Championship · 2025Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityWest Bromwich Albion
Shots4 shots/match20 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals0.18 xG/match2.51 xG/match
Possession54%46%
Corners5 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match6 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.

Callum Styles · West Bromwich Albion · 65′ · 0.01 xG · on targetDaniel Imray · West Bromwich Albion · 70′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJayson Molumby · West Bromwich Albion · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Imray · West Bromwich Albion · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDaryl Dike · West Bromwich Albion · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 29′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJayson Molumby · West Bromwich Albion · 43′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 72′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJed Wallace · West Bromwich Albion · 48′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 57′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDaryl Dike · West Bromwich Albion · 72′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNathaniel Phillips · West Bromwich Albion · 49′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJosh Maja · West Bromwich Albion · 4′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 70′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedDaryl Dike · West Bromwich Albion · 72′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Price · West Bromwich Albion · 90′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Campbell · West Bromwich Albion · 26′ · 0.32 xG · goalAune Selland Heggebø · West Bromwich Albion · 32′ · 0.38 xG · on targetJayson Molumby · West Bromwich Albion · 72′ · 0.40 xG · on target
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  • goal
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Bristol City: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.17 xG. West Bromwich Albion: 20 shots, 6 on target, 2.48 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′George Campbell · West Bromwich Albion · 26′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 0.17 xG · West Bromwich Albion 2.48 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

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

0.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.26 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match1.26 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion.

7.1 daysRest daysBristol City · West Bromwich Albion7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityWest Bromwich AlbionBaseline
Rest days7.1 days7 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

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

1Bristol City
0Draws
0West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich AlbionBristol City · Championship12

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · West Bromwich Albion in 6 · 5 too close

1.26 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 39/391.03 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 39/391.38 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 39/391.22 xG/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 39/391 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 38/3913.8 shots/match
13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 38/3910.5 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 38/394.08 shots/match
4.21 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 38/393.36 shots/match
49.6%Possessionseason · 38/3951.2%
5.24 corners/matchCornersseason · 38/395.38 corners/match
4.63 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 38/393.72 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.71 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 38/3910.5 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
28%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 39/3923%
64%Scoring frequencyseason · 39/3969%

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
West Bromwich Albion56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City47.9
West Bromwich Albion54.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Bristol City33.3
West Bromwich Albion66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Bristol City52.1
West Bromwich Albion81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City14.6
West Bromwich Albion35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City52.1
West Bromwich Albion60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bristol City41.7
West Bromwich Albion59.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
0.82 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.65 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots5/517.4 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.2 shots/match
53.6%Possession5/550.6%
6.4 corners/matchCorners5/56.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101 goals/match
0.81 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.19 xG/match
10 shots/matchShots10/1013.9 shots/match
3.2 shots/matchShots on target10/103.3 shots/match
52.1%Possession10/1051%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/105 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

39 / 39 matches
1.26 goals/matchGoals scored39/391.03 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowed39/391.38 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals39/391.22 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots38/3913.8 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on target38/394.08 shots/match
49.6%Possession38/3951.2%
5.24 corners/matchCorners38/395.38 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.71 fouls/matchFouls38/3910.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

20 / 20 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored20/200.85 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.55 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.07 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots19/2012.2 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target19/203.5 shots/match
53.9%Possession19/2049.1%
5.32 corners/matchCorners19/204.35 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.05 fouls/matchFouls19/2010.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples39 / 39home / 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, 21 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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