24th October STOKE - BRISTOL CITY

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• The market leans one way without any real conviction. Stoke is the shortest price on a book of 2.25 / 3.4 / 3 (1 / X / 2), an implied 41.5%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 41.5% / 27.4% / 31.1% on an overround of 7.2%.

• The draw is unusually well backed at 3.4 (27.4%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

• In the league table Stoke sit 6th on 19 points (6W 1D 4L) with Bristol City 16th on 14 points (4W 2D 5L).

• Stoke read W-L-W-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

• Bristol City read L-L-D-W-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 1D 4L) — poor.

• Head to head the record reads 1-1-2 — Stoke wins, draws, then Bristol City wins. Their last meeting finished Bristol City - Stoke: 2-0.

• Stoke lean hardest on Viktor Johansson (9.5), Ben Johnson (9.2), Luke Graham (9.0) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Bristol City lean hardest on Sam Tickle (9.5), Scott Twine (8.9), Jason Knight (8.6) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Stoke at 2.25 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 23rd October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.