Cardiff v Bristol City result

Full-time · Cardiff 1–2 Bristol City

Championship · Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:30 BST · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cardiff · Bristol City · Head-to-head

Cardiff 1–2 Bristol City — Bristol City won this Championship match.

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bristol City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cardiff 1–2 Bristol City · Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd
Referee: D. Webb
Head-to-head (last 6): Cardiff 3 · draws 0 · Bristol City 3 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 3W 1D 1L · Bristol City 1W 2D 2L

Cardiff 1–2 Bristol City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.71 / 1.8

Corners

against 3.57 / 3.4 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.71 / 2.6

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 5.2 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.43 / 1.8

Cards

against 1.14 / 1.2 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · D. Webb

1.1 home / 1.7 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.71 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	1.8 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.57 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	7 for · 12.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.71 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.6 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.29 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.2 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Webb — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 1.7 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 1.7

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Collins n 8	49.8	2.5 6/3	1.6 6/1	—
C. Nelson n 8	90	1.9 8/5	0.3 2/0	—
K. Moore n 8	50.1	1.8 3/3	3.4 5/3	—
M. Pack n 8	88	1.7 5/3	1.2 6/2	C. Pring
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	1.7 6/2	0.7 5/0	C. Pring

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Wilson n 8	72.6	3.1 7/7	2 6/5
K. Moore n 8	50.1	2.2 7/2	0.9 4/0
A. Flint n 8	90	1.9 6/4	1.1 5/3
J. Collins n 8	49.8	1.8 4/3	0.9 2/2
M. Pack n 8	88	1.2 6/3	0.5 3/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Wilson n 8	72.6	0.6 2/1	0.3 1/1
Mark Harris n 8	34.8	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
M. Pack n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
J. Murphy n 8	36.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Flint n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	3.3 8/7
Joel Bagan n 8	69.1	2.1 5/4
C. Brown n 8	90	1.8 6/4
T. Sang n 8	89.6	1.6 8/5
M. Pack n 8	88	1.5 7/4

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Smithies n 8	80.1	2.7 5/4
D. Phillips n 8	90	1.8 4/2

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Wells n 8	57.6	2.7 7/4	1.2 4/1	—
S. Janneh n 8	30.9	2.2 3/3	1.1 2/1	—
K. Palmer n 8	43.8	2.1 5/2	0 0/0	—
C. Pring n 8	70.3	1.9 5/4	1.3 6/2	J. Ralls
T. Rowe n 8	76.4	1.6 6/2	1.2 5/3	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Weimann n 8	86.9	1.9 8/5	0.9 4/2
M. James n 8	86.3	1.6 6/4	0.5 2/1
N. Wells n 8	57.6	1.6 3/2	0.8 2/1
S. Janneh n 8	30.9	1.5 2/1	0.7 1/1
A. King n 8	63	1.1 5/1	0.2 1/0

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Á. Nagy n 8	39.5	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
S. Janneh n 8	30.9	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
C. Martin n 8	63.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. James n 8	86.3	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
A. Weimann n 8	86.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Palmer n 8	43.8	4.1 7/4
C. Pring n 8	70.3	3 7/6
J. Dasilva n 8	68.5	2.5 6/6
H. Massengo n 8	83.4	2.3 6/5
M. James n 8	86.3	2.1 7/5

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. O’Leary n 8	90	3.6 6/4
D. Bentley n 8	90	2.4 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Morrison	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
A. Flint	90	0	0	1	2	0	7
C. Nelson	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
Joel Bagan	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
R. Giles	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
M. Pack	90	2	0	1	4	0	7.7
J. Ralls	90	1	0	2	1	Y	7.5
K. Moore	90	2	1	2	0	0	7.2
T. Sang	73	1	0	0	2	0	6.2
L. Bacuna	72	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
R. Colwill sub	18	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Collins sub	17	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Z. Vyner	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.5
T. Kalas	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
R. Atkinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
N. Baker	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
H. Massengo	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.3
M. James	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
C. Martin	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	Y	7
A. Weimann	89	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	8.2
C. Pring	81	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
A. King	66	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
A. Semenyo sub	24	0	1	1	1	1	1	Y	6.9
J. Dasilva sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Alex Scott sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffWWDWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Bristol CityDDLWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Cardiff 3 · 0 draws · Bristol City 3 · 1.5 goals/game

2021-02-06 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff
2020-11-06 Cardiff 0–1 Bristol City
2020-07-04 Bristol City 0–1 Cardiff
2019-11-10 Cardiff 0–1 Bristol City
2018-02-25 Cardiff 1–0 Bristol City
2017-11-04 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Bristol City#17 pos55 pts46 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.09

Bristol City scored1.35

Cardiff conceded1.48

Bristol City conceded1.67

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What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Bristol City?: In their last 6 meetings, Cardiff won 3, Bristol City won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cardiff and Bristol City?: Recent form — Cardiff 3W 1D 1L; Bristol City 1W 2D 2L.

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