Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Bristol City and Portsmouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Portsmouth go up against Bristol City this coming Thursday for a Championship meeting at Ashton Gate.
Ranked as number 8 in the Championship standings, Bristol City, have so far collected 36 points this season, while Portsmouth collected 25 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 23 rounds.
Team form: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Bristol City Form
Bristol City hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Middlesbrough by 2-0, before winning 1-2 against West Bromwich. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Millwall. Bristol City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded four goals.
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Derby. This was followed by another draw with Queens Park Rangers, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Charlton by 2-1. Portsmouth didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored four goals themselves.
Betting facts for Bristol City and Portsmouth
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bristol City and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 10 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Bristol City, Emil Riis Jakobsen has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Portsmouth, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Thursday, depending on your betting strategy.
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Full-time result
Bristol City claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Bristol City have not lost to Portsmouth in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Portsmouth games. Bristol City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Thursday, as Portsmouth managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Portsmouth, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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