7th November BRISTOL CITY - NORWICH
- Sat 12:30
Bristol City Vs Norwich
- Game for: 15th round of Championship
- Last Game: Bristol City - Norwich: 2-4
- History of Games: 5-0-1
- Predicted Score: Bristol City 1 - 2 Norwich
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 15 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | LWDLLD |
| 12 | Norwich | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | WWWLLL |
15th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 8th home game this season.
- Home Record : 2W - 0D - 5L
- Last Game : Bristol City - Wolverhampton: 1-2
- Next Game : 21 Nov Middlesbrough - Bristol City
12th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 8th away game this season.
- Away Record : 3W - 0D - 4L
- Last Game : Derby - Norwich: 0-4
- Next Game : 21 Nov Norwich - Cardiff
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Bristol City
Norwich ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Collins
- Pring
- McNally
- Eissat
- Tanner
- Knight
- Williams
- Twine
- Hirakawa
- Cardines
- Ballard
- Grimshaw
- Yongwa
- Darling
- McConville
- Stacey
- Field
- Wright
- Musaba
- Maghoma
- Brooks
- Kvistgaarden
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
Bristol CityVsNorwich
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Rob Dickie | 6.95 | Out - injured |
| Noah Eile | 6.55 | Doubtful - unfit |
| Elijah Adebayo | 6.18 | Doubtful - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Mohamed Touré | 6.74 | Out - injured |
| Kenny McLean | 6.76 | Doubtful - injured |
| Pelle Mattsson | 6.68 | Doubtful - unfit |
| Ali Ahmed | - | Out - injured |
| Gabriel Forsyth | - | Out - unfit |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Michael Skubala is keeping tabs on Lorent Tolaj's condition and may opt to rest him for the Norwich game.
Yu Hirakawa and Dom Ballard are both in contention for recall to the Bristol City starting line-up.
Kenny McLean and Pelle Mattsson are both set to be evaluated ahead of a possible return on Saturday.
Jovon Makama’s cameo goal against Derby could earn him a starting berth on Saturday.
Oscar Schwartau featured from injury at the weekend against the Rams.
Odds
Bristol City Win: 2.7
DRAW: 3.4
Norwich Win: 2.4
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
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| Wales | Sky Sports+ |
Game Analysis
Bookmakers have this as close to a coin toss as the 1X2 market gets. Norwich is the shortest price on a book of 2.7 / 3.4 / 2.4 (1 / X / 2), an implied 38.5%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 34.3% / 27.2% / 38.5% on an overround of 8.1%.
The draw is unusually well backed at 3.4 (27.2%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.
Liquidity is strong — 10,241 already matched on the 1X2 market, putting this among the most heavily traded fixtures on the card. Prices in a market that deep are far more reliable than in a thin one.
In the league table Bristol City sit 15th on 18 points (5W 3D 6L) with Norwich 12th on 18 points (6W 0D 8L).
Bristol City read L-W-D-L-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.
Norwich read W-W-W-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 0D 3L) — patchy.
Head to head the record reads 5-0-1 — Bristol City wins, draws, then Norwich wins. Their last meeting finished Bristol City - Norwich: 2-4.
Bristol City team news: Michael Skubala is keeping tabs on Lorent Tolaj's condition and may opt to rest him for the Norwich game.
Bristol City team news: Yu Hirakawa and Dom Ballard are both in contention for recall to the Bristol City starting line-up.
Norwich team news: Kenny McLean and Pelle Mattsson are both set to be evaluated ahead of a possible return on Saturday.
Norwich team news: Jovon Makama’s cameo goal against Derby could earn him a starting berth on Saturday.
Bristol City are without 3 — Rob Dickie (Out - injured), Noah Eile (Doubtful - unfit), Elijah Adebayo (Doubtful - injured).
Norwich are without 5 — Mohamed Touré (Out - injured), Kenny McLean (Doubtful - injured), Pelle Mattsson (Doubtful - unfit), Ali Ahmed (Out - injured), Gabriel Forsyth (Out - unfit).
Early lineups are in: Bristol City set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Bristol City lean hardest on Jason Knight (9.5), Lisav Eissat (9.0), Rio Cardines (8.5) 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.
Rob Dickie is out for Bristol City — index 5.9, against 8.7 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Noah Eile is out for Bristol City — index 4.9, against 8.7 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Norwich lean hardest on Jack Stacey (9.2), Ruairi McConville (9.0), Andre Brooks (8.9) 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.
Mohamed Touré is out for Norwich — index 5.3, against 7.4 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Kenny McLean is out for Norwich — index 6.0, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Pelle Mattsson is out for Norwich — index 8.3, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is Bristol City 1 - 2 Norwich, an away win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.4 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 18:00 on 6th November 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.
