Bristol City vs Stoke

30 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

  • Sam Bell 5’
  • Nahki Wells 15’
  • Mehdi Léris 20’
  • Sead Hakšabanović 47’
  • Nathan Lowe 89’

Match summary

Stoke came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Bristol City, with a late winner. Bristol City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sam Bell put Bristol City ahead from a corner in the 5th minute, Nahki Wells made it 2-0 in the 15th minute, and Mehdi Léris pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 20th minute. In the second half, Sead Hakšabanović equalised in the 47th minute and Nathan Lowe won it in the 89th minute.

Bristol City can feel hard done by, creating 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Stoke's 0.96 from 6.

Match stats

Bristol City Stoke
13 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.30 xG 0.96
1.30 Non-penalty xG 0.96

Key events

Bristol City Stoke
Kick-off
Sam Bell1-0 (Bristol City)
5’
Nahki Wells2-0 (Bristol City)
15’
20’
Mehdi Léris2-1 (Stoke)
Half-time2-1
47’
Sead Hakšabanović2-2 (Stoke)
89’
Nathan Lowe2-3 (Stoke)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bristol City
  • Max O'Leary
  • Andreas Weimann
Stoke
  • Junior Tchamadeu

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 0.96 5’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), 1-0 5’ 15’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), 2-0 15’ 20’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), 2-1 20’ 47’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), 2-2 47’ 89’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), 2-3 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 0.96 5’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), 1-0 Bell 5’ 15’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), 2-0 Wells 15’ 20’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), 2-1 Léris 20’ 47’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), 2-2 Hakšabanović 47’ 89’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), 2-3 Lowe 89’
Bristol City 1.30 xGStoke 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Bristol City attacking 
89’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 60’ Kal Naismith (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.59 xG, saved 15’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 1’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Andreas Weimann (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 73’ Harry Cornick (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Joe Williams (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 60’ Kal Naismith (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.59 xG, saved 15’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 1’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Andreas Weimann (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 73’ Harry Cornick (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Joe Williams (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Max O'Leary
90′ – – – – – –
George Tanner Taken off
54′ – – – – – – –
Rob Dickie
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Kal Naismith
90′ – – 1 0.59 – – –
Cameron Pring
90′ – – – – – – –
Jason Knight
90′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Matty James
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Williams Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Mark Sykes Taken off
54′ – – – – – – –
Nahki Wells Taken off
54′ 1 – 3 0.24 – – –
Sam Bell Taken off
53′ 1 – 2 0.06 – – –
Andreas Weimann Came on as a substitute
37′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Harry Cornick Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Ephraim Yeboah Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 37% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Stoke win 34% Avg odds 2.85

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol City DWDWL
Stoke LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Stoke 1-2 Bristol City, 07 Apr 23 Next meeting: Stoke 4-0 Bristol City, 04 May 24  All Bristol City vs Stoke meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.