Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Bristol City who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Stoke enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bristol City swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Stoke are number 5 in the table on 21 points after 12 matches. Bristol City rank as number 4 with 22 points after 12 matches played.
Form: Stoke vs Bristol City
Stoke Form
Stoke have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Wrexham by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Millwall, before achieving a 0-1 win against Portsmouth. Stoke won three of their previous six matches at Bet365 Stadium in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring six goals to five against.
Bristol City Form
Bristol City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Norwich got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Southampton got hammered in a 3-1 victory. Birmingham was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Bristol City. Bristol City won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine while also conceding five times.
Betting stats and facts for Stoke and Bristol City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stoke and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 12 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 9 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Stoke home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Stoke vs Bristol City
Look no further than Sorba Thomas, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Stoke in the Championship, while Scott Twine managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Bristol City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Stoke vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Stoke won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bet365 Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Bristol City won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Bristol City remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Bristol City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Stoke managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bristol City were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Stoke have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Bristol City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bristol City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.
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