Bristol City vs Cardiff City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 19 December 2026, 12:30 UTC

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Bristol City vs Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 19 December 2026, 12:30 UTC · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

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Bristol City vs Cardiff City preview

The Championship fixture between Bristol City and Cardiff City is scheduled for Saturday 19 December 2026 at 12:30 UTC at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol. Bristol City sit 15th on 18 points after 13 matches, while Cardiff City are 18th in the table with 14 points from 13.

Recent form: Bristol City W-D-L-L-D, Cardiff City L-W-D-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Bristol City have scored 0.8 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Cardiff City average 2.0 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Bristol City won 4, 2 games were drawn and Cardiff City won 4. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 15 Feb 2025, ended Cardiff City 1-1 Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol City 4, draws 2, Cardiff City 4.

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Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)

George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Gabriel Osho, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Joel Colwill, Chris Willock

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