Can Bristol City knock West Bromwich Albion in Ashton Gate Stadium clash?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

Championship: Bristol City are 10 points short of West Bromwich Albion, but are inspired to go all in. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bristol City form and stats

7 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Bristol City have to build on here at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship. Bristol City are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Ashton Gate Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

Bristol City lost their last game at Barnsley (placed 22nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. James (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. James hit five key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).

Before that match, a win away at Blackburn Rovers.

Bristol has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. Bristol City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

There's been little loot from West Bromwich Albion's travels as they have only collected 19 points from 19 away games in the Championship. West Bromwich Albion only have 5 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws.

West Bromwich Albion had fun at their own home (Ashton Gate Stadium) last time out, beating Fulham 1-0. Robinson scored. Grant, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.61. Grant served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Huddersfield Town.

The attacking power of West Bromwich Albion when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 19 league matches away. 22 goals have been conceded by WBA in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads faced each other earlier this season; West Bromwich Albion - Bristol City 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Bristol City wins - draws - West Bromwich Albion wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
17 goals
West Bromwich AlbionK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
13 goals
Bristol CityC. Martin
C. Martin
9 goals

Bristol City missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 5 19 37
12 7 2 Won W 3 5 14
7 5 2 Drew D 1 4 11
19 7 3 Lost L 1 10 12
47 24 7 Scored S 7 16 40
67 25 8 Conceded C 1 22 34
97% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 86%
84% 79% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 63% 62%
63% 53% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 37% 35%
29% 16% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 11% 14%
18% 16% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
68% 74% 57% BTTS BTTS 0% 32% 32%
11% 16% 29% Clean Sheets C S 80% 26% 41%
24% 16% 29% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 41%
 
4.2 3.8 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.3 5.9
6.1 6.2 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.3 3.9
1.9 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
10.3 11 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 14 13.9 14.8
3.3 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.1 4.5
37% 36% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 21% 24%
 
14.1 14 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 6.4 8.6 8.4
4.8 4.2 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.4 3 2.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Championship
  • West Bromwich Albion 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 Fulham 37 23 8 6 90 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 18 11 4 3 45 16 58 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 35 19 9 7 56 31 18 10 5 3 35 18 17 9 4 4 21 13 25 66
3 Huddersfield Town 37 17 12 8 51 38 18 10 5 3 27 17 19 7 7 5 24 21 13 63
4 Blackburn Rovers 38 17 10 11 49 38 20 12 4 4 35 21 18 5 6 7 14 17 11 61
5 Queens Park Rangers 36 17 8 11 52 42 19 9 6 4 27 17 17 8 2 7 25 25 10 59
6 Middlesbrough 37 17 8 12 48 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 59
7 Sheffield United 36 16 9 11 50 40 17 9 4 4 29 13 19 7 5 7 21 27 10 57
8 Luton Town 36 16 9 11 49 41 18 9 5 4 28 19 18 7 4 7 21 22 8 57
9 Nottingham Forest 35 15 10 10 50 34 18 8 4 6 27 20 17 7 6 4 23 14 16 55
10 Coventry City 36 15 9 12 48 43 19 10 4 5 29 17 17 5 5 7 19 26 5 54
11 Millwall 36 14 12 10 37 34 18 9 6 3 21 13 18 5 6 7 16 21 3 54
12 West Bromwich Albion 37 14 11 12 40 34 18 9 7 2 24 12 19 5 4 10 16 22 6 53
13 Blackpool 36 14 9 13 42 41 19 10 2 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 51
14 Preston North End 37 12 15 10 40 40 18 6 9 3 24 21 19 6 6 7 16 19 0 51
15 Stoke City 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 6 7 20 21 3 46
16 Swansea City 35 12 8 15 38 50 17 8 4 5 23 20 18 4 4 10 15 30 -12 44
17 Cardiff City 37 12 7 18 43 55 19 6 3 10 19 22 18 6 4 8 24 33 -12 43
18 Bristol City 38 12 7 19 47 67 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 5 2 12 23 42 -20 43
19 Birmingham City 38 10 11 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 19 4 6 9 21 33 -16 41
20 Hull City 37 10 8 19 30 41 18 5 3 10 15 22 19 5 5 9 15 19 -11 38
21 Reading 37 10 6 21 43 73 18 5 4 9 25 36 19 5 2 12 18 37 -30 30
22 Barnsley 37 6 10 21 28 52 19 5 6 8 16 21 18 1 4 13 12 31 -24 28
23 Derby County 38 11 12 15 37 44 18 9 6 3 25 16 20 2 6 12 12 28 -7 24
24 Peterborough United 36 5 8 23 27 72 17 4 6 7 17 23 19 1 2 16 10 49 -45 23

Bristol City:
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Championship:
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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 Fulham 37 23 8 6 90 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 18 11 4 3 45 16 58 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 35 19 9 7 56 31 18 10 5 3 35 18 17 9 4 4 21 13 25 66
3 Huddersfield Town 37 17 12 8 51 38 18 10 5 3 27 17 19 7 7 5 24 21 13 63
4 Blackburn Rovers 38 17 10 11 49 38 20 12 4 4 35 21 18 5 6 7 14 17 11 61
5 Queens Park Rangers 36 17 8 11 52 42 19 9 6 4 27 17 17 8 2 7 25 25 10 59
6 Middlesbrough 37 17 8 12 48 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 59
7 Sheffield United 36 16 9 11 50 40 17 9 4 4 29 13 19 7 5 7 21 27 10 57
8 Luton Town 36 16 9 11 49 41 18 9 5 4 28 19 18 7 4 7 21 22 8 57
9 Nottingham Forest 35 15 10 10 50 34 18 8 4 6 27 20 17 7 6 4 23 14 16 55
10 Coventry City 36 15 9 12 48 43 19 10 4 5 29 17 17 5 5 7 19 26 5 54
11 Millwall 36 14 12 10 37 34 18 9 6 3 21 13 18 5 6 7 16 21 3 54
12 West Bromwich Albion 37 14 11 12 40 34 18 9 7 2 24 12 19 5 4 10 16 22 6 53
13 Blackpool 36 14 9 13 42 41 19 10 2 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 51
14 Preston North End 37 12 15 10 40 40 18 6 9 3 24 21 19 6 6 7 16 19 0 51
15 Stoke City 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 6 7 20 21 3 46
16 Swansea City 35 12 8 15 38 50 17 8 4 5 23 20 18 4 4 10 15 30 -12 44
17 Cardiff City 37 12 7 18 43 55 19 6 3 10 19 22 18 6 4 8 24 33 -12 43
18 Bristol City 38 12 7 19 47 67 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 5 2 12 23 42 -20 43
19 Birmingham City 38 10 11 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 19 4 6 9 21 33 -16 41
20 Hull City 37 10 8 19 30 41 18 5 3 10 15 22 19 5 5 9 15 19 -11 38
21 Reading 37 10 6 21 43 73 18 5 4 9 25 36 19 5 2 12 18 37 -30 30
22 Barnsley 37 6 10 21 28 52 19 5 6 8 16 21 18 1 4 13 12 31 -24 28
23 Derby County 38 11 12 15 37 44 18 9 6 3 25 16 20 2 6 12 12 28 -7 24
24 Peterborough United 36 5 8 23 27 72 17 4 6 7 17 23 19 1 2 16 10 49 -45 23

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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.