Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bristol City and West Bromwich who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bristol City enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Bristol City approach round 39 as number 14 in the Championship table with 51 points on their account so far. With 38 rounds behind them, West Bromwich have amassed 40 points, placing them as number 21 in the standings.
Form: Bristol City vs West Bromwich
Bristol City Form
A single draw is all Bristol City have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 2-0 against Coventry and Leicester respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Middlesbrough. Bristol City claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored five and conceded 13 goals.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United. This was followed by another draw with Southampton, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Hull by 3-0. West Bromwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by nine goals to four.
Betting facts for Bristol City and West Bromwich
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 West Bromwich played across all tournaments.
- Bristol City have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Bristol City have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Bristol City have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Bristol City vs West Bromwich
Look no further than Scott Twine, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bristol City in the Championship, while George Campbell managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for West Bromwich in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Bristol City vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Bristol City claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Bromwich won zero, drew four and lost six of their last 10 games away. Bristol City have not lost to West Bromwich in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, West Bromwich only scored the opening goal of the match in zero of the last ten away games. West Bromwich should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Bristol City failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. West Bromwich managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of West Bromwich’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 last 9 matches.
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