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Bristol City vs Cardiff prediction & preview
Next up: Championship, Sat 19 Dec 2026, 12:30 UTC
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Head-to-head in numbers
Bristol City and Cardiff have met 21 times since March 2012. The record reads Bristol City 7 wins, Cardiff 11, with 3 draws. These games average 2.4 goals. Both teams have scored in 48% of meetings, and 38% have gone over 2.5 goals. Bristol City's biggest win in this fixture was 2-0 in August 2022. Cardiff's biggest win in this fixture was 2-0 in October 2023. Cardiff are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.
The last meeting, on 15 Feb 2025 (Championship), finished Cardiff 1-1 Bristol City. Bristol City's last 5 results, most recent first: D L L D W. Cardiff's last 5 results, most recent first: W D W L W. Bristol City sit 14th in the Championship table. Cardiff sit 16th in the Championship table.
They meet next on 19 Dec 2026 (Championship).
Recent meetings
Where they stand
Championship tableChampionship
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 25 | WDWWD | |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 23 | LLWWW | |
| 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 22 | LWWDD | |
| 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 21 | WDWLL | |
| 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 21 | DWWLL | |
| 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 20 | WDWWL | |
| 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 | LWWWD | |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 | WLWDD | |
| 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 20 | DWLWW | |
| 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 18 | WLWWD | |
| 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 18 | WDWWL | |
| 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 16 | DWLWL | |
| 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 15 | LDLWD | |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 | DLLDW | |
| 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 15 | WDLLL | |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 14 | WDWLW | |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 | LWLDW | |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 14 | LDWLW | |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 14 | LLDDL | |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 12 | WLLLL | |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 11 | LWLLL | |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 8 | LLDWD | |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 7 | DLLDD | |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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