Bristol City – Aston Villa Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (25.08.2017)

Prediction for Bristol City – Aston Villa

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Bristol City and Aston Villa meet at Ashton Gate Stadium in a match for the 5th day of the Championship. There are only two recent direct encounters between these two teams: on 28-02-2017, which ended with the victory of Aston Villa by (2-0), and on 27-08-2016, which ended with the victory of Bristol City for (3-1). In this match the home factor can be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results conquered at home and as a visitor.

Bristol City :

The home team is currently in 11th place, with 5 points conquered, after 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In the penultimate game, he drew away against Brentford by (2-2). In the last game, tied at home against the Millwall by (0-0). This is a team that curiously tends to win more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 36 goals scored and 17 conceded; Against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 14 suffered. The team arrives to this match after a victory outside with the Watford by (2-3). In the last 10 games at home for all competitions, Bristol City won 7, tied 2 and lost 1. Their defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but their attack has marked Regularly, as he scored goals in 3 of the last 4 games for this competition. There is 1 period in the last 4 home matches for all competitions: he scored 4 of his 8 goals in the minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Bristol City reach this match with a win at Watford by 2-3, in a game for the English League Cup: the goals were scored by Capoué and Mariappa. However, it is important to remember that the landlords no longer win three consecutive games. In this game at home coach Lee Johnson must keep his team organized in a 4-2-3-1, with Diédhiou the player responsible for tormenting the defensive line of the rival. But offensive midfielder Bobby Reid is Bristol’s best finisher with 4 goals scored. Milan Djuric is the only one absent for this game.

Aston Villa:

After 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 losses, the away team is currently in 16th place, with 4 points conquered. In their last game, they won at Norwich City at home (4-2), after in the previous game having lost out, in a game against Reading, by (2-1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats as a visitor; Against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last game that disputed, for the Glass of league, gained to the Wigan Athletic at home by (4-1). In his last 10 games as a visitor, Aston Villa recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. His defense has not been very solid, having suffered at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period in the spotlight: he suffered 3 of his 6 goals in the minutes (46’-60 ‘).

Aston Villa gained access to the next phase of the League Cup, beating Wigan 4-1: goals were scored by Hogan (2), Adomah and Bjarnason. Despite playing away from home, coach Steve Bruce should opt for a more dominating strategy, with successive organized attacks, with Henri Lansbury being largely responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, midfielder Conor Hourihane is the top scorer of Aston Villa, with 4 goals scored. For this game the visiting trainer does not have Kodjia, Grealish and Onomah, all injured.