Match Report
Bristol City went into the game 12th in the table on 62 points; Stoke City sat 17th on 55 — a 7-point gap. Stoke City had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 17th in the table.
Stoke City arrived off three straight defeats.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 8 for Bristol City, 6 for Stoke City and 2 drawn, at 2.69 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.69 historically.
Goal scorers
Bristol City: Delano Burgzorg (1'), Sam Bell (88')
Key stats
Possession: Bristol City 46% · Stoke City 54% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 2-15