Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and Birmingham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bristol City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Birmingham swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Placed fourth in the table Bristol City have amassed 19 points after 11 matches. On 15 points, Birmingham rank 12th with 11 matches played this season.
Team form: Bristol City vs Birmingham
Bristol City Form
In the previous three matches, Bristol City lost 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers, beat Norwich by 0-1 and won 3-1 against Southampton. Bristol City only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Birmingham Form
Birmingham claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Wrexham. Afterwards, a 2-3 defeat against Hull followed, before beating Preston 0-1. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Birmingham won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and four scored.
Betting facts for Bristol City and Birmingham
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bristol City and Birmingham played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 20 of the last 21 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Birmingham away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players on top: Bristol City vs Birmingham
Scott Twine is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Birmingham look to Jay Stansfield, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Bristol City vs Birmingham
Full-time result
Bristol City won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ashton Gate. They drew two and lost three as well, while Birmingham won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Birmingham only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Bristol City played. Birmingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Birmingham have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Bristol City when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Birmingham, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
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