Sunderland – Bristol City Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (28.10.2017)

Sunderland and Bristol City measure their strength at Stadium of Light in a match for the 14th day of the Championship. There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last showdown was played on 13-02-1999 and ended with the scoreboard: Bristol City (0-1) Sunderland. In this match the factor home can be decisive, since Sunderland presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Sunderland :

The home team is currently in 23rd place, with 9 points conquered, after 1 win, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate game, tied at home against Queens Park Rangers for (1-1). In the last game, tied outside Brentford by (3-3). This is a team that has curiously been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 5 draws and 10 defeats in his stadium. For the championship, Sunderland conquered 2 points in 18 chances, after 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 6 games that played in his stadium.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 6 games in his stadium. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always suffered goals in the last 10 games, but its attack has marked regularly, as it scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback.

Sunderland is going through a difficult period of the season and currently has 11 consecutive matches without proving the taste of victory in this competition. In this way, we expect a Sunderland in search of the victory from the beginning of the game, being Grabban the first player to exert pressure in the attack. It is important to underline that this player is the best scorer of Sunderland, with 5 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can not count on Josh Maja, who is recovering from an injury.

Bristol City :

The away team is currently in 7th place, with 21 points won, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate game, tied at home against Burton Albion by (0-0). In the last game, lost at home against Leeds United by (0-3). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 matches has 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses as a visitor, with 41 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 31 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last game he played, for the League Cup, won the Crystal Palace at home for (4-1). In his last game as a visitor for this competition he won by (1-3) against Ipswich Town. In his last 6 games as a visitor to the championship, Bristol City recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they won 9 points out of 18.

For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 5 games as a visitor. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period in the spotlight: he scored 5 of his 13 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Bristol come to this game very motivated, having added a great victory over the Crystal Palace, 4-1, advancing in this way for the next phase of the English League Cup: the goals were scored by Taylor, Duric , Bryan and O’Dowda. Despite acting against an adversary who is going through a terrible phase, coach Lee Johnson must act with a more cautious strategy, with the lines very close, knowing that the rival will give everything to conquer the three points. Bobby Reid is the great highlight of Bristol so far, with 7 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Matty Taylor, a player who complies with a suspension.