Championship: Bristol City vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and Rotherham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bristol City are highly favoured to claim a win against Rotherham, whom they face this coming Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Ashton Gate seems to be the obvious outcome.

Bristol City approach round 45 as number 12 in the Championship table with 59 points on their account so far. With 44 rounds behind them, Rotherham have amassed 24 points, placing them as number 24 in the standings.

Form: Bristol City vs Rotherham

Bristol City Form

The Bristol City team look in good shape before their match against Rotherham, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Blackburn 5-0, then they held Huddersfield to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Norwich. Bristol City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded three goals.

Rotherham Form

In their previous three games, Rotherham lost 2-0 and 1-0 against West Bromwich and Swansea, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Birmingham. Rotherham came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 18 goals to one.

Betting facts for Bristol City and Rotherham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol City and Rotherham. 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 Rotherham

Nahki Wells is showing good form for Bristol City, scoring four goals in their last six matches. Charlie Wyke scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Bristol City claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Rotherham won zero of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost nine of the games in this run. Bristol City didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches. Bristol City have beaten Rotherham in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Rotherham scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Rotherham have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Bristol City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Rotherham managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Bristol City and Rotherham.

Total goals

Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in two 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 four of the last ten outings for Rotherham, who managed to score 0.2 times in those matches. Rotherham did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games

Suggested bet: Bristol City vs Rotherham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Bristol City and Rotherham 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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