Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Bristol City - West Bromwich Albion!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bristol City form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Bristol City have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games.

The fans are hoping that Bristol City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Championship game against Leeds United (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Bristol City won a home game hosting Derby County (3-2).

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

The Bristol City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 16 league matches. Bristol City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed West Bromwich Albion, who have the most scored goals (59) in Championship, collect 35 points from their 17 away matches in the Championship. 10 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but West Bromwich Albion are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

West Bromwich Albion played 2-2 against Nottingham Forest in their previous match. Prior to that result West Bromwich Albion won their away game at Reading. The scoreline was 2-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as West Bromwich Albion are hosting Preston North End in the Championship only three days away.

West Bromwich Albion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 25 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on West Bromwich Albion as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: West Bromwich Albion - Bristol City 4-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Bristol City won two games, two matches ended with a draw and West Bromwich Albion has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / two

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityF. Diedhiou
F. Diedhiou
9 goals
Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
9 goals
West Bromwich AlbionC. Austin
C. Austin
8 goals

Bristol City missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Bristol City West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 17 33
15 7 0 Won W 2 10 17
8 4 1 Drew D 1 5 12
10 5 3 Lost L 1 2 4
48 24 1 Scored S 4 25 59
46 23 9 Conceded C 3 14 36
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 76% 85%
58% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 35% 45%
36% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 30%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 18%
55% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 59% 70%
30% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 35% 21%
21% 25% 75% Failed to Score F T 25% 6% 9%
 
4.8 5.2 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.2 6
6.8 5.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 5.6 5.3
1.5 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
349 194 34 Total Shots T S 38 234 468
110 57 4 Shots on Target S O 12 65 158
44% 42% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most points (35) away
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (24)
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals (59)
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the second half (33)
  • West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 33 17 12 4 59 36 16 7 7 2 34 22 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 63
2 Leeds United 33 17 8 8 48 30 16 9 4 3 23 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 18 59
3 Fulham 33 16 8 9 47 36 17 10 2 5 29 21 16 6 6 4 18 15 11 56
4 Brentford 33 16 7 10 54 27 16 9 4 3 29 13 17 7 3 7 25 14 27 55
5 Nottingham Forest 33 15 10 8 45 33 16 8 3 5 20 16 17 7 7 3 25 17 12 55
6 Preston North End 33 15 8 10 47 37 17 10 3 4 32 20 16 5 5 6 15 17 10 53
7 Bristol City 33 15 8 10 48 46 16 7 4 5 24 23 17 8 4 5 24 23 2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 33 14 8 11 48 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 16 6 2 8 26 24 10 50
9 Cardiff City 33 12 14 7 48 45 16 8 7 1 24 14 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 50
10 Millwall 33 12 13 8 40 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 17 4 8 5 16 21 2 49
11 Swansea City 33 12 12 9 41 41 17 7 4 6 21 19 16 5 8 3 20 22 0 48
12 Sheffield Wednesday 33 12 8 13 41 38 16 6 5 5 14 18 17 6 3 8 27 20 3 44
13 Derby County 33 11 11 11 41 45 17 9 6 2 24 12 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 44
14 Birmingham City 33 12 8 13 42 49 16 6 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 44
15 Reading 33 11 9 13 41 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 17 5 7 5 20 16 4 42
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 12 6 15 51 58 17 7 4 6 33 30 16 5 2 9 18 28 -7 42
17 Hull City 33 11 8 14 47 51 17 6 3 8 27 28 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 41
18 Middlesbrough 33 8 13 12 34 43 17 6 7 4 16 16 16 2 6 8 18 27 -9 37
19 Charlton Athletic 33 9 9 15 41 47 17 6 5 6 22 21 16 3 4 9 19 26 -6 36
20 Huddersfield Town 33 9 9 15 38 52 17 5 5 7 18 24 16 4 4 8 20 28 -14 36
21 Stoke City 33 10 4 19 41 53 17 6 3 8 22 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -12 34
22 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 33 50 16 5 5 6 17 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -17 31
23 Luton Town 33 9 3 21 39 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 17 3 0 14 15 41 -27 30
24 Barnsley 33 6 10 17 40 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -18 28

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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.