Bristol City vs Stoke City prediction and preview

Championship · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Bristol City vs Stoke City

Championship · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

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Bristol City vs Stoke City preview

Bristol City welcome Stoke City at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol on Tuesday 29 December 2026 (19:45 UTC) in the Championship. Bristol City go into the round 15th, on 18 points from 13 games, while Stoke City go into the round 4th, on 26 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Bristol City W-D-L-L-D, Stoke City W-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. Stoke City average 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Bristol City won 4, 2 games were drawn and Stoke City won 4. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Stoke City 0-0 Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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4Stoke City148242217+526LWDWW
15Bristol City135351517-218DLLDW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol City 4, draws 2, Stoke 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

Stoke City expected line-up (3-4-3)

Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Jack McGlynn, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Luca Bombino, Justin Devenny, Lamine Cissé

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