Stoke vs Bristol City Prediction & Preview - Championship
Stoke City have scored in every one of their last six matches. Bristol City have failed to score in three of theirs. That gap is the thing worth watching when Stoke City vs Bristol City kicks off at 15:00 BST on Saturday, 24 October 2026 in the Championship: Mark Robins's side have taken 13 points from their last six, Michael Skubala's have taken 7, and the two teams have been playing completely different kinds of football while doing it.
What time is kick-off for Stoke City vs Bristol City?
Stoke City vs Bristol City kicks off at 15:00 BST on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at the bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent. The fixture is a Championship league match.
- Fixture: Stoke City v Bristol City
- Competition: Championship
- Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
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Stoke City's form: four wins in six, and plenty of goals
Stoke have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last six, scoring 10 and conceding 7. The win at Derby County 7 days before this match finished 1-0. Before that came a 2-1 at Bolton Wanderers, a 2-1 at home to Sheffield United, a 2-1 at Watford and a 1-1 draw at Cardiff City.
They are not a tight side, though. Four of those six games produced three goals or more, both teams scored in five of them, and the one defeat was a 2-3 at home to Middlesbrough 11 days before this match. Stoke have been better on the road than in Staffordshire: three wins from four away, one from two at home.
Bristol City keep games quiet but cannot score
Bristol City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last six, with 4 scored and 4 conceded. Not one of those six games produced three goals or more. They have not conceded twice in any of them and they kept two clean sheets.
The problem is at the other end. Three blanks in six, including both of the most recent matches: 0-1 at home to Sheffield United 7 days before this fixture, and 0-1 at home to Blackburn Rovers 11 days before. Ashton Gate has been the weak point rather than the refuge, with one home win in four - a 1-0 over Watford - and a 0-1 to Lincoln City in there too. The 1-1 at Charlton Athletic came 14 days before this match, and their 2-0 win at Crystal Palace 21 days out was a friendly.
The last meeting went Bristol City's way
Bristol City beat Stoke City 2-0 at home in the Championship on 2 May 2026, 175 days before this match. Stoke did not score.
Team news
Stoke City will check on Eric Bocat, who had to come off injured against Derby County, with Luca Bombino the likely man to step in, and Ato Ampah and Sam Gallagher are unavailable; for Bristol City, Luke McNally is back after a serious injury that had kept him out since January 2025 and is expected to start in defence, while Noah Eile and Lorent Tolaj are both doubtful, according to Sports Mole.
Stoke City vs Bristol City prediction
Our prediction is a Stoke City win over Bristol City in the Championship at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday, 24 October 2026. Stoke have scored two or more in four of their last six and both sides have scored in five of those games, which is a profile that suits a team facing a visiting side with four goals in six. Bristol City's defence is the reason to hesitate, because nobody has put two past them in that run, and the 2-0 at Ashton Gate in May says they can handle this opponent. The scoring is what tips it.
Our prediction: Stoke City 2-1 Bristol City
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