Bristol City vs Stoke City prediction | 29 Dec 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Bristol City Rating: 63.9
H
53%
29 December 2026
Championship
D
27%
Stoke City Rating: 59.1
A
20%
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
Stoke City
Ranking: #417 overall, #49 in England

60.2 → 59.1 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Cardiff City (A) 59.3 -0.7
1-2 12 Sep Watford (A) 60.3 +1.0
2-1 19 Sep Sheff Utd (H) 60.5 +0.2
1-2 10 Oct Bolton (A) 59.5 -1.0
2-3 13 Oct Boro (H) 59.1 -0.4

Bristol City vs Stoke City: by the numbers

Stoke City trail Bristol City by 165 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 13 in England.

The recent trend shows Bristol City on the rise, +3.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Stoke City has gone the other way at -1.1.

Bristol City gained 0.5 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 2 May 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Bristol City have ever held is 70.3, first set on 2 March 2019.

Stoke City first climbed to #113 in our European rankings on 22 September 2018.