Man City vs Bristol City Match Analysis & Prediction
15/10/2023 3:00 pm
Manchester City Women will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season when they host Bristol City Women at the Joie Stadium on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the visitors are still searching for their first points of the season after losing their opening two Women’s Super League matches.
After missing out on Champions League qualification last season, Man City have seemingly used that disappointment as motivation for the opening two league matches of the 2023-24 campaign.
Gareth Taylor’s side started the season with a 2-0 away victory over West Ham United, before they produced a battling display in last weekend’s home encounter with reigning WSL champions Chelsea.
The Citizens were in control of the proceedings following Chloe Kelly’s early opener, but the game turned around when Alex Greenwood received a second yellow card in the 38th minute.
While Man City showed great resolve to keep Chelsea at bay, their task became all the more difficult when Lauren Hemp received her marching orders in the final 10 minutes, and it eventually led to their resistance being broken by Guro Reiten in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
Nine-player Man City may have been denied a win last Sunday, but they managed to return to winning ways in midweek, as goals from Jess Park and Bunny Shaw guided them to a 2-1 away victory over Everton in the League Cup.
Man City will now turn their attention to Sunday’s match at the Joie Stadium, where they will have the chance to extend their unbeaten home run in the WSL to 21 games.
Bristol City have found it difficult going in their first two WSL matches since securing promotion from the Championship last season.
After losing 4-2 at home to Leicester City on the opening day of the season, they suffered a 3-1 defeat in their away game against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
The Robins would have also been frustrated with Wednesday’s League Cup encounter with Southampton, which ended in a 1-1 draw and a penalty-shootout defeat, ensuring that their Championship opponents took home the bonus point.
Although Bristol City will be determined to pick up a positive result this weekend, they will have their work cut out against Man City after losing 8-1 and 6-0 when they faced the Citizens in the FA Cup and League Cup respectively during the 2022-23 season.
Man City vs. Bristol City Head to head
In the 19 previous meetings between these two teams, Man City have claimed 15 victories while Bristol City have won two, and they have drawn in two. Bristol have scored 12 goals and conceded 66 in the process.
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07/11/2020Manchester City8Bristol City1Women's Super League
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17/03/2021Bristol City0Manchester City3Women's Super League
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19/01/2022Manchester City3Bristol City1FA Women's League Cup
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25/01/2023Bristol City0Manchester City6FA Women's League Cup
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26/02/2023Bristol City1Manchester City8Women's FA Cup
Man City Team News
Demi Stokes remains sidelined for Man City, while Leila Ouahabi will serve the final match of her three-game suspension.
After serving their respective one-game bans in midweek, Greenwood and Hemp will return to the lineup this weekend.
Man City's Last 5 Matches
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21/05/2023Manchester United2Manchester City1Women's Super League
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27/05/2023Manchester City3Everton2Women's Super League
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01/10/2023West Ham United0Manchester City2Women's Super League
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08/10/2023Manchester City1Chelsea1Women's Super League
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11/10/2023Everton1Manchester City2FA Women's League Cup
Bristol City Team News
Bristol City manager Lauren Smith has confirmed that goalkeeper Fran Bentley is likely to miss the next few weeks with an injury.
Forward Abi Harrison remains unavailable for the Robins, while defender Jess Simpson is unlikely to be involved.
Bristol City's Last 5 Matches
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23/04/2023Bristol City4Charlton Athletic0Women's Championship
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30/04/2023Birmingham City2Bristol City0Women's Championship
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01/10/2023Bristol City2Leicester City4Women's Super League
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08/10/2023Tottenham Hotspur3Bristol City1Women's Super League
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11/10/2023Bristol City1Southampton1(P)FA Women's League Cup
Man City vs. Bristol City: Odds and Predictions
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Each Team to Score 2 or More: No
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