Plymouth vs Bristol City

1 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Rami Al Hajj 50’
  • Julio Pleguezuelo 90+1’
  • Anis Mehmeti 32’
  • Jason Knight 56’

Match summary

Plymouth and Bristol City shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Bristol City led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Anis Mehmeti put Bristol City ahead in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Rami Al Hajj equalised in the 50th minute, Jason Knight put Bristol City back in front in the 56th minute, and Julio Pleguezuelo equalised in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Bristol City 1.68 from 14.

Match stats

Plymouth Bristol City
15 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 6
1 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.65 xG 1.68
1.65 Non-penalty xG 1.68

Key events

Plymouth Bristol City
Kick-off
32’
Anis Mehmeti0-1 (Bristol City)
Half-time0-1
Rami Al Hajj1-1 (Plymouth)
50’
56’
Jason Knight1-2 (Bristol City)
Julio Pleguezuelo2-2 (Plymouth)
90+1’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Matthew Sorinola
Bristol City
  • Luke McNally

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 1.68 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), 0-1 32’ 50’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), 1-1 50’ 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), 1-2 56’ 90+1’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), 2-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 1.68 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), 0-1 Mehmeti 32’ 50’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), 1-1 Al Hajj 50’ 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), 1-2 Knight 56’ 90+1’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), 2-2 Pleguezuelo 90+1’
Plymouth 1.66 xGBristol City 1.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol City attacking Plymouth attacking 
9’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 90+1’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 46’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 86’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 50’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 17’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 47’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 89’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Max Bird (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 32’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 56’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 90+1’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 46’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 86’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 50’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 17’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 47’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 89’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Max Bird (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Conor Hazard
90′ – – – – – – –
Kornél Szűcs
90′ – – – – – – –
Julio Pleguezuelo
90′ 1 – 2 0.37 – – –
Brendan Galloway
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Sorinola
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Bali Mumba Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.16 – – –
Rami Al Hajj Taken off
86′ 1 – 3 0.27 – – –
Ryan Hardie Taken off
72′ – – 3 0.68 – – –
Michael Obafemi Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Ibrahim Cissoko Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Andre Gray Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
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

Plymouth win 20% Avg odds 4.63
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.86
Bristol City win 55% Avg odds 1.72

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

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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.