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Bristol City 3–0 Swansea City · Championship

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Bristol City won 3–0.

Shots
1517
Shots on target
85
Expected goals
2.030.94
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bristol City beat Swansea City 3–0. Recorded in this match (Bristol City – Swansea City): shots 15–17, shots on target 8–5, expected goals 2.03–0.94, possession 43%–57%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.56 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 for1.2 goals/match1.56 goals/match1.25 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Swansea City have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.5%PossessionBristol City · Swansea City● 55.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBristol CitySwansea CityBaseline
Possession45.5%55.3%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots17 shotsBristol City 15 shots, Swansea City 17 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsBristol City 8 shots, Swansea City 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.03 xG0.94 xGBristol City 2.03 xG, Swansea City 0.94 xG
  • Possession43%57%Bristol City 43%, Swansea City 57%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersBristol City 5 corners, Swansea City 6 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls7 foulsBristol City 10 fouls, Swansea City 7 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Ethan Galbraith · Swansea City · 48′ · 0.00 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 58′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 16′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJason Knight · Bristol City · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 43′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarko Stamenić · Swansea City · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 60′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 3′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRonald · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.05 xG · on targetKaelan Casey · Swansea City · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 76′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYu Hirakawa · Bristol City · 86′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 55′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 10′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 42′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 31′ · 0.12 xG · goalJosh Key · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 30′ · 0.15 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 40′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedRob Dickie · Bristol City · 4′ · 0.19 xG · goalAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 2′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedAdam Idah · Swansea City · 27′ · 0.24 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 64′ · 0.47 xG · on targetYu Hirakawa · Bristol City · 82′ · 0.60 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Bristol City: 15 shots, 8 on target, 2.31 xG. Swansea City: 17 shots, 5 on target, 0.94 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′Rob Dickie · Bristol City · 4′Emil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 31′Yu Hirakawa · Bristol City · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 2.31 xG · Swansea City 0.94 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Bristol City
1Draws
2Swansea City
Bristol City — Swansea City · Championship0–1
Swansea City — Bristol City · Championship1–1
Bristol City — Swansea City · Championship1–0
Swansea City — Bristol City · Championship1–2
Swansea City — Bristol City · Championship2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bristol City favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Swansea City in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bristol City16 matchesSwansea City16 matches
1.56 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/160.94 goals/match
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/161.38 goals/match
1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/160.82 xG/match
13.7 shots/match ▲Shots15/1511 shots/match
3.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target15/153.47 shots/match
45.5%Possession15/15● 55.3%
5.2 corners/match ●Corners15/154.53 corners/match
9.87 fouls/matchFouls15/1410.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Nov 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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