Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and Swansea who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Swansea come to Ashton Gate for the Championship match this coming Sunday, Bristol City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 9 in the Championship standings, Bristol City, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Swansea collected 34 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 30 rounds.
Form: Bristol City vs Swansea
Bristol City Form
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday, beating Blackburn 2-1 and drawing 1-1 with Oxford. Bristol City won five of their last six Championship matches at the Ashton Gate, scoring 12 and conceding two along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Swansea Form
Swansea were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-2 by Sheffield United. Next up, Norwich won 5-1, before losing 0-2 against Coventry. Swansea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 16 goals to five.
Betting facts for Bristol City and Swansea
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bristol City and Swansea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 19 of the last 21 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Swansea have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Swansea have lost the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Swansea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Bristol City vs Swansea
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Nahki Wells has actually netted seven goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Swansea should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Nahki Wells to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Bristol City vs Swansea
Full-time result
Bristol City claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Swansea won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Bristol City did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Swansea lost their last 4 matches. Bristol City have not lost to Swansea in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Swansea scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Bristol City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Bristol City have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Swansea.
Total goals
Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Swansea. They performed an average of 0.9 goals in these. Swansea conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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