Bristol City vs Birmingham City betting preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 07.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Bristol City leading Birmingham City by 13 points.

Birmingham City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a FA Cup game only three sleeps ago.

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Bristol City form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Bristol City have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Bristol City are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

The Bristol City goalkeeper David Bentley is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 360 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.

Bristol City enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Queens Park Rangers's place. The match ended 1-0 with Famara Diédhiou scoring. In the game before, an away victory match versus Reading with a 1-0 scoreline.

The Bristol City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Birmingham City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

There were no winners in Birmingham City's previous match, a FA Cup home game that ended 2-2 (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) vs Coventry City. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Nottingham Forest in the Championship.

Birmingham City has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Barnsley in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Birmingham City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 15 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Birmingham City have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Bristol City and Birmingham City have met before this season: Birmingham City - Bristol City 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Bristol City wins - draws - Birmingham City wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
9 goals
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
9 goals
Bristol CityF. Diedhiou
F. Diedhiou
8 goals

Bristol City missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 14 6 Played P 4 15 30
14 6 4 Won W 1 4 10
8 4 2 Drew D 0 4 7
8 4 0 Lost L 3 7 13
44 20 15 Scored S 1 15 37
40 18 7 Conceded C 7 25 47
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 71% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 77%
57% 57% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 47%
33% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
13% 7% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
53% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 53% 60%
33% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 13% 13%
20% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 33% 27%
 
4.8 4.9 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.4 5.4
6.8 5.9 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 6.1 5.5
1.5 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
318 166 86 Total Shots T S 30 166 373
103 51 35 Shots on Target S O 7 51 116
43% 39% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bristol City is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 30 15 11 4 53 33 15 7 6 2 32 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 20 56
2 Leeds United 30 16 7 7 46 27 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 55
3 Fulham 30 15 7 8 45 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 14 5 5 4 16 14 13 52
4 Nottingham Forest 30 14 9 7 41 30 14 7 3 4 18 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 11 51
5 Brentford 30 15 5 10 49 23 14 8 3 3 25 10 16 7 2 7 24 13 26 50
6 Bristol City 30 14 8 8 44 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 16 8 4 4 24 22 4 50
7 Preston North End 30 13 8 9 43 35 16 10 3 3 32 19 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 47
8 Swansea City 30 12 10 8 35 34 15 7 3 5 19 16 15 5 7 3 16 18 1 46
9 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
10 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 8 10 43 37 15 7 6 2 19 13 15 5 2 8 24 24 6 44
11 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 7 11 40 33 15 6 5 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 43
12 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 30 11 6 13 42 43 16 6 2 8 23 24 14 5 4 5 19 19 -1 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 5 14 47 54 16 6 4 6 29 28 14 5 1 8 18 26 -7 38
17 Birmingham City 30 10 7 13 37 47 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 4 4 7 15 25 -10 37
18 Middlesbrough 30 8 12 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 16 15 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 36
19 Charlton Athletic 30 8 9 13 39 42 16 6 5 5 22 19 14 2 4 8 17 23 -3 33
20 Huddersfield Town 30 8 8 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -13 32
21 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 8 15 28 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 16 2 4 10 14 26 -16 29
23 Barnsley 30 5 9 16 36 56 15 4 6 5 24 29 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 24
24 Luton Town 30 7 3 20 37 65 14 5 3 6 23 24 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 24

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 30 15 11 4 53 33 15 7 6 2 32 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 20 56
2 Leeds United 30 16 7 7 46 27 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 55
3 Fulham 30 15 7 8 45 32 16 10 2 4 29 18 14 5 5 4 16 14 13 52
4 Nottingham Forest 30 14 9 7 41 30 14 7 3 4 18 15 16 7 6 3 23 15 11 51
5 Brentford 30 15 5 10 49 23 14 8 3 3 25 10 16 7 2 7 24 13 26 50
6 Bristol City 30 14 8 8 44 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 16 8 4 4 24 22 4 50
7 Preston North End 30 13 8 9 43 35 16 10 3 3 32 19 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 47
8 Swansea City 30 12 10 8 35 34 15 7 3 5 19 16 15 5 7 3 16 18 1 46
9 Millwall 30 11 12 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 16 3 8 5 15 21 3 45
10 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 8 10 43 37 15 7 6 2 19 13 15 5 2 8 24 24 6 44
11 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 7 11 40 33 15 6 5 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 43
12 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 30 11 6 13 42 43 16 6 2 8 23 24 14 5 4 5 19 19 -1 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 5 14 47 54 16 6 4 6 29 28 14 5 1 8 18 26 -7 38
17 Birmingham City 30 10 7 13 37 47 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 4 4 7 15 25 -10 37
18 Middlesbrough 30 8 12 10 30 37 16 6 7 3 16 15 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 36
19 Charlton Athletic 30 8 9 13 39 42 16 6 5 5 22 19 14 2 4 8 17 23 -3 33
20 Huddersfield Town 30 8 8 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 3 8 19 27 -13 32
21 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 8 15 28 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 16 2 4 10 14 26 -16 29
23 Barnsley 30 5 9 16 36 56 15 4 6 5 24 29 15 1 3 11 12 27 -20 24
24 Luton Town 30 7 3 20 37 65 14 5 3 6 23 24 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 24

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.