BRISTOL. Bristol City overcomes Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Conway (41′) and a goal from R. Atkinson (64′).
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the assistance of Tim Wood and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 5 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 97
- 41 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Cardiff City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bristol City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol City was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol City won the match.
Bristol City shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 4 yellow cards (H. Massengo, Z. Vyner, J. Williams and A. Scott). On the other side, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (C. Kipre, R. Colwill and R. Wintle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bristol City will have 0 points like Huddersfield Town to remain in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City will stay with 3 points like Sheffield United, Watford, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Reading, Stoke City and Blackpool to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away against Middlesbrough on the 5th of November with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (5 draws).
Cardiff City will play away agasint Sunderland on the 5th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (1 draw).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bentley , Zak Vyner , Kal Naismith , Robert Atkinson , Alex Scott , Han-Noah Massengo , Joe Williams , Jay Dasilva , Andreas Weimann , Tommy Conway and Nahki Wells .
The home team had on the bench: Andy King , Max O’Leary, Timm Klose, George Tanner, Cameron Pring, Kane Wilson and Chris Martin .
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: T. Conway for C. Martin (80′), J. Williams for A. King (84′), H. Massengo for K. Wilson (88′) and N. Wells for T. Klose (90′).
Best player: Kal Naismith
The most impressive player for Bristol City was Kal Naismith even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steve Morison played with: Ryan Allsop , Mahlon Romeo , Perry Ng , Cédric Kipré , Joel Bagan , Andy Rinomhota , Ryan Wintle , Romaine Sawyers , Callum O’Dowda , Max Watters and Sheyi Ojo .
These were the players on the bench: Mark Harris , Jak Alnwick, Rubin Colwill , Joe Ralls , Jack Simpson , Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Kion Etete .
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of J. Simpson (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 6 changes: J. Bagan for J. Simpson (8′), M. Watters for M. Harris (57′), S. Ojo for J. Philogene-Bidace (57′), R. Sawyers for J. Ralls (65′), A. Rinomhota for R. Colwill (65′) and M. Romeo for K. Etete (84′).
Best player: Ryan Wintle
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle.
His rating is with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.