Stoke City 0-0 Bristol City: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 12 · Saturday 24 October 2026 · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke · referee J. Bell · full time
Full time: Stoke City 0-0 Bristol City
Stoke City and Bristol City drew 0-0 in Championship Matchday 12 on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Bet365 Stadium.
How the match unfolded
No goals at Bet365 Stadium: Stoke City and Bristol City cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, J. Bell, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Stoke City and 2 to Bristol City.
Stoke City: M. Robins, 3-4-3 · Bristol City: M. Skubala, 3-5-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.80 for Stoke City and 1.28 for Bristol City.
Bristol City left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Stoke City had 1 shot on target, Bristol City 0.
Stoke City had 63% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Stoke City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Bristol City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.28 expected goals for and 1.40 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Stoke City vs Bristol City: the match in numbers
| Stoke City | Match statistics | Bristol City |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 0.80 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.28 |
| 11 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 578 | Total passes | 333 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 72% |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ben Wilmot (Stoke City), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Stoke City
- Ben Wilmot 7.7
- Ethan Galbraith 7.6
- Bosun Lawal 7.2
- Jack McGlynn 7.2
- Luke Graham 7.0
Bristol City
- Jason Knight 7.2
- Luke McNally 7.2
- George Tanner 7.0
- Cameron Pring 6.9
- Gibson Yah 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Djibril Soumaré at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Bristol City: Bolton Wanderers vs Bristol City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Stoke City vs Bristol City
What was the score in Stoke City vs Bristol City?
Stoke City 0-0 Bristol City (half-time 0-0), Championship, Saturday 24 October 2026.
Who scored in Stoke City vs Bristol City?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Stoke City vs Bristol City correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Stoke City vs Bristol City?
Ben Wilmot, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Stoke City vs Bristol City?
J. Bell.
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