Bristol City v West Brom Preview & Tips

Bristol City host West Brom on Saturday afternoon at Ashton Gate Stadium with the visitors looking to extend their lead at the top of the Championship table. Read the Bristol City v West Brom match preview and predictions below.

Bristol City sit just outside of the playoff positions, although level on points with 6th placed Preston. Promotion into the Premier League is a real possibility for Lee Johnson’s side but he knows that 10+ sides are in contention for the three places and so will be looking to pick up points sooner rather than later to ease any nerves in the last stages of the season. Taking away anything from Saturday’s match won’t be an easy task as they face the league leaders West Brom who are unbeaten in their last four and have lost just 4 games all season. A tough fixture away to Leeds last weekend resulted in a 1-0 loss for the Robins and a second successive defeat could see them drop down to ninth in the league.

West Brom lead the way in the Championship and top the table by four points after a poor run of form from 2nd placed Leeds. Slaven Bilić’s side are seven points clear of 3rd placed Fulham with 13 games remaining and so they will need a few more wins under their belt to ensure they finish in an automatic promotion spot come the end of the season.

Bristol City v West Brom Past Meetings

• Played: 16
• Bristol City Wins: 4
• West Brom Wins: 8
• Draws: 4

Bristol City Last 10 Games Stats

• Wins: 5
• Draws: 1
• Losses: 1
• Average goals per match: 1.1
• Average goals conceded per match: 1.2
• Number of clean sheets: 4
• Over 2.5 goals in match: 3
• Under 2.5 goals in match: 7

West Brom Last 10 Games Stats

• Wins: 5
• Draws: 3
• Losses: 2
• Average goals per match: 1.4
• Average goals conceded per match: 0.9
• Number of clean sheets: 4
• Over 2.5 goals in match: 4
• Under 2.5 goals in match: 6

Bristol City Top Scorers

• Andreas Weimann: 10 Goals
• Famara Diedhiou: 9 Goals
• Josh Brownhill: 4 Goals

West Brom Top Scorers

• Charlie Austin: 8 Goals
• Matt Phillips: 7 Goals
• Hal Robson-Kanu: 7 Goals

Bristol City v West Brom Prediction

Bristol City come into this match having picked up 18 points from their last 10 games whereas West Brom have only managed to collect 13. However, the visitors are unbeaten in their last four, conceding just three goals in those matches and have seemed to find their winning form again.

West Brom have actually been better on the road this season than at home and have picked up 35 points from a possible 51 and have conceded an average of just 0.82 goals per game. We expect the visitors to continue their unbeaten streak on Saturday, although it will most likely be a tough affair. We’re backing both teams to get on the scoresheet with a final score of 2-1 to West Brom.