MATCH THREAD: BRISTOL CITY V CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD

BRISTOL CITY V CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 22nd January, 12.30pm
Sky Bet Championship
Ashton Gate Stadium



Away end ( Cardiff) sold out 2,240 tickets

Bristol City end plenty of tickets still available



UPDATED:


Steve Morison:


Kieffer unavailable but Watters in contention for this weekend, along with new boy Tommy Doyle.


Bristol City:

Nigel Pearson has admitted Saturday’s Severnside Derby will come too soon for Matty James, who is struggling with a foot injury, but Joe Williams is set to be involved in a Bristol City squad for the first time in two months..



STEVE MORISON:

Squad all OK? New injuries?



No nothing new, all good as we stand


Team News:

Kieffer Moore on the way back from Covid 50-50 chance of starting.


Is Joe Ralls is ok


Watters update

“He is training and fit,Whether he is involved at the weekend I am yet to decide.”


Only real injury issues Isaac Vassell

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The stats show that Cardiff conceded in 6 of their last 6 games, letting in 11 goals overall. Cardiff are without a win away from home in their last 3 league games.

Bristol have also been conceding goals recently with 16 goals conceded in the last 6 games, and their last game seeing them lose 6-2 against Fulham.

Can I stream or watch the match on TV?

This match is live on Cardiff City TV and on the Red button on Sky Sports.

Previous Meetings

Looking at the stats for the last 6 matches there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Bristol City winning 3 and Cardiff winning three.

9 goals were scored in those games, 5 for the Bluebirds and 4 for the Robins, meaning an average of 1.5 goals per game.

25 Feb 2018 Cardiff City v Bristol City W 1-0 Championship
10 Nov 2019 Cardiff City v Bristol City L 0-1 Championship
04 Jul 2020 Bristol City v Cardiff City W 0-1 Championship
06 Nov 2020 Cardiff City v Bristol City L 0-1 Championship
06 Feb 2021 Bristol City v Cardiff City W 0-2 Championship
28 Aug 2021 Cardiff City v Bristol City L 1-2 Championship

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Joe Williams (Hamstring Injury) and Nathan Baker (Head Injury) will not be able to play for Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson.

From a largely healthy squad, there is just the sole fitness issue for the Cardiff City manager Steve Morison to be concerned about. Joel Bagan (Shoulder Injury) misses out for this game.

Form - Last Three Competitive Games

Cardiff City 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Cardiff City 2 - 0 Preston (FA CUP)
WBA 1 - 1 Cardiff

Fulham 6 - 2 Bristol City
Bristol City 0 - 1 Fulham (FA Cup)
Bristol City 3 - 2 Millwall


Match Odds

Cardiff City - 11/5
Bristol City - 5/4
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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Away end ( Cardiff) sold out

Bristol City end plenty of tickets still available

Team News:

Kieffer Moore on the way back from Covid 50-50 chance of starting.


Is Joe Ralls is ok


Watters update

“He is training and fit,Whether he is involved at the weekend I am yet to decide.”


Only real injury issues Isaac Vassell

Is giles going to be back on the wing
is moore going to be upfront
is the guy from man city going to join us
any idea.

Is giles going to be back on the wing
is moore going to be upfront
is the guy from man city going to join us
any idea.

Calm down Monty boy.
When the club knows then you’ll know.

My educated guess for Saturday would be:
No
No
And no

Don't worry, we are going to win.

Looking forward to this trip to Trashton Gate, we always outsing the Wurzles. We cannot lose to the Carrot Crunchers, they hate us even more than the Jerks.

Looking forward to this trip to Trashton Gate, we always outsing the Wurzles. We cannot lose to the Carrot Crunchers, they hate us even more than the Jerks do

They certainly do, mate...

The Jerks are just a jealous, inferior rabble with no real heart for the fight; but the Wurzels are different in the intensity of their dislike for us due to the historic maritime and industrial rivalry

Mind you, the Jerks are none too popular after their last visit over the bridge and through their inability to behave have affected the away attendance numbers for us this time

2,400 of ours behind the goal is going to make one heck of a noise and (as you said) this is likely to be their biggest gate of the season, as their lot fear being drowned out by the Welsh choir...

OrigionalGrangeEndBlue

Sorry buddy getting a bit carried away i think i was hoping thats how it would be but you burst my bubble.

Looking forward to this trip to Trashton Gate, we always outsing the Wurzles. We cannot lose to the Carrot Crunchers, they hate us even more than the Jerks do

They certainly do, mate...

The Jerks are just a jealous, inferior rabble with no real heart for the fight; but the Wurzels are different in the intensity of their dislike for us due to the historic maritime and industrial rivalry

Mind you, the Jerks are none too popular after their last visit over the bridge and through their inability to behave have affected the away attendance numbers for us this time

2,400 of ours behind the goal is going to make one heck of a noise and (as you said) this is likely to be their biggest gate of the season, as their lot fear being drowned out by the Welsh choir...

That they do mate!

Their forum reads that they're not looking forward to 2400 Cardiff behind a goal outsinging them all match as it gives us an advantage. I remember a few seasons ago when Trashton was being upgraded, the players entrance was right next to the away stand and we booed them on, booed them off at HT, booed them on again and then booed them off again after we won. The noise all game was great and we need to do that again on Saturday.

They're expecting their biggest crowd of the season - 19.5K sold as of yesterday and projected 22K. I feel SM knows the Severnside Derby is a big deal for both teams, he will make sure our lads are well up for it and we all need to show the Carrot Crunchers how we roll on Saturday.

STEVE MORISON:

Squad all OK? New injuries?



No nothing new, all good as we stand.

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Steve Morison:


Kieffer unavailable but Watters in contention for this weekend, along with new boy Tommy Doyle.

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OrigionalGrangeEndBlue

Sorry buddy getting a bit carried away i think i was hoping thats how it would be but you burst my bubble.

Haha it’s ok!

Well it’s no for Giles as yet but I hear it’s up to the Wolves board not us.

The way Morison is I’d expect Moore to be on the bench.

We’ve got Doyle but I think knowing the posters on here they’ll expect Zidane type of performances from him.
Big step up to a Championship rush, rush relegation fight for him but hopefully he’s got enough skill to perform for us.

Bristol City:

Nigel Pearson has admitted Saturday’s Severnside Derby will come too soon for Matty James, who is struggling with a foot injury, but Joe Williams is set to be involved in a Bristol City squad for the first time in two months..

Latest odds


Bristol City 6/4


Draw 12/5


Cardiff City 7/4

Match facts



Bristol City are looking to record their first league double over Cardiff since the 2002-03 season under Danny Wilson.


Cardiff City have won four of their last five away league matches against Bristol City, including the last two without conceding a goal.


The away side has won the last five league meetings between Bristol City and Cardiff City; the last time an EFL fixture was won by the away team in six games in a row was Ipswich vs Derby between 2015 and 2017, a joint-record seven consecutive away wins.


Bristol City have kept just six clean sheets in 40 Championship matches under Nigel Pearson, conceding 70 goals in those matches.


They lost 6-2 to Fulham last time out, only the second time Pearson has overseen a side concede six goals in an English league match, having been in caretaker charge of Newcastle for a 6-0 defeat to Man Utd in January 2008.



Cardiff are without a clean sheet in any of their last 23 league matches, only once enduring a longer run without a shutout, going 34 games between October 1933 and August 1934.

Hope i am wrong but can’t see us winning .Cant see how we can scored at least two goals as we are always conceding .

Doyle not guaranteed games

Could we see new boy Tommy Doyle today?

Perhaps. Although Morison says there's no clause or agreement guaranteeing the Man City loanee game time, and he will have to prove he deserves a place in Morison's starting line-up.

"No. Often we have three in there and no-one has got an automatic right to play, not even Tommy," Morison said.

"There is nothing (in his contract) saying he has to play games of football - before people start thinking that.

"He has got to come in and earn his place on the training ground to start off with and he's got to perform, along with everyone else, and we will pick the best three.

"It's great. We are going into that period where there is going to be a big turnaround in players.

"A really good squad is all about its depth and being able to replace if needed to."

Concourse at this present time at Trashton Gate.

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Concourse at this present time at Trashton Gate.

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were off

Terrific atmosphere at Ashton Gate.

Early corner for Cardiff as Weimann deflects a cross behind.

Delivered in well by Doyle. Martin makes an intervention, but it's played off the Bristol City man for another corner by Pack, who's receiving a warm reception from the home ground against his former club...

Second corner is cleared.

corner to city doyle sent it in another corner nothong off it

Doyle taking responsibilty for the setpieces, and it's not difficult to see why.

A floated ball in the box from the halfway line causes a spot of bother for the hosts, but they manage to clear their lines.

O'Dowda tries to make something at the other end and is convinced he's won a corner.

Referee disagrees.

corner to city doyle sent it in another corner nothong off it

Early days but Doyle looking a useful acquisition as he makes his debut

City upping the tempo early on and a couple of corners sees us on the front foot

LATEST SCORE: BRISTOL CITY 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

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