Bristol City v Burnley

Bristol City v Burnley: the preview

Bristol City meet Burnley at Ashton Gate, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Bristol City have lost their last 4 at Ashton Gate and haven't won there since 2026-27 (against Watford).

straight losses at Ashton Gate

Bristol City have lost their last 4 at Ashton Gate and haven't won there since 2026-27 (against Watford).

15–17

head to head

Nothing between them: Bristol City 15, Burnley 17, 13 drawn from 45 meetings.

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Bristol City by 6 goals in 1903-04 (6–0).

1 v 0.4

goals a match

Key match-up: Zian Flemming (Burnley) averages 1 goals a match to Scott Twine's 0.4 (Bristol City).

0.4 v 0.4

assists a match

Key match-up: Rio Cardines (Bristol City) gets an assist every 2.5 matches, Lucas Pires (Burnley) one every 2.8 matches.

assists in 2026-27

Rio Cardines has 6 assists in 15 matches for Bristol City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Lucas Pires has 4 assists in 11 matches for Burnley in 2026-27.

goals in 2026-27

Scott Twine (Bristol City) has 5 goals in 12 matches in 2026-27, one every 2.4 matches.

Head to head

15Bristol City

13Draws

17Burnley

45 meetings since 1902 · average score Bristol City 1.3, Burnley 1.4

6 Sept 26Bristol City2–1Turf Moor

30 Mar 25Burnley1–0Turf Moor

23 Nov 24Burnley1–0Ashton Gate

30 Apr 23Burnley2–1Ashton Gate

18 Sept 22Burnley2–1Turf Moor

4 May 09Burnley4–0Football League Championship

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Bristol City v Norwich City, Sat, 7 Nov · Burnley v Queens Park Rangers, Wed, 4 Nov).

Bristol City v Burnley: the preview

Bristol City meet Burnley at Ashton Gate, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Bristol City have lost their last 4 at Ashton Gate and haven't won there since 2026-27 (against Watford).

The big picture

Bristol City come in 17th on the ladder with 18 points; Burnley are 22nd on 10. Bristol City have the higher position to protect.

Bristol City are 5–7–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 1.6 against.

Burnley are 1–6–7 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.9 against.

Form

Bristol City have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Norwich City 0–5.

Burnley have won zero of their last five and most recently drew with Queens Park Rangers 1–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 45 times on our records since 1902: Bristol City 15, Burnley 17, 13 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Bristol City won 2–1 at Turf Moor.

Biggest margin between these two: Bristol City by 6 goals in 1903-04 (6–0).

Players to watch

For Bristol City, watch Scott Twine (5 goals in 2026-27) and Dominic Ballard (4 goals in 2026-27).

For Burnley, watch Zeki Amdouni (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Largie Ramazani (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At Ashton Gate

Bristol City have won 7 of their last 20 at Ashton Gate.

The deeper numbers

Bristol City have lost their last 4 at Ashton Gate and haven't won there since 2026-27 (against Watford).

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Bristol City have the edge.

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