Bristol City vs Leicester
Ref: James Linington, EnglandAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol · 27,000 cap
Match recap
Bristol City and Leicester drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. Sykes and Riis scored for Bristol City; Ayew and De Cordova-Reid replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.42 for Bristol City versus 1.69 for Leicester. Bristol City sit 12th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
9'
Fatawu
Yellow Card
17'
⚽
Ayew
Penalty
Twine
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
De Cordova-Reid
Assist: Fatawu
Second Half
⚽
Sykes
⇄
Twine
⇄
Vyner
50'
Nelson
Yellow Card
59'
⇄
James
64'
Stolarczyk
Yellow Card
Pring
Yellow Card
⇄
Pring
70'
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
⚽
Riis
Assist: McCrorie
84'
⇄
Mavididi
84'
⇄
Fatawu
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bristol CityLeicester
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.42VS1.69
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
12
11
Shots on target
5
16
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
503
Total passes
280
413
Accurate passes
196
82%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
9
4
Blocked shots
4
-0.55
Goals prevented
-0.55
Bristol City
3-4-1-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Bristol City
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 3C. PringM
- 4A. RandellM
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 14Z. VynerD
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 23R. VítekG
Substitutes
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 9F. MayuluF
- 12J. KnightM
- 21Neto BorgesD
- 24H. RobertsD
- 27H. CornickF
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 17H. ChoudhuryD
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 25L. PageM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
- 65J. EvansF
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sykes | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1/2 |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Robert Dickie(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zak Vyner | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Twine | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Haydon Roberts | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Cornick | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fally Mayulu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Meerholz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neto Borges | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Knight | M | 24 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 70 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jordan James | M | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Evans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |