Ace Football previews the Championship round 44 match between Southampton and Bristol City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Southampton welcome Bristol City at St. Mary’s Stadium in round 44 of the Championship campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake this coming Tuesday.
Southampton approach round 44 as number 4 in the Championship table with 75 points on their account so far. With 43 rounds behind them, Bristol City have amassed 58 points, placing them as number 10 in the standings.
Form: Southampton vs Bristol City
Southampton Form
In their last three outings, Southampton won 2-1 against Derby, beat Blackburn by 3-0 and hammered Swansea 1-2. Southampton showed little mercy in their past six matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 14 times, while letting in two themselves.
Bristol City Form
Bristol City have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-0 win against Sheffield United, before drawing 0-0 with Queens Park Rangers. This little streak came to an end, when Norwich proved too strong in a 2-4 defeat for Bristol City. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Bristol City won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Southampton and Bristol City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 13 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have won 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Southampton have won 8 of the last 10 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Southampton vs Bristol City
Cyle Larin is showing good form for Southampton, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Sam Morsy scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Southampton won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Bristol City won three games, drew three and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Southampton have no less than 7 wins on the bounce. Southampton are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Bristol City only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Southampton managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Southampton have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Bristol City.
Total goals
Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Bristol City, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Southampton are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 17 matches.
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