
Bristol City
Ashton Gate Stadium · Est. 1894
Bristol City's 2025/2026 Championship Campaign
Bristol City finished 12th in the Championship during the 2025/2026 campaign, accumulating 62 points from 46 matches. Their record included 17 wins, 11 draws, and 18 losses, scoring 59 goals and conceding an identical 59, leaving them perfectly balanced on goal difference. The season saw the Robins secure 9 victories at home and 8 on the road, with a fairly even spread of draws and losses both home and away.
Defensively, Bristol City kept 14 clean sheets, split between 8 at home and 6 away, showing a decent but not impermeable backline. Offensively, their 59 goals were distributed between 33 at home and 26 away, suggesting a slightly more productive attack when playing in front of home fans. While the campaign may not have thrilled with promotion prospects, it provided a stable platform in the middle of the table.
Looking ahead, Bristol City will hope to transform their balanced but unspectacular form into something more dynamic—perhaps tipping the scales in their favour next time out. After all, in football, balance is lovely, but it rarely wins trophies.

Manager
Roy Hodgson
Season at a glance
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Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bristol City's 2025/2026 Championship Campaign Review
Bristol City's 2025/2026 season has been a bit of a mixed bag, finishing 12th with 62 points from 46 matches. Their results show a fairly balanced pattern, with 17 wins evenly split between home (9) and away (8). They also drew 11 games, more often on the road (7) than at home (4), suggesting they found it harder to clinch victories away from Ashton Gate.
Defeats were frequent too, totaling 18, with a slight tilt towards home losses (10). The team’s goal stats are perfectly symmetrical—59 scored and 59 conceded—highlighting a season of fine margins. Clean sheets were more common at home (8) than away (6), which might explain some of the inconsistency.
Without any notable winning streaks reported, Bristol City’s form appears steady but streaky in places, dropping points through a mixture of draws and defeats rather than long slumps or runs of dominance.
Statistics
Home / Away splits
Biggest results
- Biggest home win2-1
- Biggest home loss0-2
Week-by-week trends
Not enough rounds played yet — week-by-week trends appear once at least four rounds have been recorded.
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Last 3 competitive
Injuries▾
No current injuries reported
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Current Streaks
Competitive matches only
Scored in their last 3 games
Conceded in their last 4 games
No active streak
Won 2 in a row
Lost 1 of last 4 games
Drew 1 of last 4 games
Failed to score in 1 of last 4 games
Bristol City: Home Comforts vs. Away Adventures
Bristol City's 2025/2026 Championship campaign reveals a side comfortable at home yet resilient on the road. Scoring 33 goals at Ashton Gate compared to 26 away, they clearly find their rhythm with the home crowd behind them. However, conceding 31 goals at home against 28 on their travels suggests defensive frailties persist regardless of venue.
Their eight clean sheets at home versus six away underline a slightly better defensive solidity on familiar turf. While they boast one more home win than away, the greater number of home losses (10) hints at some inconsistency when defending their patch.
Overall, Bristol City strikes a balance between home ambition and away grit, though their zero goal difference signals a campaign of fine margins rather than dominance.
Fipster's Record on Bristol City
Fipster's model is still finding its feet with Bristol City this season, having made just one scored prediction so far. That solitary attempt didn’t quite hit the mark, registering as a miss rather than a hit or star performance. It’s early days for the model’s verdict on the Robins, so supporters might want to keep their own scorecards handy for the time being.
Venue

Ashton Gate Stadium
Squad
| # | Player | Pos | Apps | G | A | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 6.37 | |
| 32 | Goalkeeper | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2 | Defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 6.37 | |
| 3 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.50 | |
| 5 | Defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6.30 | |
| 16 | Defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 6.97 | |
| 19 | Defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 6.67 | |
| 21 | Defender | 3 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 6.93 | |
| 24 | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.20 | |
| 46 | Defender | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.50 | |
| 7 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 6.70 | |
| 8 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 6.70 | |
| 10 | Midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 7.40 | |
| 12 | Midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 7.13 | |
| 14 | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6.50 | |
| 17 | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 6.80 | |
| 20 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 6.40 | |
| 21 | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.30 | |
| 42 | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Attacker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6.53 | |
| 11 | Attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6.20 | |
| 18 | Attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6.20 | |
| 19 | Attacker | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Attacker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 6.57 | |
| 25 | Attacker | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Attacker | — | — | — | — | — |
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