Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Bristol City and Sunderland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bristol City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sunderland swing by on Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Bristol City vs Sunderland
Bristol City Form
Bristol City look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 2-1 and 2-1 against Watford and West Bromwich respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Queens Park Rangers as the game finished level. The exact score was 1-1. Bristol City have been in potent form at Ashton Gate, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 11 goals while letting in five.
Sunderland Form
In their previous three matches, Sunderland won 0-1 against West Bromwich, drew 0-0 with Norwich before losing 0-1 against Swansea. Sunderland won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding eight times.
Betting facts for Bristol City and Sunderland
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol City and Sunderland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 26 of the last 28 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 11 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Bristol City vs Sunderland
It is a great season for Anis Mehmeti, who currently has 12 league goals to his name during this season. Bristol City will rely on his services to gun down Sunderland.
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Full-time result
Bristol City claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Sunderland won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Bristol City did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Bristol City have not lost to Sunderland in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Sunderland scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Bristol City played. Sunderland managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bristol City have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Sunderland.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Sunderland’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Bristol City conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Sunderland’s last 4 matches had less than three goals.
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