Championship information and guide: Bristol City modest betting favourite to overpower Blackpool

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

Bristol City have succeeded in 7 home victories this season, Blackpool have won 3 away. Which team improves their results in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Little time to rest for the home side, as they had a Championship fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at Huddersfield Town, so at least Bristol are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Bristol City form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Bristol City have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 18 games.

Bristol City are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 200 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Wells).

The home team returns to Ashton Gate Stadium after drawing with Huddersfield Town (placed 23rd) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Defender Pring got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.6/10. Pring won 15 of 19 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Bristol City lost 0-2 at Cardiff City's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bristol handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Trench warfare? In this team's last 12 league games, 10 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

Bristol City are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Luton Town awaits in four days.

Bristol City has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches.

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Blackpool form and stats

Blackpool have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-5-10 (18 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for Blackpool in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Hull City.

There were no winners in Blackpool's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Burnley (placed 1st). Maxwell was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.45. The agile goalkeeper Maxwell topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-3 defeat away at Reading before that.

Blackpool are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 20 matches.

A new game in only three days for Blackpool, the Championship home match versus Queens Park Rangers. Busy days.

The attacking power of Blackpool when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Blackpool have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Blackpool have won at least one point in the last 8 fixtures (3-5-0) against Bristol.

The most up to date registered match involving both these participants is the Blackpool - Bristol City 3-3 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityN. Wells
N. Wells
11 goals
BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
9 goals
Bristol CityT. Conway
T. Conway
6 goals

Bristol City missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Blackpool
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 18 6 Played P 6 18 35
11 7 3 Won W 0 3 7
12 5 2 Drew D 2 5 11
12 6 1 Lost L 4 10 17
43 22 11 Scored S 2 16 33
43 18 6 Conceded C 9 30 51
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 89%
80% 72% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 60%
40% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 50% 46%
17% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 23%
14% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
57% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 46%
29% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 23%
26% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 39% 43%
 
5.1 5.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.7 4.3
5.5 5.2 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.2 6.1
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 7 9
 
9.6 10.6 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.2 10.1
3.2 3.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.6 2.8
38% 36% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 34% 34%
 
11.7 10 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 14.1 14.3
3.3 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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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.