Bristol City vs Stoke

2 May 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Delano Burgzorg 1’
  • Sam Bell 88’

Match summary

Bristol City won 2-0 at home to Stoke. Bristol City led 1-0 at half-time.

Delano Burgzorg put Bristol City ahead in the first minute and Sam Bell made it 2-0 from a corner in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bristol City created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Stoke's 1.03 from 16.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
13 Shots 16
5 Shots on target 2
2 Corners 15
72 Attacks 94
28 Dangerous attacks 53
403 Passes 456
80.9% Pass accuracy 87.3%
17 Tackles 11
7 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Bristol City Stoke
Kick-off
Delano BurgzorgRight foot shot1-0 (Bristol City)
1’
Scott TwineShot on target
5’
Adam RandellShot on target
21’
35’
Ben Pearson
42’
Steven​ N'ZonziShot on target
Half-time1-0
46’
Tatsuki SekoBen Pearson
Second half underway
59’
Jesurun Rak-SakyiJun-Ho Bae
59’
Sam GallagherLamine Cissé
60’
Junior Tchamadeu
Ross McCrorie
63’
71’
Sydney AginaJunior Tchamadeu
Mark SykesSam Morsy
74’
75’
Million ManhoefShot on target
Sam BellTomi Horvat
81’
Emil Riis JacobsenDelano Burgzorg
84’
87’
Milan SmitMillion Manhoef
Scott TwineShot on target
87’
Sam BellRight foot shot2-0 (Bristol City)
88’
90+5’
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Full-time2-0

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.00 1.03 1’ Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City), 1-0 1’ 88’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), 2-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.00 1.03 1’ Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City), 1-0 Burgzorg 1’ 88’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), 2-0 Bell 88’
Bristol City 2.00 xGStoke 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Bristol City attacking 
88’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.59 xG, goal 1’ Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 45’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 58’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 62’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+4’ Milan Smit (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+6’ Tatsuki Seko (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Steven​ N'Zonzi (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Adam Randell (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Steven​ N'Zonzi (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Tomi Horvat (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Adam Randell (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Tomi Horvat (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.59 xG, goal 1’ Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 45’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 58’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 62’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+4’ Milan Smit (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+6’ Tatsuki Seko (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Steven​ N'Zonzi (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Adam Randell (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Steven​ N'Zonzi (Stoke), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Tomi Horvat (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Adam Randell (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Tomi Horvat (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vitek
Eile
Dickie
Borges
McCrorie
Randell
Morsy 74’
Knight
Horvat 81’
Twine
Burgzorg 84’
Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Johansson
Bocat
Tchamadeu 71’
Phillips
Gibson
N'Zonzi
Pearson 46’
Thomas
Manhoef 87’
Bae 59’
Cissé 59’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Radek Vitek
90′ 2 0 37 3 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Noah Eile
90′ 1 2 – 2 1 49 – – – –
Rob Dickie
90′ 1 1 – 4 2 58 – – 1 –
Neto Borges
90′ 5 1 – 9 1 36 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Ross McCrorie
90′ – – 31 1 – 3 1 6 2 1
Adam Randell
90′ – – 42 1 – 1 – 5 1 2 –
Sam Morsy Taken off
74′ – – 45 – – 2 1 2 2 – –
Jason Knight
90′ – – 29 – – 2 1 3 – 1 –
Tomi Horvat Taken off
81′ – – 29 2 – 1 1 2 1 – –
Scott Twine
90′ – – 29 1 – – 1 4 – 2 –
Mark Sykes Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 3 2 – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Delano Burgzorg Taken off
84′ 1 – 1 1 0.52 – 2 1 1 11 –
Sam Bell Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – 1 1 0.59 – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – – –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 49% Avg odds 1.94
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.70
Stoke win 26% Avg odds 3.57

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

Form going into the game

Bristol City WDLDL
Stoke LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Stoke 5-1 Bristol City, 01 Nov 25 Next meeting: Stoke 0-0 Bristol City, 24 Oct 26  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.