Championship: Bristol City vs Southampton – Betting preview

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

Southampton go up against Bristol City on Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City approach the next Championship round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 16 points this season so far. With ten games behind them, Southampton amassed 12 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Team form: Bristol City vs Southampton

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 Ipswich resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Queens Park Rangers, before beating Norwich by 0-1. Bristol City just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Ashton Gate. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-2 against Sheffield United, before recording a 1-1 draw with Derby. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Swansea. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Southampton won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol City and Southampton

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

Emil Riis Jakobsen is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Southampton look to Adam Armstrong, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Bristol City vs Southampton

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. Southampton won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Bristol City have not lost to Southampton in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Southampton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Bristol City played. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Southampton played. Of the previous 10 outings, Bristol City scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games. Bristol City have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bristol City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Southampton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.