Bristol City – Birmingham Prediction & Picks (08.04.2018)

Bristol City and Birmingham City meet at Ashton Gate Stadium, in a match for the 42nd round of the Championship. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 12-08-2017, Birmingham City won at home against (2-1). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 07-05-2017, in a Match for the Championship that ended with the victory of Birmingham City by (0-1). Che Adams (16 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Bristol City:

After 16 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 8 th position, with 62 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Millwall by (2-0), after in the previous match they lost (0-1) at home, against Brentford. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Bristol City has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 20 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 41 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 15 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Bristol is still going through some difficulties in this phase of the season and in the last 10 games played won only 2 wins. On the previous day, the owners added the second consecutive loss in the championship, losing on the land of Millwall, 2-0. In this game against Birmingham, coach Lee Johnson must keep the team in 4-2-3-1, benefiting possession of the ball and the successive attacks by the flanks: Bobby Reid acts as number 10, but appears very well in areas of completion. In addition, this player is the best score of Bristol, with 17 goals scored. There are no important absences for this duel.

Birmingham City:

After 11 wins, 7 draws and 23 losses, the away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 40 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Bolton Wanderers, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Burton Albion, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship Birmingham City has 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 41 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in 23 games in which they suffered the first goal.

The Birmingham party for this game with a tie to a ball against Burton, adding the fourth game followed without losing in the championship. It is important to underline that visitors are very close to the descent zone. In this game away from home coach Garry Monk must enter the field with a cautious strategy, with the low lines, only exploring the counterattack. However, the local team has all the conditions to take on the game in some moments. Sam Gallagher is the best finisher of the visitors, with 6 goals scored. Everything indicates that the visiting coach can not count on the injured Vassell.