Championship · 2025Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 12:30 UTCFull timeSwansea.com StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSwansea CityBristol City
Shots8 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals0.58 xG/match0.72 xG/match
Possession44%56%
Corners3 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match11 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.

Emil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 78′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Tanner · Bristol City · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJason Knight · Bristol City · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJason Knight · Bristol City · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNoah Eile · Bristol City · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDelano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 9′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Earthy · Bristol City · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 58′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 7′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 64′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMalick Yalcouyé · Swansea City · 84′ · 0.06 xG · on targetGeorge Earthy · Bristol City · 17′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · on targetŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 26′ · 0.26 xG · goalDelano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 57′ · 0.29 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Swansea City: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.61 xG. Bristol City: 12 shots, 2 on target, 0.70 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 26′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Swansea City 0.61 xG · Bristol City 0.70 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Swansea City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.18 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 for1.6 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.33 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.

6.9 daysRest daysSwansea City · Bristol City3.7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSwansea CityBristol CityBaseline
Rest days6.9 days3.7 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 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.

0Swansea City
0Draws
1Bristol City
Bristol CitySwansea City · Championship30

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Swansea City favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Bristol City in 6 · 6 too close

1.18 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 33/331.36 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/331.24 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 33/331.25 xG/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 33/331.27 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 32/3212.8 shots/match
11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 32/3212.5 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/324.16 shots/match
4.41 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 32/323.88 shots/match
55.1%Possessionseason · 32/3248.8%
4.78 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/325.09 corners/match
4.84 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 32/324.56 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/329.75 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 · 33/3333%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3367%

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.

Swansea City85.4
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Swansea City41
Bristol City61.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Swansea City50
Bristol City52.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Swansea City14.6
Bristol City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Swansea City27.1
Bristol City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Swansea City39.6
Bristol City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Swansea City39.6
Bristol City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.16 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots5/510.8 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.2 shots/match
58.2%Possession5/551.6%
5.6 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.98 xG/match
14.5 shots/matchShots10/1010.9 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target10/103.7 shots/match
55.7%Possession10/1054.3%
4.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.7 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

33 / 33 matches
1.18 goals/matchGoals scored33/331.36 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed33/331.24 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals33/331.25 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots32/3212.8 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on target32/324.16 shots/match
55.1%Possession32/3248.8%
4.78 corners/matchCorners32/325.09 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFouls31/329.75 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 16 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored17/161.13 goals/match
1.06 goals/matchGoals allowed17/161.19 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals17/161.18 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots16/1612.3 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on target16/164.25 shots/match
55.6%Possession16/1644.8%
4.88 corners/matchCorners16/165.06 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.81 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.7 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples33 / 33home / 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 Feb 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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