Ace Football previews the Championship round 3 match between Bristol City and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Portsmouth head over to the Ashton Gate this coming Saturday to face title favourites Bristol City in a round 3 match in the Championship.
Bristol City will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season in the Championship after collecting a modest one point in the first couple of rounds.
Team form: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Bristol City Form
Bristol City only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 0-1 and 0-2 against Walsall and Millwall respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Birmingham. 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 zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded nine goals.
Portsmouth Form
In their last three matches, Portsmouth lost against West Ham and Queens Park Rangers by 3-1 and 1-3, respectively, and beat Lincoln City by 1-3. Portsmouth won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding 14.
Betting stats for Bristol City and Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Sam Bell look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Adrian Segecic adds to his six Championship goals come this coming Saturday.
Popular betting markets: Bristol City vs Portsmouth
Full-time result
Bristol City claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Portsmouth were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches. Bristol City have beaten Portsmouth in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Bristol City only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Portsmouth got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Portsmouth games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bristol City managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Portsmouth kept their opponent from scoring in one of 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 six of the last ten games for Portsmouth, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Portsmouth scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.
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