Championship · 2025Tue, 17 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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Wrexham

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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityWrexham
Shots8 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals0.38 xG/match1.07 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners3 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match13 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.

Max Bird · Bristol City · 75′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis O'Brien · Wrexham · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 74′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCallum Doyle · Wrexham · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetOliver Rathbone · Wrexham · 32′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 46′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 47′ · 0.05 xG · goalBen Sheaf · Wrexham · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIssa Kaboré · Wrexham · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNathan Broadhead · Wrexham · 52′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMax Bird · Bristol City · 89′ · 0.06 xG · goalSam Smith · Wrexham · 68′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJoe Williams · Wrexham · 76′ · 0.10 xG · goalSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 46′ · 0.15 xG · on targetGeorge Dobson · Wrexham · 81′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedOliver Rathbone · Wrexham · 34′ · 0.36 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 8 shots, 5 on target, 0.40 xG. Wrexham: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.16 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Sinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 47′Max Bird · Bristol City · 89′Oliver Rathbone · Wrexham · 34′Joe Williams · Wrexham · 76′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 0.40 xG · Wrexham 1.16 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Wrexham's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. A second useful context is: Bristol City's last-five shots average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Wrexham have a visible away split

strong

Wrexham's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.06 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.06 shots/match11.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

10 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season12.9 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
Shots10 shots/match12.9 shots/match12.4 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.

0Bristol City
0Draws
1Wrexham
WrexhamBristol City · Championship20

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Wrexham in 1 · 7 too close

1.41 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 32/321.44 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 32/321.28 goals/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 32/321.23 xG/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 32/321.31 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 31/3111.4 shots/match
12.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3114 shots/match
4.23 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 31/313.81 shots/match
3.9 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 31/314.35 shots/match
48.6%Possessionseason · 31/3147.9%
5.1 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/314.42 corners/match
4.61 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 31/315.45 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.71 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/309.47 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
34%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 32/3225%
69%Scoring frequencyseason · 32/3284%

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 City39.6
Wrexham35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City65.3
Wrexham47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Bristol City49.3
Wrexham28.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Bristol City68.8
Wrexham31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City10.4
Wrexham6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City52.1
Wrexham14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bristol City47.9
Wrexham22.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.11 xG/match
10 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
50%Possession5/555.2%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/510 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.9 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.29 xG/match
10.3 shots/matchShots10/1013.1 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target10/104.5 shots/match
52.2%Possession10/1052.7%
4.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.5 fouls/matchFouls10/109.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

32 / 32 matches
1.41 goals/matchGoals scored32/321.44 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed32/321.28 goals/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals32/321.23 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots31/3111.4 shots/match
4.23 shots/matchShots on target31/313.81 shots/match
48.6%Possession31/3147.9%
5.1 corners/matchCorners31/314.42 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.71 fouls/matchFouls31/309.47 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 16 matches
1.59 goals/matchGoals scored17/161.25 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed17/161.06 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals17/160.9 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots16/168.06 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target16/162.94 shots/match
52.8%Possession16/1643.9%
5.13 corners/matchCorners16/163.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.19 fouls/matchFouls16/1510.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

10.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/110.2 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples32 / 32home / 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: Tue, 17 Feb 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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