David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Bristol City
Sheffield Wednesday
The eighth round of the Championship will conclude with a clash at Ashton Gate Stadium, where Bristol City will face Sheffield Wednesday. Here's a match prediction from the Dailysports expert team.
Bristol City
The "Robins" showed promise early last season, staying in the top half of the table for a while, but were unable to seriously compete for Premier League promotion. This season hasn’t started much better for them, and after seven rounds, they sit in 14th place.
In those seven matches, Bristol City has managed only two wins, with two losses. In their last outing, they drew 1-1 away to Swansea City. Prior to that, they secured a 2-1 home win against Oxford United, with the victory coming from a penalty goal.
Sheffield Wednesday
The "Owls" have also had a poor start to the Championship season, currently occupying 18th place. After going winless in four consecutive rounds, Sheffield Wednesday pulled off a shock 3-2 victory over league leaders West Bromwich Albion in their last home game.
However, Sheffield Wednesday has struggled overall, losing four of their seven matches and winning just two. Their away form has been dreadful, with no points from three road matches.
Match Facts
- Both teams have scored in three of the last five matches involving Bristol City.
- Over 2.5 goals have been scored in two of the last five games.
- Only one of the last four Bristol City matches has seen under 2.5 goals.
H2H
Last season, these teams exchanged narrow home wins. Bristol City has won their last two home encounters against Sheffield Wednesday, although prior to that, Sheffield United won two games at Ashton Gate.
Probable Lineups
- Bristol City: O'Leary, Roberts, McNally, Vyner, Tanner, Knight, Williams, Twine, Bird, Mehmeti, Armstrong
- Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Delaney, Elan, Lee, Hutchinson, McGugan, Maguire, Kean, Nuhiu
Prediction
Bookmakers slightly favor Bristol City for this match, offering odds of 2.20 for a home win. We believe Bristol City will at least avoid defeat. Our recommendation is to back “Bristol City with a (0) handicap”, with odds at 1.60.
