Championship · 2025Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityNorwich City
Shots9 shots/match19 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match9 shots/match
Expected goals1.43 xG/match2.14 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners2 corners/match10 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Kellen Fisher · Norwich City · 18′ · 0.01 xG · on targetKenny McLean · Norwich City · 49′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 75′ · 0.01 xG · goalEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 13′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKenny McLean · Norwich City · 17′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKenny McLean · Norwich City · 36′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedParis Maghoma · Norwich City · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarry Darling · Norwich City · 62′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPelle Mattsson · Norwich City · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 34′ · 0.03 xG · on targetParis Maghoma · Norwich City · 75′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJacob Wright · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOscar Schwartau · Norwich City · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAli Ahmed · Norwich City · 23′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedParis Maghoma · Norwich City · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJosé Córdoba · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 70′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJosé Córdoba · Norwich City · 78′ · 0.05 xG · goalTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 86′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 51′ · 0.07 xG · on targetAnis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 82′ · 0.07 xG · on targetSam Morsy · Bristol City · 2′ · 0.09 xG · goalScott Twine · Bristol City · 50′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedDelano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 88′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 21′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedSam Bell · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.39 xG · goalScott Twine · Bristol City · 34′ · 0.42 xG · on targetMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 51′ · 0.42 xG · goalMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 70′ · 0.89 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.51 xG. Norwich City: 19 shots, 9 on target, 1.86 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Sam Morsy · Bristol City · 2′Sam Bell · Bristol City · 90′Mohamed Touré · Norwich City · 51′Mohamed Touré · Norwich City · 70′Mohamed Touré · Norwich City · 75′José Córdoba · Norwich City · 78′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 1.51 xG · Norwich City 1.86 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bristol City's last-five shots average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Bristol City's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9.6 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9.6 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Bristol City
0Draws
0Norwich City
Norwich CityBristol City · Championship01

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Norwich City in 7 · 5 too close

1.26 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 43/431.37 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 43/431.21 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 43/431.28 xG/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 43/431.37 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 42/4212.4 shots/match
13.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 42/4212 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 42/424.38 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 42/423.79 shots/match
49.6%Possessionseason · 42/4253.1%
5 corners/matchCornersseason · 42/425.19 corners/match
4.79 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 42/425.1 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.62 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 42/4210.1 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
30%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 43/4321%
65%Scoring frequencyseason · 43/4379%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Bristol City43.8
Norwich City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City53.5
Norwich City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Bristol City29.9
Norwich City65.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Bristol City47.9
Norwich City22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City10.4
Norwich City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City39.6
Norwich City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Bristol City40.1
Norwich City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.42 xG/match
9.6 shots/matchShots5/513.8 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
50.8%Possession5/558.6%
3.2 corners/matchCorners5/58 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.43 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots10/1014.2 shots/match
3.9 shots/matchShots on target10/105.6 shots/match
52.2%Possession10/1057.7%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/107.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

43 / 43 matches
1.26 goals/matchGoals scored43/431.37 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowed43/431.21 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals43/431.28 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots42/4212.4 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target42/424.38 shots/match
49.6%Possession42/4253.1%
5 corners/matchCorners42/425.19 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.62 fouls/matchFouls42/4210.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

22 / 22 matches
1.41 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.59 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.18 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.32 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots21/2111.2 shots/match
3.95 shots/matchShots on target21/214.57 shots/match
53.1%Possession21/2150.1%
4.9 corners/matchCorners21/214.52 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.86 fouls/matchFouls21/2110.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.1 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples43 / 43home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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