Bristol City vs Leicester City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bristol City played Leicester City in Championship (England). The match was played on 10 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Bristol City: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Leicester City: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bristol City scores 1.37 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Leicester City scores 1.32 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bristol City 47%, Leicester City 68%. Over 2.5: Bristol City 42%, Leicester City 53%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Bristol City has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.40. Bristol City: 13.7 shots per match, Leicester City: 12.5.

Match halves

Bristol City: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.47. Leicester City: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Bristol City: 31-45+ (8 goals). Leicester City: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
Bristol CityLeicester City
21Shots12
Bristol CityLeicester City
11Shots on target5
Bristol CityLeicester City
2.52xG1.27
Bristol CityLeicester City
10Corners3
Bristol CityLeicester City
59Dangerous attacks21
Bristol CityLeicester City
10Fouls15
Bristol CityLeicester City
2Cards3
Bristol CityLeicester City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bristol CityLeicester City
1.37Goals scored / match1.32
Bristol CityLeicester City
1.11Goals conceded / match1.26
Bristol CityLeicester City
47%Average possession55%
Bristol CityLeicester City
3.68Shots on target / match4
Bristol CityLeicester City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.68Shots per match12.47
Bristol CityLeicester City
3.68Shots on target4
Bristol CityLeicester City
10%Shot conversion10.5%
Bristol CityLeicester City
47%Possession55%
Bristol CityLeicester City
1.44xG for1.4
Bristol CityLeicester City
1.45xG against1.4
Bristol CityLeicester City

Shooting quality

Bristol City: BalancedLeicester City: Balanced
Bristol CityLeicester City
Accuracy (shots on target)27%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Leicester City is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Bristol City · 1.8 pts / match - Leicester City

Bristol City
DWLWL
Season result split
42% W26% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-6
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-4
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Leicester City
WWLLW
Season result split
37% W32% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-6
1.42 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bristol City is 14% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Bristol City · 1.26 goals / match - Leicester City

Bristol City scoring profile: very strong

Bristol City scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while Leicester City keeps a clean sheet in 16% (3 of 19 matches).

Leicester City scoring profile: strong

Leicester City scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Bristol City keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

26Goals scored (season)25
Bristol CityLeicester City
21Goals conceded (season)24
Bristol CityLeicester City
2.47Average goals in match2.58
Bristol CityLeicester City
5Goals scored (last 5)9
Bristol CityLeicester City
4Goals conceded (last 5)9
Bristol CityLeicester City

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal79%
Bristol CityLeicester City
26%2 goals42%
Bristol CityLeicester City
26%3 goals11%
Bristol CityLeicester City
11%4 goals0%
Bristol CityLeicester City

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal84%
Bristol CityLeicester City
26%2 goals32%
Bristol CityLeicester City
11%3 goals11%
Bristol CityLeicester City
5%4 goals0%
Bristol CityLeicester City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time5%
Bristol CityLeicester City
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Bristol CityLeicester City
21%Scored in both halves16%
Bristol CityLeicester City

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Bristol CityLeicester City
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Bristol CityLeicester City
20%BTTS - last 580%
Bristol CityLeicester City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time84%
Bristol CityLeicester City
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Bristol CityLeicester City
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Bristol CityLeicester City

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
Bristol CityLeicester City
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Bristol CityLeicester City
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Bristol CityLeicester City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bristol City is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.74 pts / match - Bristol City · 1.26 pts / match - Leicester City

Bristol City - half-time state
47% leading32% draw21% trailing
Leicester City - half-time state
37% leading16% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.74Points per match (1st half)1.26
Bristol CityLeicester City
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.58
Bristol CityLeicester City
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Bristol CityLeicester City
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.37
Bristol CityLeicester City
58%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Bristol CityLeicester City
42%No goal before half-time58%
Bristol CityLeicester City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.63
Bristol CityLeicester City
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
Bristol CityLeicester City
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Bristol CityLeicester City
1Average goals (2nd half)1.21
Bristol CityLeicester City
58%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Bristol CityLeicester City
63%No goal after half-time47%
Bristol CityLeicester City

Bristol City - second-half results

21% W47% D32% L
33
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 42%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Leicester City - second-half results

47% W21% D32% L
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bristol City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.20.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Leicester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match2.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bristol City
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
6
5
16-30
8
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
3
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Leicester City
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
2
4
16-30
4
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.53
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bristol City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

Leicester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Bristol CityLigaLeicester City
Average goals in match 2.472.65 2.58
Both teams scored 47%59% 68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%52% 53%
Clean sheets 37%23% 16%
Goal before half-time 79%74% 84%
Goal after half-time 63%77% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Leicester CityYellow cardIssahaku Abdul Fatawu
  2. Leicester CityGoalJordan Pierre Ayew
  3. Bristol CityYellow cardScott Twine
  4. Bristol CityGoalMark Sykes
  5. Leicester CityYellow cardBenjamin Harvey Nelson
  6. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Patson DakaOff: Jordan James
  7. Leicester CityYellow cardJakub Stolarczyk
  8. Bristol CityYellow cardCameron Pring
  9. Bristol CitySubstitutionOn: Jason KnightOff: Cameron Pring
  10. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Olabade AlukoOff: Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
  11. Bristol CityGoalEmil Ris JakobsenAssist: Ross McCrorie

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

James LiningtonMatches officiated: 17
3.47Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 265%Home wins12%Draws24%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Bristol City vs Leicester City?

The Championship match finished Bristol City 2:2 Leicester City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bristol City vs Leicester City?

Bristol City score 1.37 goals per game on average and Leicester City 1.32. The Championship average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Bristol City's matches and 68% of Leicester City's.

What form are Bristol City and Leicester City in?

Over the last 5 games Bristol City have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Leicester City 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bristol City vs Leicester City?

The statistical background for Bristol City vs Leicester City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.