Championship: Bristol City vs Sheffield United – Betting preview

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

When Sheffield United come to Ashton Gate for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Bristol City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 12th in the table Bristol City have amassed 14 points after ten matches. On 12 points, Sheffield United rank 15th with ten matches played this season.

Team form: Bristol City vs Sheffield United

Bristol City Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Bristol City at the moment. Against Watford, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 1-1 against Charlton. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 0-1 defeat against Blackburn. Bristol City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored five and conceded five goals.

Sheffield United Form

It is all or nothing with Sheffield United, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-1 against Stoke, before beating Lincoln City 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-2 against Portsmouth. Sheffield United won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol City and Sheffield United

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

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Rob Dickie will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sheffield United hope Patrick Bamford can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Bristol City vs Sheffield United

Full-time result

Bristol City claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Sheffield United won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Sheffield United got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Sheffield United played. 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, Sheffield United kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Sheffield United, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games.