Burnley 1–2 Bristol City — Match Stats & Analysis

Championship · 2026Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

Burnley

DLLD

1–2Full-time analysis

Bristol City

LDWW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Bristol City won 1–2.

Shots: 815
Shots on target: 24
Expected goals: 0.261.06
Possession: 53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bristol City beat Burnley 2–1. Recorded in this match (Burnley – Bristol City): shots 8–15, shots on target 2–4, expected goals 0.26–1.06, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Burnley, Bristol City.

2.79 days ▲Rest daysBurnley · Bristol City3.8 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Burnley	Bristol City	Baseline
Rest days	2.79 days	3.8 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

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

Bristol City have a visible away split

weak

Bristol City's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	13.7 shots/match	11.6 shots/match	13.3 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Burnley have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.6% ●PossessionBurnley · Bristol City42%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.6 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Burnley	Bristol City	Baseline
Possession	50.6%	42%	51%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots8 shots15 shotsBurnley 8 shots, Bristol City 15 shots
Shots on target2 shots4 shotsBurnley 2 shots, Bristol City 4 shots
Expected goals0.26 xG1.06 xGBurnley 0.26 xG, Bristol City 1.06 xG
Possession53%47%Burnley 53%, Bristol City 47%
Corners5 corners8 cornersBurnley 5 corners, Bristol City 8 corners
Fouls13 fouls7 foulsBurnley 13 fouls, Bristol City 7 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards0 cardsBurnley 3 cards, Bristol City 0 cards
Passes469 passes422 passesBurnley 469 passes, Bristol City 422 passes
Pass accuracy83.6%78.7%Burnley 83.6%, Bristol City 78.7%
Shots inside box4 shots10 shotsBurnley 4 shots, Bristol City 10 shots
Blocked shots3 blocks3 blocksBurnley 3 blocks, Bristol City 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves2 saves1 saveBurnley 2 saves, Bristol City 1 save
Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesBurnley 2 offsides, Bristol City 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

45′Hjalmar EkdalYellow card · Burnley
Half-time
56′Aaron RamseyGoal · Burnley
82′Rob DickieGoal · Bristol City
83′Kyle WalkerYellow card · Burnley
90′Yu HirakawaGoal · Bristol City
90′Armando BrojaYellow card · Burnley
Full time

Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute

46′Burnley · 2 player changesArmando Broja · Anel Ahmedhodžić
61′Bristol City · 1 player changeYu Hirakawa
62′Bristol City · 1 player changeDominic Ballard
63′Burnley · 1 player changeZeki Amdouni
70′Burnley · 1 player changeJacob Bruun Larsen
72′Bristol City · 2 player changesGeorge Tanner · Sam Greenwood
80′Bristol City · 1 player changeElijah Adebayo
85′Burnley · 1 player changeHannibal Mejbri

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Burnley4-2-3-1

Max WeissG
Kyle WalkerD
Connor RobertsD
Anel AhmedhodžićD
Hjalmar EkdalD
Jacob Bruun LarsenM
Ugo RaghouberM
Hannibal MejbriM
Zeki AmdouniF
Dastan SatpaevF
Andreas HountondjiF

Bristol City4-2-3-1

Sam TickleG
Lisav Naif EissatD
Rob DickieD
Rio CardinesD
Noah EileD
Adam RandellM
Scott TwineM
Jason KnightM
Yu HirakawaF
Lorent TolajF
Dominic BallardF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Burnley

0Draws

0Bristol City

29 Mar 2025Burnley — Bristol City · Championship1–0

23 Nov 2024Bristol City — Burnley · Championship0–1

29 Apr 2023Bristol City — Burnley · Championship1–2

17 Sept 2022Burnley — Bristol City · Championship2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Burnley favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Bristol City in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Burnley5 matchesBristol City5 matches

1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 1.8 goals/match

2.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 1.4 goals/match

1.07 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.09 xG/match

12.8 shots/match ▲Shots5/511.6 shots/match

3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲ 4 shots/match

50.6% ●Possession5/542%

5 corners/match ●Corners5/54.4 corners/match

10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples5 / 5home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 5 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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