Bristol City v Cardiff City

Bristol City v Cardiff City: what the numbers say

Bristol City meet Cardiff City at Ashton Gate, Saturday 11:30pm (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Bristol City 6, Cardiff City 8, 2 drawn from 16 meetings.

The big picture

Bristol City come in 17th on the ladder with 18 points; Cardiff City are 14th on 18. Cardiff City are the side higher up the table.

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

Cardiff City are 3–5–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.6 against.

Form

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

Cardiff City have won two of their last five and most recently drew with West Ham United 3–3.

Head to head

These sides have met 16 times on our records since 2016: Bristol City 6, Cardiff City 8, 2 drawn.

Last time out (2024-25), it was a draw 1–1 at Cardiff City Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Bristol City by 2 goals in 2022-23 (2–0).

Players to watch

For Bristol City, watch Scott Twine (0.4 goals a game in 2026-27) and Dominic Ballard (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Cardiff City, watch Jack Moylan (0.6 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Yousef Salech (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At Ashton Gate

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

What the numbers say

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

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

Bristol City v Cardiff City: what the numbers say

Bristol City meet Cardiff City at Ashton Gate, Saturday 11:30pm (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Bristol City 6, Cardiff City 8, 2 drawn from 16 meetings.

6–8

head to head

Nothing between them: Bristol City 6, Cardiff City 8, 2 drawn from 16 meetings.

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Bristol City by 2 goals in 2022-23 (2–0).

0.6 v 0.4

goals a game

Key match-up: Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) averages 0.6 goals a game to Scott Twine's 0.4 (Bristol City).

0.4 v 0.3

assists a game

Key match-up: Rio Cardines (Bristol City) averages 0.4 assists a game to Ollie Tanner's 0.3 (Cardiff City).

assists in 2026-27

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

assists in 2026-27

Jack Moylan has 3 assists in 14 games for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Ollie Tanner has 4 assists in 14 games for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

7/20

at Ashton Gate

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

Head to head

6Bristol City

2Draws

8Cardiff City

16 meetings since 2016 · average score Bristol City 1, Cardiff City 1.3

15 Feb 25Draw1–1Cardiff City Stadium

7 Oct 24Draw1–1Ashton Gate

2 Mar 24Cardiff City1–0Ashton Gate

29 Oct 23Cardiff City2–0Cardiff City Stadium

4 Mar 23Cardiff City2–0Cardiff City Stadium

21 Aug 22Bristol City2–0Ashton Gate

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 · Cardiff City v West Ham United, Thu, 5 Nov).