Bristol City and Stoke City meet at Ashton Gate Stadium, in a match for the 44 th round of the Championship. Bristol City won by (1‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 14‑09‑2019. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 3 wins and 1 losses in the last 4 games. Despite being a match between 7th and 17th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 17th ranked in home matches and the 20th ranked away.
Bristol City :
After 15 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in 7th position, with 55 points won. In their last match, they tied with Fulham at home by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had tied for (1‑1) away, in a match against Millwall. Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results outside than at their stadium, as they have won 29 points on the road and only 26 at their stadium. For the championship, Bristol City conquered 13 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Bristol enter this round motivated, after a 1-3 victory in the visit to the Middlesbrough arena: Wells and Paterson scored the winning goals. The home team usually plays 5-3-2, favoring offensive transitions and channeling its attacks through the flanks. The two arrows aimed at the rival’s goal will be Diédhiou and Wells and the man responsible for defining the offensive moment is the English Paterson. Smith, Weimann, and Paterson may play in the center of the court. Coach Dean Holden should not be able to count on center back Ashley Williams because he is suspended.
Stoke City :
The visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 42 points won, after 12 wins, 6 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Luton Town, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won at home against Hull City, by (5‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they conquered 27 points, against only 15 in their away games. In their last 10 away matches for the championship, Stoke City has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Stoke enter this day motivated, after a 2-0 home win with Birmingham: Batth and Clucas have scored the winning goals. The away team generally operates in a tactical 4-3-3 system, favoring quick transitions, especially through the wings. One of the points in favor of the outsider team is the way he takes advantage of direct free kicks. It should be noted that Stoke has great difficulty scoring in the scoring opportunities it manages to create. Coach Michael O’Neill is expected to have a single absence for this day, due to injury: Joe Allen.
