Bristol City and Birmingham City meet at Ashton Gate Stadium, in a match for the 31st round of the Championship. The two teams tied (1‑1), in 10‑08-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 26-02-2019 , in a match for the Championship that ended the victory of Birmingham City by (1-2). F. Diedhiou (66 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Bristol City, and C. Mahoney (42′) and M. Morrison (47 ‘), for Birmingham City. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 6th and 17th of the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 15th ranked in home games and the 14th as a visitor.
Bristol City :
After 14 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in 6th position, with 50 points won. In their last game, they won the Queens Park Rangers out by (0-1), after in the previous match they had won by (0-1) out, in a match against Reading. Interestingly, this is a team that has achieved more positive results outside than in its stadium, since it conquered 28 points as a visitor and only 22 in its stadium. In its last 10 home games for the championship Bristol City won 5, drew 2 and lost 3, so it conquered 17 points in 30 possible. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 30 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 2 comebacks.
The home team comes motivated to this game, after the victory, 0-1, in the visit to the QPR stadium, thus totaling a positive run of four consecutive victories in this second English division: Diédhiou signed the only goal of the match. Now, in this match against Birmingham, coach Lee Johnson must re-align the team in a 4-3-3, in which Niclas Eliasson, Andreas Weimann and Famara Diédhiou will occupy the most advanced positions. The second athlete mentioned is the best gunner in Bristol, with 9 goals. On the other hand, Eliasson is the player with the most assists for goal: 11 in total. For this game, the local coach can count on all the players.
Birmingham City:
The visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 37 points won, after 10 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, he drew away against Middlesbrough by (1‑1). In the last game, he won at home against Nottingham Forest by (2‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last match he played, for the FA Cup, he won Coventry City at home by (4-1) in the penalty shootout. In its last 10 away matches for the championship, Birmingham City records 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, so it has won 10 points in 30 possible. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (7 in 15 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 30 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Birmingham comes to this motivated match, after advancing to the next FA Cup qualifier, beating Coventry on penalties. In the last match for the championship, the visiting club won the Nottingham Forest. To play away from home, coach Pep Clotet must present a more defensive team, waiting for the opponent in his defensive midfield. Striker Lukas Jutkiewicz is scoring so far and has scored 9 goals in the league. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Crowley and Mrabti, both with physical problems.
