Championship: Bristol City vs Stoke – Betting preview

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

Mid-placed Bristol City face relegation-threatened Stoke at Ashton Gate in round 46 of the Championship in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 13 in the Championship standings, Bristol City, have so far collected 59 points this season, while Stoke collected 55 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 45 rounds.

Form: Bristol City vs Stoke

Bristol City Form

A draw is the best Bristol City can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-4 defeat against Norwich. A2-2 draw with Southampton followed before they were defeated 2-1 by Birmingham. 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-0 by Wrexham. Next up, Millwall won 1-3, before losing 1-3 against Portsmouth. Stoke didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 12 and scored two goals themselves.

Betting facts for Bristol City and Stoke

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 Stoke played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bristol City vs Stoke

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Sam Bell, who is performing well for Bristol City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Stoke.The visitors will be looking to Jesurun Rak-Sakyi to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Stoke in recent matches.

Betting markets: Bristol City vs Stoke

Full-time result

Bristol City claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stoke won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Stoke only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Stoke should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Bristol City only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Stoke claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Bristol City have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.

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 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.