow card for Stoke City at 90+5'.

Bristol City used 3 substitutions while Stoke City used 7 substitutions. Bristol City got 1 yellow card, while Stoke City got 3 yellow cards.