Stoke City vs Bristol City – Match preview
Stoke City-:-
Bristol CityBet365 StadiumRound 12
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
52%
28%
Stoke CityDraw 20%Bristol City
Bookmaker implied
41%
31%
Stoke CityDraw 28%Bristol City
2.3 – 1.7
Expected score
75%
Over 2.5 goals
73%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026Stoke CityBristol City
- 7
- League position
- 16
- WLWWW
- Last 5
- LLDWL
- 2.40
- Points per game (L5)
- 0.80
- 9
- Goals scored (L5)
- 2
- 6
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 4
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 1
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 1
Head to Head
7
Stoke City wins
2
Draws
10
Bristol City wins
Last 19 meetings
2.6
Goals per game
42%
Both teams scored
42%
Over 2.5 goals
02 May 2026
Last meeting
Stoke City in the last 5 meetings
LWLDW
Injuries & Suspensions
Stoke City
- Junior TchamadeuKnee Injury
Bristol City
- Cameron PringAnkle Injury
- Lorent TolajMuscle Injury
- Luke McNallyCruciate Ligament Injury
- Noah EileMuscle Injury
Confirmed Line-ups
Stoke City
- 1Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeper
- 16Ben WilmotDefender
- 18Bosun LawalDefender
- 5Luke GrahamDefender
- 2Ben JohnsonDefender
- 27Djibril SoumaréMidfielder
- 8Ethan GalbraithMidfielder
- 21Luca BombinoDefender
- 7Jack McGlynnMidfielder
- 13Justin DevennyMidfielder
- 11Lamine CisséAttacker
Bristol City
- 1Sam TickleGoalkeeper
- 19George TannerDefender
- 15Luke McNallyDefender
- 5Rob AtkinsonDefender
- 3Cameron PringDefender
- 12Jason KnightMidfielder
- 27Gibson YahMidfielder
- 21Rio CardinesAttacker
- 10Scott TwineAttacker
- 7Yu HirakawaAttacker
- 23Dom BallardAttacker
Key Players
Championship, this seasonStoke City
Top scorer
Ethan Galbraith
3 goals
Most assists
Ethan Galbraith
3 assists
Best rated
Jack McGlynn
7.09
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.87 | – |
| Ethan GalbraithMidfielder | 11 (11) | 990 | 3 | 3 | – | 6.98 | ×4 |
| Ben WilmotDefender | 11 (11) | 946 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.90 | |
| Ben JohnsonMidfielder | 10 (10) | 900 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.87 | – |
| Eric-Junior BocatMidfielder | 11 (10) | 839 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.93 | |
| Djibril SoumaréMidfielder | 11 (10) | 834 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.77 | |
| Luke GrahamDefender | 9 (9) | 810 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.96 | ×3 |
| Justin DevennyAttacker | 7 (6) | 453 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.86 | |
| George HirstAttacker | 10 (5) | 450 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.51 | |
| Jack McGlynnAttacker | 7 (5) | 438 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.09 | |
| Lamine CisséAttacker | 7 (5) | 387 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.89 | – |
| Bosun LawalDefender | 7 (5) | 384 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.72 | ×2 |
| Maksym TaloverovDefender | 8 (4) | 372 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.37 | ×2 |
| Jun-ho BaeMidfielder | 6 (4) | 360 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.58 | |
| Sam GallagherAttacker | 6 (4) | 329 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.83 | ×2 |
Bristol City
Top scorer
Scott Twine
3 goals
Most assists
Rio Cardines
6 assists
Best rated
Rio Cardines
7.21
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam TickleGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.38 | – |
| Jason KnightMidfielder | 11 (11) | 962 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.67 | ×3 |
| Rio CardinesDefender | 11 (9) | 847 | 0 | 6 | – | 7.21 | |
| Yu HirakawaMidfielder | 11 (9) | 703 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.69 | – |
| Lisav Naif EissatDefender | 9 (8) | 688 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.82 | ×2 |
| George TannerDefender | 9 (8) | 661 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.84 | – |
| Scott TwineMidfielder | 9 (9) | 658 | 3 | 0 | – | 7.05 | – |
| Rob DickieDefender | 7 (7) | 616 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.94 | |
| Dominic BallardAttacker | 11 (6) | 577 | 3 | 0 | – | 6.72 | |
| Lorent TolajAttacker | 8 (7) | 553 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.82 | |
| Jed WallaceMidfielder | 10 (5) | 488 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.65 | – |
| Joe WilliamsMidfielder | 7 (5) | 481 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.78 | |
| Rob AtkinsonDefender | 7 (5) | 465 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.70 | – |
| Cameron PringDefender | 9 (4) | 442 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.55 | – |
| Sam GreenwoodMidfielder | 10 (4) | 379 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.61 |
Referee
James Bell
Referee · England
- Cards per game
- 3.62
- Yellow cards per game
- 3.62
- Red cards per game
- 0.00
- Fouls per game
- 21.1
- Penalties per game
- 0.14
- Home wins
- 56%
Averages across 21 completed matches officiated by James Bell in our database.