Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and Portsmouth who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Portsmouth go up against Bristol City on Sunday for a Championship meeting at Ashton Gate.
Ranked as number 11 in the Championship standings, Bristol City, have so far collected 30 points this season, while Portsmouth collected 20 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 21 rounds.
Form: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Bristol City Form
Bristol City hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Queens Park Rangers resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-0 defeat against West Bromwich, before beating Luton by 1-0. Bristol City claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded four.
Portsmouth Form
It is all or nothing with Portsmouth following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 4-0 in an encounter with Derby to which, they replied by beating Coventry4-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-1 against Watford. Portsmouth are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats 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 14 of the last 16 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Scott Twine look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Callum Lang adds to his five Championship goals come this coming Sunday.
Popular markets: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Full-time result
Bristol City claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Bristol City have not lost to Portsmouth in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Bristol City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Bristol City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Portsmouth, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.
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