Cardiff City vs Bristol City: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Despite suffering no wins in four in their recent meetings between themselves and Cardiff City, based on their current trajectory, we believe that Bristol City can obtain a point on the road on Saturday.

Cardiff City have been poor defensively, with the Bluebirds without a clean sheet in their previous five matches, although Bristol City have conceded first in five of their previous seven matches.

Both teams have scored in the last six involving the Bluebirds, with over 2.5 landing in four of the last five also involving Cardiff City. Bristol City are winless in their previous five away from home but have drawn their last two, and we believe that will be the case here.

We are going for a 1-1 draw here between Cardiff City and Bristol City.

Cardiff City 1-1 Bristol City

The Severnside derby takes place this weekend as Bristol City take on Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Date: 15/02/2025
Location: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.
Kick-Off: 12.30 pm

The Severnside derby is not one of the more highlighted derbies in the UK compared to the North London Derby, but fans of both Cardiff City and Bristol City will eagerly anticipate this fixture on Saturday. This fixture has provided narrow scorelines over the last few years and is eagerly contested each time, with one red card (Cardiff City) during the last five meetings between the two teams.

Cardiff City have been poor this season, but luckily for the Bluebirds they are still outside of the relegation zone - although they could be looking over their shoulder should Plymouth Argyle continue their upward momentum. The home side are sat in 20th place in the Championship, with 31 points gained from 31 matches. The Bluebirds have the second-worst defence in the league, conceding 53 goals - only Plymouth Argyle has a worse record. Cardiff City have won seven matches this season, recording ten draws and 14 losses this campaign.

Bristol City are once again nearing the play-off positions in the Championship this season, a recurring trend for the Robins despite not securing one of those prized spots. The Robins are in seventh place in the Championship, only two points behind West Bromwich Albion for that final top-six place. Liam Manning’s side have obtained 45 points from 32 games this season, having scored 40 goals and conceded 36 this league campaign.

The reverse meeting between the two teams resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams at Ashton Gate, with goals from Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) and Luke McNally (Bristol City).

The game will be available to watch on Sky Sports+.

Cardiff City predicted starting lineup: Alnwick; Rinomhota, Goutas, Bagan, O'Dowda; Chambers, Mannsverk; Ashford, Colwill, El Ghazi; Robinson

Bristol City predicted starting lineup: O'Leary; Vyner, Dickie, Roberts; Sykes, Bird, Knight, McCorie; Twine, Mehmeti; Wells

The recent meetings between the two teams suggest that Cardiff City will have the psychological advantage of this fixture. The Bluebirds are unbeaten in the last four meetings between the two teams, with the Robins failing to keep a clean sheet in the last four matches with Cardiff City. Matches between these two teams are usually low-scoring affairs, with less than 2.5 goals scored in the last five meetings between the two teams.

Cardiff City come into this game with two wins from their previous five league matches, with two losses and a draw. The Bluebirds have lost their last two away games against Portsmouth (2-1) and, even more notably, a 7-0 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road. The home side have recorded victories against Swansea City (3-0) and Derby County (2-1).

In recent weeks, Cardiff City have shown great form at home, remaining unbeaten in their last four matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. Their wins include a 3-0 triumph over Swansea City and a 2-1 victory against Derby County, alongside two draws against Watford (1-1) and Coventry City (1-1).

In their last five league matches, Bristol City have secured two victories, the latest being a 2-0 win at home against Stoke City. They also achieved a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers, managed to draw 1-1 with Oxford United, and faced a 0-1 defeat against Swansea City.

Away from home, there needs to be improvement shown by Liam Manning’s side, as the visitors are winless in their last eight league matches. However, the away side are unbeaten in their last two away matches, with two consecutive draws against Oxford United (1-1) and Sheffield Wednesday (2-2).

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