Bristol City vs Cardiff City prediction | 19 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Bristol City
Ranking: #252 overall, #36 in England

60.7 → 63.9 (+3.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 12 Sep Southampton (A) 62.4 +0.8
0-1 15 Sep Lincoln City (H) 62.9 +0.5
1-0 18 Sep Watford (H) 63.4 +0.5
1-1 10 Oct Charlton (A) 63.1 -0.3
0-1 13 Oct Blackburn (H) 63.9 +0.8
Cardiff City
Ranking: #271 overall, #38 in England

61.0 → 63.5 (+2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Stoke City (H) 62.3 +0.8
1-0 12 Sep Bolton (A) 63.1 +0.8
3-1 19 Sep Charlton (H) 63.6 +0.5
2-1 10 Oct Blackburn (A) 62.8 -0.8
5-1 13 Oct Watford (H) 63.5 +0.7

Bristol City vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

Cardiff City trail Bristol City by 19 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 2 in England.

Bristol City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +3.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Cardiff City's +2.5.

Last time these teams played, on 15 February 2025, Bristol City lost 0.3 rating points.

Bristol City first climbed to joint #125 in our European rankings on 2 March 2019.

The best xGtoday rating Cardiff City have ever held is 73.9, first set on 8 December 2018.