Match Report
5 points and 5 places separated them: Bristol City U21 14th with 35, Cardiff City U21 9th with 40. Bristol City U21 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bristol City U21 0, draws 1, Cardiff City U21 5, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Goal scorers
Bristol City U21: M. Thelwell (7'), Luke Skinner (50'), Jed Meerholz (73') · Cardiff City U21: Charlie O'Brien (44')
Key stats
Possession: Bristol City U21 50% · Cardiff City U21 50% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 5-4