Championship: Southampton vs Bristol City – Betting preview

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

When Bristol City come to St. Mary’s Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Southampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Southampton are placed 12th with seven points after six matches. Bristol City occupy a position as fiveth in the league on ten points.

Form: Southampton vs Bristol City

Southampton Form

Southampton went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 1-1 with Birmingham. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Lincoln City, before they beat Swansea by 3-1. Southampton put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored 18 goals while conceding seven.

Bristol City Form

Bristol City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Portsmouth got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Preston got hammered in a 1-3 victory. Burnley was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Bristol City. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Bristol City 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 ten scored.

Betting facts for Southampton and Bristol City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Bristol City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Southampton vs Bristol City

Scott Twine shows decent form right now for Bristol City, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Southampton, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Cyle Larin also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Championship matches.

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Full-time result

Southampton claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Bristol City won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing two in this series of matches. Southampton did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Southampton are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Southampton have not lost to Bristol City in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Bristol City got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Southampton played. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Bristol City games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Southampton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Bristol City kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Bristol City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Bristol City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Southampton scored at least one goal in their last 26 matches.