Ashton Gate can expect another bumper crowd on Saturday when Bristol City host an in-form Norwich City side in the 43rd round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The grounds have been in such an energetic mood since the iconic return of veteran manager Roy Hodgson a couple of weeks ago, and fans will hope to see the team carry on their commendable form.

Very little separated the two sides when Bristol City visited Queens Park Rangers last weekend, as the game ended in a goalless draw, making it one draw and two wins from three games for the Robins under the former Inter Milan, Liverpool, and England national team head coach.

Bristol were in contention for promotion play-off qualification for most of the season but now sit 10 points behind the top six following a five-game winless run that culminated in the dismissal of Gerhard Struber, and will focus on recording a respectable top-half finish.

Norwich City are tied on points with Saturday’s hosts but will feel a lot more accomplished with their position, having spent most of the first half of the campaign in and around the relegation zone before steadily climbing up the table in recent months.

The Canaries were outclassed in front of their home fans in a 2-0 defeat to second-placed Ipswich Town last time out, marking only their second loss in nine league games, and will be keen to get back to winning ways when they hit the road on Saturday.

Bristol City vs Norwich City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met on 82 previous occasions going into Saturday’s game. Bristol City have won 24 of those games, 19 have ended in draws, while Norwich have the remaining 39.
• The hosts have collected three wins and a draw from the last four editions of this fixture.
• The reverse meeting of this fixture ended in a 1-0 win for Bristol.
• Only four teams in the English second tier have a better away record than Norwich this season, with nine wins and five draws in 21 games.

Bristol City vs Norwich City Prediction

The sides are closely matched going into the weekend, with the Robins unlikely to gain any major boost from their home advantage, having struggled to pick up wins at home this season, but will hope to do enough to get a point.

Norwich will rely heavily on their away record to get a result on the road, but will need to be at their best to secure all three points.

Prediction: Bristol City 1-1 Norwich City

Bristol City vs Norwich City Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Result: Draw

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts’ last eight games have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes