Championship: Bristol City vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 39 match between Bristol City and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Leicester go up against Bristol City this coming Friday for a Championship meeting at Ashton Gate.

While The Foxes are chasing the lead in the Championship after collecting 82 points in 37 rounds, Bristol City trail by 47 points after 38 rounds, leaving them as number 14 in the table.

Team form: Bristol City vs Leicester

Bristol City Form

Bristol City are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Ipswich by a 3-2 score, before winning 1-0 against Swansea. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against West Bromwich. Bristol City managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded five goals.

Leicester Form

In their previous three matches, Leicester won 0-1 against Sunderland, drew 2-2 with Hull before losing 4-2 against Chelsea. Leicester won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol City and Leicester

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol City and Leicester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bristol City vs Leicester

It has been an excellent season for Jamie Vardy who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. The Foxes are looking to him against Bristol City, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Bristol City won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Ashton Gate. They drew two and lost four as well, while Leicester won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Leicester scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Bristol City managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Leicester were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of one goal along the way. In the last ten games for Leicester, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Leicester scored at least one goal in their last 21 matches.

Betting prediction: Bristol City vs Leicester

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Bristol City and Leicester seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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